Sweden and Denmark in Top 5 of the European Innovation Scoreboard 2007
Sweden is ranked most innovative country and Denmark is ranked 5th in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2007, EIS 2007.
The European Innovation Scoreboard is the instrument developed on the initiative of the European Commission, under the Lisbon Strategy, to provide a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of EU member states. The EIS 2007 includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for the 27 EU member states as well as for Croatia, Turkey, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, the US, Australia, Canada and Israel.
The assessment is based on a wide range of indicators. covering structural conditions, knowledge creation, innovative efforts by firms, and outputs in terms of new products, services and intellectual property.
Sweden is the most innovative country, largely due to strong innovation inputs, followed by Switzerland, Finland, Israel and Denmark, all of which are ahead of the US.
For further information please contact:
Niels Hovmand
Head of Communication, Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Tel: +45 33 92 97 37
Email: vtu@vtu.dk
Or visit: www.vtu.dk