European CommissionEnterprise Directorate General

Innovation Policy

Franck DUPONTInnovation Policy Unit

DG Enterprise, European Commission

European Innovation Scoreboard 2004

04 November 2004

Opportunities and Challenges for Bulgaria Based on the Innovation Scoreboard

European Innovation policy

Source : European Commission / DG ENTR / A6

The EU innovation policy follows the Open Method of Coordination set up in the Lisbon Strategy

The Trendchart is developed to evaluate innovation performance

Benchmark of policies – country reports

European Innovation Scoreboard – indicators

Workshops – specific issues

WWW.TRENDCHART.ORG

EIS 2004 – the way forward

Source : European Commission / DG ENTR / A6

EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD 2004

5th edition The way forward

Continuity

New analysis

- Set of indicators- GDP- Trend analysis

- Innovation pattern- Sector innovation

EIS 2004 - indicators

20 Indicators

Human resources for innovation (5 indicators)

The creation of new knowledge (4 indicators)

The transmission and application of knowledge (4 indicators)

Innovation finance, output and markets (7 indicators)

Source : European Commission / DG ENTR / A6

1 new indicator / 3.4 : SMEs being non-technical innovators

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EIS 2004 – Comparing performance

Source : European Commission / DG ENTR / A6

• Average country trend by Summary Innovation Index

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Source : European Commission / DG ENTR – European Innovation Scoreboard 1/ SII is based on 11 common indicators – base 100 for the EU-25

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2004 European Innovation Scoreboard - BULGARIA

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2.1 Public R&D2.2 Business R&D2.3.1 EPO hi-tech patents2.3.2 USPTO hi-tech patents2.4.1 EPO patents2.4.2 USPTO patents

4.5 ICT expenditures

EIS 2004 – In depth performance

Source : European Commission / DG ENTR / A6

• Education & ICT exp. Moving ahead

• Patents catching up from low level

• Weak R&D, especially business R&D

R&D exp. :

• 1992 :1,64% GDP• 2001 :0,47% GDP

patents per million inhabitant vs public R&D exp. (% GDP)

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EIS 2004 – weak business R&D

Source : European Commission / DG ENTR / A6

patents per million inhabitant vs business R&D exp. (% GDP)

R2 = 0,8044

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• Bulgaria : weak business R&D expenditure (as % of EU average)

Public R&D exp.

Business R&D exp.

EIS 2004 - Bulgaria

Source : European Commission / DG ENTR / A6

Opportunities & Challenges

Opportunities

- R&D, especially business R&D- Patents

- ICT expenditures- Education

Challenges

European Innovation Scoreboard

Innovation strategy adopted in August 2004

- Adoption of European indicators- Attracting foreign investments in the R&D area- …