| NOTAS: | "Innovation means prosperity. It drives productivity and economic growth, creates opportunities for new and better jobs, enables social mobility and is instrumental in responding to global societal challenges. In times of profound technological and societal transformation, the competitiveness of the European economy and the well-being of European citizens depend – more than ever – on the ability of our businesses to develop and successfully commercialise innovative solutions. Innovation increases efficiency, boosts company productivity and provides huge benefits to consumers. Creating an ecosystem that allows innovation to thrive and multiply is a shared task of the EU, its Member States, regions and municipalities. The European Innovation Scoreboard helps Member States to assess performance, track progress on key aspects and identify policy priorities. For this year's edition, we have revised the measurement framework to better capture digitalisation and entrepreneurship, as drivers that are transforming the nature of innovation and how it spreads. We also adjusted that framework to improve its use for policymaking by better distinguishing between framework conditions, investments in innovation, firms' innovation activities and their impact." |
