OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Sweden 2016 (eBook)

Oecd (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
184 Seiten
OECD Publishing (Verlag)
978-92-64-25000-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The 2016 Sweden Review of Innovation Policy deepens the 2012 Review by focusing on six policy initiatives central to the 2008 and 2012 Swedish Research and Innovation Bills, notably: 1) the increase in funding for university research, 2) the establishment of Strategic Research Areas, 3) actions designed to enhance the role of research institutes in Sweden’s innovation system, 4) the definition and funding of Strategic Innovation Areas in collaboration with industrial, academic and research institute actors, 5) the initiation of a Challenge-Driven Innovation programme addressing societal challenges, 6) improved prioritisation and support for Swedish participation in European research and innovation activities.

Inhalt

Foreword 4
Table of contents 8
Abbreviations and acronyms 12
Executive summary 16
Chapter 1. 
20 
Focus of the Review 21
The Swedish innovation policy context 22
Recent achievements and challenges 25
Strategic tasks 28
Guiding principles 29
Key issues and recommendations 31
Chapter 2. 
44 
2.1. Achievement and challenges 45
2.2. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) 50
2.3. Strategic tasks 51
2.4. Recommendations of the 2012 Review 51
References 54
Main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats identified in the 2012 
55 
Chapter 3. 
56 
3.1. Institutional research funding in the Swedish context 57
3.2. Recent policies for strengthening institutional funding 63
3.3. Swedish university growth, funding and performance 66
3.4. SFOs in focus 74
3.5. Assessment 79
Notes 85
References 86
Chapter 4. 
90 
4.1. Linking research and innovation in Sweden 91
4.2. The role of research institutes 95
4.3. Strategic innovation area (SIO) initiative 108
Notes 124
References 125
Chapter 5. 
128 
5.1. Research, innovation and societal challenges 129
5.2. The Challenge-driven Innovation (UDI) initiative 134
5.3. Sweden’s role in the European Union context 150
Notes 160
References 161
Annex 5.A1. - 
164 
Chapter 6. 
166 
6.1. Prioritisation in perspective 167
6.2. Prioritisation issues 170
6.3. Prioritisation of innovation in Sweden 172
6.4. Prioritisation, strategy development and vision 176
6.5. Governance 180
References 182

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.3.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 92-64-25000-X / 926425000X
• ISBN-13: 978-92-64-25000-0 / 9789264250000