Horizon Europe and the digital & industrial transition - Interim evaluation support study : working paper : classifying relevance for SDGs in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe : lessons from the digital and industrial transition evaluation study
With the current focus towards fostering and monitoring societal outcomes of research and innovation (R&I), thematic categorisations of R&I activities underpin a growing proportion of the metrics used in associated programme evaluation. This paper reviews opportunities and challenges associated with the application of thematic classifiers for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programme evaluations. The co-authors deployed or re-used SDG classification strategies to cat