An Evaluation of the Centre for Cross Border Studies 2009-2011

Download a copy of the Indecon Evaluation of INICCO (2009-2011)

Download a copy of the Indecon Evaluation of INICCO (2009-2011)

INICCO projects exceed targets by 100%, says Indecon evaluation

The final evaluation of the Centre’s 2009-2012 INICCO ‘basket’ of five EU-INTERREG IVA-funded research, information and training projects, by Indecon Economic Consultants of Dublin, has been published.

This covers the Border People cross-border mobility information website; the CroSPlaN cross-border spatial planning network, the cross-border hospital services research project; the Border Region Economy research project, and the Impact Assessment Toolkit for Cross Border Cooperation.

The evaluators conclude that ‘overall the INICCO projects have exceeded the targets set in terms of their activities and impacts on issues confronting the cross-border region despite the challenges faced on some projects. These impacts will be strengthened in the years ahead as the full benefits of INICCO are realised.’

The evaluators found that the Centre had exceeded its target of 14 evidence-based solutions to problems of public sector cross-border cooperation by 100% (28 initiatives completed).

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Notes from the Next Door Neighbours

Notes from the Next Door Neighbours

WHAT THEY SAY…

It is an honour and privilege to be able to support the valuable work of the Centre for Cross Border Studies by launching the Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland today.
One of the first things I did when I came to the Department of the Taoiseach in 2004-2005 was to attend an earlier launch of the journal, and I have always found the journal and the Centre’s other publications to be fundamental to understanding how cross-border cooperation works on the island of Ireland…
The word ‘quiet’ in the phrase ‘quiet success story’ used by the Taoiseach in his interview was key then – this was quiet, slow, sensitive work. Real progress was a trade-off against PR: quiet success was better than noisy friction.
I believe the future will involve more, not less, such quiet work in an all-island context. So this North-South dimension remains really crucial: we have to strive to keep it going as much as we can.
— Martin Fraser, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach and Secretary to the Irish Government