The objective of the Peer Review of Denmark’s Research and Innovation (R&I) System is twofold: to further elevate Denmark’s performance by outlining an overarching innovation strategy, and support stakeholders working effectively and in close cooperation towards common overall objectives.
The expert panel assed how Denmark can best organise its efforts on knowledge-based innovation, based on international best practices, and provided concrete recommendations on how to further develop Danish public policy to this end.
Denmark is one of the few countries in the EU that have reached Europe’s 2020 target for R&D intensity of 3% of GDP, and the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) ranks Denmark as an Innovation Leader. However, its innovation performance varies across different fields and parameters. The Danish Minister of Higher Education and Science had asked the PSF panel to focus on "how to build the most effective bridges between research-based knowledge building and the application of this knowledge in business and society".
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Denmark is a recognised innovation pioneer and yet there is a sense that it could still do better to become a world leader. How can an innovation leader up its game? Experts from the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) answered the government’s request for a review to help answer this question. Their final report, Ten steps and a leap forward: taking Danish innovation to the next level, recommends a two-pronged approach: ten concrete actions to improve the current system and stronger strategic ambition.
Denmark is among Europe’s innovation leaders, with a strong science base, high overall investments in R&D activities, and particular strengths in a range of fields. While this position is under no immediate threat, this review finds Denmark failing to fully leverage its strengths and to adjust to a changing global innovation landscape. The review recommends a number of specific changes – evolving the role of particular parts of the Danish innovation system, enhancing the coordination across them, and adding particular new features.
An overview of the Peer Review of the Danish Research & Innovation System.
Expert panel of the Peer Review of the Danish Research & Innovation System.
This background report for the Peer Review of the Danish R&I system focuses on providing the key indicators on knowledge-based innovation in Denmark and sets these indicators in the context of the developments in innovation policy in the country. Appendices to this report (separate reports) entail a self-assessment of the Danish knowledge-based innovation system by the Danish Ministry of Education and Science and a literature review and assessment of the Danish knowledge-based innovation support system, commissioned by the Ministry.