Innovation is a key factor to determine productivity growth. Understanding the sources and patterns of innovative activity in the economy is fundamental to develop better policies. This is the main aim of INNO-Metrics.

INNO-Metrics is currently composed of two instruments, the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) and the Innobarometer.
The EIS attempts to benchmark, on a yearly basis, the innovation performance of Member States, drawing on statistics from a variety of sources, primarily the Community Innovation Survey.

The Innobarometer complements the results of the EIS by analysing specific aspects of innovation through a survey of 3,500 randomly selected companies in the EU. In 2006, the theme of the Innobarometer was the role of clusters in facilitating innovative activity. In 2007, the Innobarometer will explore the subject of non-research based innovative companies.