Impact Assessment of the Technology Adoption and Commercialization and Knowledge Infrastructure Sub-Activities of the Innovation Component of the Western Diversification Program

Table of Contents (May 2009)

• Executive Summary
• List of Acronyms
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Purpose of the Impact Assessment
  • Method of the Study
  • Validity and Limitations of the Study
  • Structure of the Report
• The Technology Adoption and Commercialization Sub-activity
  • Overview of the Sub-Activity
  • The Program Logic Model
  • Relationship of Informants to the Projects
  • Impacts of the Projects
  • Importance of the Support Provided by WD
  • Summary of Results by Province
• The Knowledge Infrastructure Sub-activity
  • Overview of the Sub-Activity
  • The Program Logic Model
  • Relationship of Informants to the Projects
  • Impacts of the Projects
  • Importance of the Support Provided by WD
  • Summary of Results by Province
• Impact on the Innovation System
  • Overview of the Innovation System
  • Impact of Projects on the Innovation System
  • Case Studies
  • Impacts on Cluster Development
• Summary of Impacts
  • Summary of Major Findings
  • Summary of Impacts by Province
  • Summary of Impacts by Sector
  • Multiplier Effects

• Appendix (the appendices are provided in a separate document):
  • Research Instruments
  • Tabulation of Users/Stakeholders Contacted by Province
  • Examples of Projects
  • Case Studies
  • Notes on Execution of Fieldwork
  • Acknowledgements