{"id":40485,"date":"2018-08-28T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfc.6bdv.ws\/innovation-centres-key-documents\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:35:02","slug":"innovation-centres-key-documents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sfc.ac.uk\/gd\/research-innovation\/innovation-centres\/innovation-centres-key-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Centres &#8211; Key Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following documents have been developed and approved by the IC Programme Partners (Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise) to be used to assist Innovation Centres in Phase 2.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ae_image\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 221px; margin-top: -10px; margin-left: 10px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sfc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Upload\/Innovation_Centres.JPG\" alt=\"Innovation Centres logo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploadedFiles\/Innovation_Centres_-_Business_planning_and_appraisal_guidance_Phase_Two.pdf\" download=\"\">Phase 2 Multi-party Business Plan Process Guidance<\/a> describes the single process (the phase two appraisal process) by which business plans from Innovation Centres (ICs) seeking sustained public sector investment beyond their initial phase one funding will be appraised by the partners. It also provides some good practice guidance to assist ICs in preparing detailed business plans which will be the primary source of evidence for appraisal.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploadedFiles\/Innovation_Centres_Programme_Partners_Governance_Framework.pdf\" download=\"\">IC Programme Governance Framework<\/a> document sets out how the funding partners will work together to manage the Innovation Centres Programme at an operational level.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploadedFiles\/Innovation_Centres_-_Monitoring_and_Evaluation_Framework_MEF_Guidance.pdf\" download=\"\">Monitoring and Evaluation Framework<\/a> updated in May 2018 sets out the partners\u2019 (SFC, SE and HIE) specification and requirements for a robust monitoring and evaluation framework (MEF) for IC programme-wide implementation. 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