Labour and Entrepreneurship

Impact Assessment 2012-2015 for International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

XSIGHTS conducted a large evaluation across 90 countries of the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) for IMO. The scope of the study included financial evaluation of Integrated Technical Capacity Programme (ITCP) activities and quantitative research that targeted beneficiaries, implementing partners, IMO internal staff and IMO consultants. Qualitative research was also carried out with key informants, including senior members of the governments, heads of committees and key council members. The final report collated input from respondents representing over 90 countries, highlighting areas for improvement and best practices. Please click this link to read the report.

Industry Productivity Map for the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology

XSIGHTS conducted face-to-face interviews with representatives from 10,063 manufacturers in 52 cities. The aim of this study was to map out the level of productivity in industrial organisations to formulate the best social policies for increased performance. To date, this survey is the largest ad-hoc survey among SMEs.

Support to Development of a Policy Framework on Total Factor Productivity Project

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aims to improve the contribution of total factor productivity to growth. The specific objective of this project was to improve institutional capacities to formulate and implement sector policies and strategies that contribute towards national competitiveness. For this purpose, UNDP Turkey required a comprehensive survey with 2.500 SMEs in 49 cities in Turkey. XSIGHTS conducted the surveys for this pivotal study with a hybrid methodology that combined online, telephone, and face-to-face methods.

Marketing Practices of Young Entrepreneurs in Turkey – What We Learned from Refugee Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs in Turkey

Building Markets Turkey, in conjunction with the “The Future is Brighter Youth Platform”, commissioned this survey. The study was completed in May 2022 with 52 Syrian and 48 young entrepreneurs using Computer Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) and Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) methods. Click on the link below for the report published in three languages: http://gelecekdaha.net/hakkimizda/raporlar/

Consultation for UNDP IPA Funds

The Ministry of Industry and Technology commissioned XSIGHTS to conduct a multi-stakeholder consultation prior to the preparation of the strategy document. XSIGHTS recruited high level decision makers for workshops in four areas of focus and reported on the findings. The finding of the workshops can be accessed by the links below.

https://www.xsights.co.uk/en/rd-key-technologies-and-academic-spinoff-workshop-findings/
https://www.xsights.co.uk/en/digital-innovation-and-transformation-workshop-findings/
https://www.xsights.co.uk/en/entrepreneurship-start-ups-and-creative-economy-workshop-findings/
https://www.xsights.co.uk/en/circular-green-economy-resource-efficient-production-and-clustering-workshop-findings/