Innovation

European Trend Chart on Innovation

EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD 2005

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INNOVATION PERFORMANCE

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2005 EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD

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Introduction............................................................................................................3 1.1. 1.2. Executive summary........................................................................................3 Revised indicators and methodology .............................................................7 Overall innovation performance in Europe..................................................10 No short-term convergence is expected.......................................................12 Five key dimensions of innovation performance.........................................13 Innovation input and innovation output.......................................................15 Innovation performances and trends by country – Challenges....................17 Innovation performance versus economic performance ..............................21 Sector Innovation Scoreboards ....................................................................23 EU innovation gap with US and Japan ........................................................25 Innobarometer – Impact of innovation demand...........................................27 National strengths and weaknesses..............................................................29

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European Innovation Scoreboard: Base Findings................................................10 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5.

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Thematics.............................................................................................................21 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5.

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Technical Annex ..................................................................................................31 Annex Tables .......................................................................................................32

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INTRODUCTION