Ex-post Evaluation of International Cooperation Activities of the Seventh Framework Programme's. Capacities Programme. Final report

This report presents the findings of the group of independent experts tasked by the European Commission- DG RTD to undertake an evaluation of the International Cooperation (INCO) Activities of the Seventh Framework Programme's for Research 2007-2013 (FP7) under the Capacities 'pillar' of the Programme. The ex-post evaluation takes stock of the dedicated activities undertaken to strengthen international cooperation in FP7, assesses them, and concludes by making a number of recommendations at both strategic and operational level in view of further work under Horizon 2020.