Sweden was the highest-ranked EU member state in this year's Innovation Union Scoreboard, unveiled today (7 January) by the European Commission. But Europe's best innovator, Switzerland, lies outside the EU, and the Union as a whole lags behind the United States, Japan and South Korea.
After Sweden, the three highest EU countries on the list were Denmark, Germany and Finland. Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Latvia were the lowest-ranked member states.
European countries and international competitors were judged on three main categories: whether they have a strong base for innovation to grow; whether firms are investing in innovation; and whether innovation is leading to benefits for the economy.
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