The latest edition of the EIS shows – Europe’s innovation performance is continually improving
On July 8th, the European Commission published the latest edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS). Overall, the EU's innovation performance is steadily improving, recording an increase of 10% since 2017 and growth of 0.5% between 2023 and 2024. The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2024 shows that most EU member states are achieving their Increased ability to innovate, although the increases vary depending on the country.
Key findings:
- Innovation performance increased in 15 of the 27 Member States
- Denmark remains the leader, followed by Sweden.
- Germany's innovation performance falls by 3.4% compared to 2023 , falling to 8th place in the EU behind Luxembourg and Ireland.
- Globally, Switzerland and South Korea leading innovators, while China is overtaking Japan.
- EU global position : The EU shows strong performance in SME innovation and environmental technologies, but faces challenges in intellectual property and R&D spending.
About the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS):
The European Commission's European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) evaluates the innovation performance of EU member states and some third countries. Annually, countries are compared based on indicators such as R&D expenditure, patent applications and high-technology exports and divided into four performance groups: innovation leaders, strong, moderate and emerging innovators. The EIS supports policy-making by identifying strengths and weaknesses and stimulating targeted measures to improve innovation. In addition to EU countries, the EIS also includes countries such as Norway and Switzerland to provide a comprehensive picture of regional innovation performance and strengthen Europe's global competitiveness.
Source: European Commission
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