The "European University-Business Cooperation (UBC) Country Reports" are part of the "DG Education and Culture Study on the Cooperation Between Higher Education Institutions and Public and Private Org
support for Swedish participation in European research and innovation activities. The 2012 OECD Review of Innovation Policy for Sweden offered a comprehensive assessment of Sweden's innovation system, focusing on the role of government. It provided concrete recommendations on how to improve policies that [...] The 2016 Sweden Review of Innovation Policy deepens the 2012 Review by focusing on six policy initiatives central to the 2008 and 2012 Swedish Research and Innovation Bills, notably: 1) the increase in funding for university research, 2) the establishment of Strategic Research Areas, 3) actions designed [...] designed to enhance the role of research institutes in Sweden’s innovation system, 4) the definition and funding of Strategic Innovation Areas in collaboration with industrial, academic and research institute actors, 5) the initiation of a Challenge-Driven Innovation programme addressing societal challenges
This analysis shows that Sweden, in comparison to many other countries, has good preconditions given by natural geographic conditions, traditional industry and infrastructure for being able to convert to a bio-based economy. Converting from the use of fossil fuels to renewable resources can also confer [...] for raw materials. This also provides new opportunities to complement traditional products with new products and services to maintain and improve Sweden’s competitiveness. In addition to the potential within the industrial sector that has long been based on agriculture and forestry, the development
eine Grundlage für konkrete Empfehlungen im Bereich der Forschungspolitik. Dabei wird auf Daten des schwedischen Amts für Statistik (" Statistics Sweden ") sowie der " Swedish Higher Education Authority ", für den internationalen Vergleich auf Erhebungen der OECD zurückgegriffen.
The Swedish innovation strategy is a long-term effort to maintain and further develop Sweden's leading position in terms of innovation climate and innovation capacity in order to address the global societal challenges, increase competitiveness and renew public services of the future. The vision for
