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Economic and social realities have changed significantly during the last decades and created for policy makers a number of dilemmas. Research and innovation occur in networks rather than in separate RTD entities. More policy relevant research and innovation applications affect wider society. The changing socio economic framework and recent RTD trends further foster the need for well designed approaches to evaluation assessments. The systematic evaluation process can be interpreted as a good governance practices in itself.