Our March 2025 'Question of the Month' results are here

On our previous "Question of the Month" poll, we asked you about citizen involvement in your AOI/ID/STP, and we saw a great deal of alignment amongst our members on wanting to include the broader community in their activities. This March, we wanted to gain a better grasp on whether you carry out studies assessing the impact of you innovation spaces. 

For this month's poll, we asked: 
Have you ever carried out a study to assess your performance and the economic impact of your AOI/ID/STP in your city, region, or country?

There were nearly 74% who either have carried out studies or are in the process of carrying one out now. There were approximately 26% who, despite not having carried out any such studies, showed an interest in doing so. Of those expressing an interest to conduct a study, 21% have concrete plans to assess their economic impact by carrying one out. Of those polled, no one responded that they didn't have a desire to carry out this type of study. 

At IASP, we understand the importance of assessing your performance to make critical strategic decision. To help our members make the best possible decisions in their pursuit of optimising their performance, we offer a unique tool: our STP Performance Evaluator. This tool allows STPs to not only see how they currently are performing, but to track their progress over time with historical data from previous evaluator reports.

To try it out for yourself, visit the IASP Members Area and select the STP Performance Evaluator from the menu.