Denmark second most innovative country in Europe
The Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011 finds Denmark to be the second best country the EU in terms of innovation and research.
The ranking is based on 24 different indicators, such as public and private spending on education and research, patent applications and internationally cited scientific publications.
Almost all EU Member States have improved their innovation performance. The EU still maintains a clear lead over the emerging economies of China, Brazil, India, Russia, and South Africa. However, the EU is not closing the persistent gap with global innovation leaders US, Japan and South Korea.
Who are the innovation leaders in Europe?
The 2011 Innovation Union Scoreboard places Member States into the following four country groups:
- Innovation leaders: Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Finland.
- Innovation followers: Belgium, the UK, Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Ireland, France, Slovenia, Cyprus and Estonia with a performance close to that of the EU27 average.
- Moderate innovators: Italy, Portugal, Czech Republic, Spain, Hungary, Greece, Malta Slovakia and Poland perform below that of the EU27 average.
- Modest innovators: Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Latvia are well below that of the EU27 average.
About the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011
The scoreboard is prepared by the Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (MERIT), in collaboration with the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
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