DIHnamic proyect RCT Baseline questionnaire

The DIHnamic Project has carried out under the framework of a European initiative that aims to provide innovation support to European agencies as key intermediary agents with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Innovation in the said agencies is becoming increasingly relevant, with the arrival of new business models and emerging technologies, having to adapt and innovate the way in which support to SMEs is delivered.

In addition, this programme has aimed to analyse with an evidence-based approach, using methodologies that provide a rigorous impact measurement, such as RCTs.

The impact of this project has been analysed through a Randomised Control Trial, which is a requisite for the evaluation of all projects funded under this call. 

The baseline information started to be collected since the publication of the results of the call for proposals, where each company was assigned to one of the two services. Filling in the baseline questionnaire was a requisite to accept the support. 

The baseline and follow-up questionnaires were completed through an online platform set up for this purpose. A protocol for its correct application was also provided in which it was specified that, regardless who completed the online questionnaire, it should have been validated and consolidated by the company's management team, as a key agent in decision-making on digitalisation, and a common agent for all companies.