European Innovation Scoreboard 2005

EU innovation convergence 50 years away, reveals new scoreboard

Although many of the EU countries currently lagging behind in terms of innovation show signs of improvement, based on current performance and growth rates it will take some of them more than 50 years to catch up, according to the latest edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS).

Of those countries whose innovation performance falls into the 'catching up' category (Slovenia, Hungary, Portugal, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Greece, Cyprus and Malta) and 'losing ground' category (Estonia, Spain, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Turkey), only Hungary, Slovenia and Italy are expected to achieve the EU average within 20 years.