Press Release: Europe more innovative but regional differences persist

On the 4 March 2014 the European Commission's Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014 and the Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2014 were published.

The main results showed that, despite the fact that Europe is closing its innovation gap with the United States and Japan, differences in performance between EU Member States are still high and diminishing only slowly.

At a regional level, the innovation gap is widening, with the innovation performance having worsened in almost one fifth of EU regions.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/140: Innovation performance: EU Member States, International Competitors and European Regions compared http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-140_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Scoreboard shows EU more innovative, but gap between countries widening http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-scoreboard-shows-eu-more-innovative-but-gap-between-countries-widening/

ESO: Background information: R&D Scoreboard: Despite crisis, top EU firms continue to invest in innovation http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-rd-scoreboard-despite-crisis-top-eu-firms-continue-to-invest-in-innovation/

ESO: Background information: Innovation performance of 190 European regions compared http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-innovation-performance-of-190-european-regions-compared/

ESO: Background information: Report from the Commission - State Aid Scoreboard: Report on State aid contribution to Europe 2020 Strategy - Spring 2011 Update http://www.europeansources.info/record/report-from-the-commission-state-aid-scoreboard-report-on-state-aid-contribution-to-europe-2020-strategy-spring-2011-update/

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Services: Industrial innovation: Innovation policy: Innovation Union scoreboard http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/innovation-scoreboard/index_en.htm

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Industrial Innovation: Innovation policy: Regional innovation http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/regional-innovation/index_en.htm

EurActiv, 06.03.14: Switzerland far outranks EU on innovation http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/commission-scoreboard-switzerlan-news-533935

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