Non-Traditional Indicators for the Evaluation of SBIR-like Programs: Evidence from Brazil

Author(s)

Salles-Filho, Sergio ; Fischer, Bruno ; Zeitoum, Camila ; Feitosa, Paulo Henrique ; Colugnati, Fernando ; Catalano, G ; Daraio, C ; Gregori, M ; Moed, HF ; Ruocco, G

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS (ISSI2019), VOL II; v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01.

Abstract

This document reports an ongoing evaluation process concerning the PIPE Program in Brazil. PIPE is a SBIR-like instrument aimed at nurturing Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship (ME) in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Our evaluation strategy consists in three overarching steps, namely: (i) data collection from PIPE beneficiaries with projects finished between 2007 and 2016; (ii) data collection for control groups (based on reject proposals); and (iii) online launch of a data platform providing information for past and current projects, with continuous updates of future projects. Envisaged outcomes include the provision of policy insights and the implementation of a culture oriented towards continuous evaluation of the program under scrutiny. Preliminary findings have stressed the pivotal role of managerial and governance practices as determinants of firm-level results, an aspect that is underreported in the literature on evaluation of similar programs. Implications involve the need for related policy frameworks to look more closely into firms' management capabilities and their effects over outputs and outcomes. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/17461-1 - Systematic impact evaluation of STI actions and programs
• Grantee: Sergio Luiz Monteiro Salles Filho
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants