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EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD 2008
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INNOVATION PERFORMANCE
January 2009
The EIS report and its Annexes, accompanying thematic papers and the indicators’
database are available at http://www.proinno-europe.eu/metrics
Disclaimer:
The views expressed in this report, as well as the information included in it, do not
necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the European Commission and in no way
commit the institution.
This report has been prepared by the Maastricht Economic and social Research and
training centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).
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2008 EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD
1. Executive Summary.......................................................................................3
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Introduction .................................................................................................5
3. European Innovation Scoreboard: 2008 Findings................................................8
3.1.
Innovation performance...........................................................................8
3.2. Growth performance .............................................................................10
3.3.
Innovation dimensions...........................................................................11
3.4. EU27 performance ................................................................................17
4. EU innovation gap with the US and Japan .......................................................18
5. Thematic reports .........................................................................................22
5.1. Methodology report ...............................................................................22
5.2. Neglected innovators.............................................................................23
5.3. Global Innovation Scoreboard.................................................................25
5.4. Creativity and design...........................................