Development & Coordination
Cluster coordination
- Policy analyst and impact assessment expert
Dr. Keith A. HARRAP - Economic development expert
Prof. Dr. Xavier GELLYNCK
To realise this ambitious initiative, two independent external experts, an economic development expert and a policy analyst, are involved as cluster coordinators. The former is responsible for establishing the cluster in terms of its content, while the latter for the impact assessment, policy positioning and overall coordination.
Impact Assessment
Relevant benchmarks will be devised for assessing impacts on S&T/research capabilities, the agrofood sector(s), for the regionalities involved and the inter-linking of all of these features in order to gauge the impact of the European food cluster as a coordinated entity. So at least the following factors will need to be analysed and assessed:
- S&T- related outcomes
training skills/improvement, scientific mobility, academic achievements and outputs, enhanced research facilities, continuing and developing collaboration - Regional and Europe-wide outcomes
enhanced networking, links to business, improvements in overall capabilities, management effectiveness, dissemination features, socio-economic indicators, quality of life indicators, policy / regulation development - Agrosector outcomes
links to business and business type, innovative contribution and new/enhanced product/process developments, user orientations and relevance, job creation, regional/ national/ international linkages and unforeseen impacts
