1 “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002) “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Master in Eng. and Technology Management Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Students: Isabel Matalonga Oscar Ferreira

2 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Key Findings EIS as a tool:  A practical tool for innovation policy within the European TrendChart on Innovation  Statistical data report  Historical and time series report  Comparison between countries: benchmarking and definition of policy and programs EIS results :  Weak innovation performance of the EU as a whole, compared to Japan and the US  World innovation leaders come from Europe (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, United Kingdom)  Positive relationship between a good innovation performance and a good economic performance

3 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Index  Introduction and Characterization  Groups of Indicators  Human Resources for Innovation  Creation of New Knowledge  Transmission and Application of Knowledge  Innovation Finance, Outputs and Markets  Limitations of the EIS  Data Sources  Country Performance: Portugal  Conclusions

4 The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS):  Developed at the request of the Lisbon European Council in 2000  The Lisbon goal: becoming the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world within the next decade  Focuses on high-tech innovation and provides indicators for tracking the EU's progress  Complements other benchmarking exercises of the European Commission  Contains 17 main indicators, selected to summarize the main drivers and outputs of innovations: Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Introduction and Characterization EIS subdivision into four groups of indicators (17) Human Resources for Innovation (5) Creation of New Knowledge (3) Transmission and Application of Knowledge (3) Innovation Finance, Outputs and Markets (6)

5 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Human Resources for Innovation  All post-secondary education graduates in life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and statistics, computing, engineering and engineering trades, manufacturing and processing and architecture and building  Due to problems of comparability for educational qualifications across countries, this indicator uses broad educational categories: everything from graduates of one-year diploma programs to PhDs

6 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Human Resources for Innovation  Three leading edge sectors: post and telecommunications, information technology including software development, and R&D services  Provide inputs to the innovative activities of other firms, which can increase productivity throughout the economy and support the diffusion of a range of innovations

7 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Creation of New Knowledge  Includes higher education expenditure, government expenditure and private non-profit expenditure in R&D  Offers production of basic and applied knowledge in universities and higher-education institutions, plus trained research staff and new instrumentation and prototypes

8 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Creation of New Knowledge  Measures the R&D expenditure (from all sources of funding) of the business sector (manufacturing and services)  Particularly important in the science-based sectors (pharmaceuticals, chemicals and some areas of electronics) where most new knowledge is created in or near R&D labs

9 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Transmission and Application of Knowledge  Manufacturing SMEs (including non-innovators) with 20 or more employees that had any co-operation agreements on innovation activities with other enterprises or institutions in the three years before the survey  Measures the flow of knowledge between public research institutions and firms and between firms and other firms, and is limited to SMEs because almost all large firms are involved in innovation co-operation

10 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Innovation Finance, Outputs and Markets  All forms of use are included; population considered is equal to or over 15 years old  Measure of the ability to access an enormous wealth of data on- line, including business-to-consumer e-commerce and government-to-citizen online services

11 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Innovation Finance, Outputs and Markets  Percentage of total value added in four high technology industries: pharmaceuticals, office equipment, telecommunications and related equipment, and aerospace  Value-added is the best measure of manufacturing output, whereas other indicators such as total production can be biased by 'screwdriver' plants

12 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Limitations of the EIS   Some limits in comparing 2001 and 2002 EIS data for all indicators   These indicators should take into account the diversity of the several countries involved, such as standard of living, economic development, cultural and social environment   The starting low base levels for some of the indicators might bias the analysis (catching-up countries)

13 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Data Sources  EIS mainly uses Eurostat and CIS data, among other official sources (and private reliable sources, if official data is not available)  The EIS complements other benchmarking tools, such as:  DG’s Research’s indicators for benchmarking of National Research Policies  DG’s Enterprise’s Enterprise Policy Indicators: these indicators should take into account the diversity of the several countries involved, such as standard of living, economic development, cultural and social environment

14 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Country Performance: Portugal  Strengths: Level of public R&D spending Level of public R&D spending Share of ICT markets as a percentage of GDP Share of ICT markets as a percentage of GDP New-to-market products New-to-market products Home internet access Home internet access  Weaknesses: High-tech patent applications High-tech patent applications High technology venture capital investment High technology venture capital investment Business expenditures on R&D Business expenditures on R&D Employment shares in medium/high tech manufacturing and services Employment shares in medium/high tech manufacturing and services  Catching-up trend : Public R&D expenditures Public R&D expenditures Home internet access Home internet access New science and engineering graduates New science and engineering graduates Long life learning Long life learning

15 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Country Performance: Portugal

16 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Country Performance: Portugal

17 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Conclusions EIS as a tool:  A practical tool for innovation policy within the European TrendChart on Innovation  Statistical data reports  Historical and time series reports  Comparison between countries: benchmarking and definition of policy and programs  Helping to identify priorities  Preparing data for technical papers, which complement the EIS

18 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Conclusions EIS results :  Weak innovation performance of the EU as a whole, compared to Japan and the US  Encouraging trend results (EU improving faster than the US for some indicators)  Persisting gaps in business R&D and high tech patenting  World innovation leaders come from Europe (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, UK)  Southern Europe catching-up economies  The Associate Countries perform very well  The mean trend for the candidate countries exceeds the EU mean trend for five of the ten comparable indicators, in particular for market and investment indicators  Innovative regions in the EU are located in Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, UK, France, Spain (Comunidad de Madrid) and Germany  Positive relationship between a good innovation performance and a good economic performance

19 “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002) “European Innovation Scoreboard (2002)” Master in Eng. and Technology Management Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Students: Isabel Matalonga Oscar Ferreira