Mid-Term Evaluation of Industry Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy, 2003-2006 (SDS ;III)

Ottawa
February 28, 2006

Prepared for:
Audit and Evaluation Branch
Industry Canada

Prepared by:
Hussein Rostum
Sam Rostum
Bytown Consulting

Tabled and approved by DAEC on September 21, 2006

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Table of Contents

• Executive summary
• I. Introduction
  • 1.1 Context
  • 1.2 Objectives and Evaluation Questions
  • 1.3 Approach
  • 1.4 Scope of the Evaluation
• II. Update on Results of SDS II
  • 2.1 Profile of SDS II
  • 2.2 Update on Achievement of Objectives of SDS II
• III. Profile of SDS III
  • 3.1 SDS III Vision
  • 3.2 SDS III Logic Model
  • 3.3 Action Items and Issues that SDS III is Expected to Impact
• IV. Relevance of SDS III
  • 4.1 Consistency of SDS III with IC's Mandate
  • 4.2 Relevance of SDS III for the Government's SD Priorities
• V. Results of SDS III
  • 5.1 Achieving Innovation Towards Sustainable Development
    • 5.1.1 Capacity Building in R&D and Skills
    • 5.1.2 Promoting Technology Innovation
    • 5.1.3 Applying the Tools in the Marketplace
  • 5.2 Achieving Corporate and Community Sustainability
    • 5.2.1 Promoting Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
    • 5.2.2 Advancing Local and Global Sustainability
  • 5.3 Achieving IC's Capacity Building Objective
    • 5.3.1 Improving SD Planning, Performance Measurement and Evaluation
  • 5.4 Unintended Impacts
  • 5.5 Status of SDS III Action Plans Compared to Targets
• VI. Effectiveness of SDS
  • 6.1 Cost-Effectiveness
  • 6.2 Assessment of Reporting System for SDS III
  • 6.3 Constraints
• VII. Lessons Learned and Recommendations
• Management Response

Annexes (Separate document)

(Note: Annexes are available via an Access to Information)

• Appendix A: References
• Appendix B: Interview Guides
• Appendix C: Steering Committee Members
• Appendix D: List of Persons Interviewed
• Appendix E: Responsibility Centre Acronyms

Note:

Minor editorial changes were made to this report in order to prepare the document for posting to the Industry Canada's Website (including removal of standard Appendices such as list of interviewees and questionnaires). Readers wishing to receive a copy of the original version of this report should contact the Audit and Evaluation Branch at Industry Canada.