The European Commission has just published its 2011 Innovation Union Competitiveness Report (see IP/11/692). The Report builds on the Innovation Union Scoreboard and includes a factsheet detailing each country’s research and innovation performance. This MEMO explains the context of the Report and gives details of its findings.
Why is this report important? This is the first report providing a comprehensive analysis of recent trends and long-term evolution in research and innovation performance in all 27 EU Member States and six Associated Countries.
The report provides solid facts on which to base European and national policy choices to build efficient research and innovation systems and turn the EU into a true “Innovation Union” (see IP/10/1288)
Public and private stakeholders will also get, in single compendium, valuable insights to design winning innovation strategies within Europe and for the global market.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Innovation Union Competitiveness report 2011 – frequently asked questions
