Mid-term Evaluation “From Innovation to Creation” Programme

The overall objective of this programme is to strengthen the local start-up ecosystems and its actors in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia in order to support innovation, employment and economic growth.

The specific objectives are:

• To provide existing and emerging innovation support organisations (tech hubs, accelerators, incubators, university hubs, etc.) with capacities and opportunities to improve their services and exploit regional and EU dimensions of innovation;
• To support and promote the competitiveness of innovative initiatives and provide them with resources to mature, scale and internationalize;
• Start-up ecosystem actors active in changing policy and legislative framework based on best regional and EU practices.

1. Objective of the mid-term programme evaluation

The objective of this mid-term programme evaluation is to contribute to SPARK’s learning and accountability processes, related to the programme’s performance. The evaluation will cover the period from the programme’s inception until the mid-term point, examining activities and outcomes related to innovation, employment and economic growth.