Switzerland has scored 139.6 per cent of the EU average in the European Commission's latest European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS). An extended analysis shows that Switzerland continues to hold its 2022 title as the most innovative country in Europe in 2023, with top scores in education-related indicators, scientific publications, and environment-related indicators, according to the Innovation Scoreboard's country profile of Switzerland. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and the Netherlands also remain in the top five. The 2023 EIS report is the third edition published using the new measurement framework introduced in 2021.
In the EIS focusing on EU member-states, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden are innovation leaders with innovation performance significantly above the EU average - but still behind Switzerland when also including non-member states. Austria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Ireland, and Luxembourg are strong innovators with performance above the EU average. As moderate innovators, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain perform below the EU average. Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia are classed as emerging innovators with performance well below the EU average. ce/gba
Innovation Hub Greater Zurich
Innovation Hub Greater Zurich
Switzerland and the Greater Zurich Area in particular are world leaders in research, knowledge and innovation. The established exchange between academic institutions and the private sector as well as access to highly qualified specialists make the Greater Zurich Area an innovation hub.
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