International Bilateral Fund Monitoring & Evaluation Impact and Economic Evaluations Final Report

Summary

The UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund (IBF) aimed to bridge a funding gap for collaborations with strategically important non-European Space Agency (ESA) countries. It allocated £20.6m across 32 Phase 1 and 11 Phase 2 competitive projects, plus Direct Awards, with activities concluding by March 2025. The evaluation reports strong initial progress, including the creation of at least 59 new international partnerships and contributing over £4m in UK benefit, though the full, long-term impacts are still anticipated.

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