European Innovation Scoreboard 2006

The sixth edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) has been published on 22 February 2006. The EIS 2006 includes comparative innovation indicators and trend analyses for the 27 Member States, Croatia, Turkey, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the US and Japan. The EIS 2006 is available at the INNO Metrics website.

The sixth edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) has been published on 22 February 2006.

The EIS is the instrument developed by the European Commission, under the Lisbon Strategy, to evaluate and compare the innovation performance of the EU Member States. The EIS 2006 includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for the EU25 Member States, plus the two new Member States: Bulgaria and Romania, as well as for Croatia, Turkey, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the US and Japan.

The Annex includes tables with definitions as well as comprehensive data sheets for every country. The EIS report and its annexes, accompanying thematic papers and the indicators’ database are available on this website.

The full version of the EIS 2006 is available on the PRO INNO Metrics website.

Further details are also available in a European Commission memo and in the accompanying press release on the publication of the EIS 2006.