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In late 2019, the Authorization Act for the establishment of Invest-NL came into effect. This means that the Netherlands once again has a national financing and development institution at its disposal. Invest-NL was established to increase financing options for achieving societal transition challenges. This is on the condition that Invest-NL does not disrupt the market, but complements it (additionality). The primary task of the development branch of Invest-NL is not to make a profit, but to combat market failures.
Now that Invest-NL is up and running, it is a good time to conduct both an interim evaluation of the Authorization Act and the subsidy for the development tasks. Dialogic is carrying out the evaluation at the request of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. The main questions of the evaluation are:
- Does the law enable Invest-NL to carry out the assigned tasks and thus achieve the purpose of the law?
- Which activities have been carried out by Invest-NL with the EZK subsidy for development activities, what are the outcomes, and is this done in an effective and efficient manner?
Dialogic recently evaluated, among others, Participatie Maatschappij Vlaanderen which has a somewhat similar position in Flanders, but has existed for a longer period.
The research report will be delivered by the end of August.
Want to learn more about this evaluation? Ask Pim den Hertog.