Recently the International Herald Tribune highlighted Slovenia as the highest ranking country in the European Innovation Union Scoreboard under the headline “Ranking E.U. members on innovation” in their Special Report on Business in Central Europe.
The paper said: “Slovenia was ranked highest in the European Union on support for innovation, thanks to efforts like public-private partnerships and higher government spending on research projects”.
In the Innovation Union Scoreboard, published by the European Commission in February 2011, Slovenia was ranked highest among countries in the region and second highest among all new EU member states, directly after Cyprus. While it could not compete with the innovation leaders Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany, Slovenia was placed in the next best category of so called innovation followers.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Slovenia: Leading in innovation performance in Central and Eastern Europe - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Trade Council, Western Balkan Region
