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Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014: impact of economic crisis not as severe as expected. Differences in innovation performance

are becoming smaller again although at a modest rate.

Last year’s edition showed the impact of the crisis that resulted in the disturbances of the innovation convergence process between the Member States.

This year’s edition shows that there are again positive signs in Member States as the innovation performance improves and the catching up process of less innovative countries resumes.

Eight innovation dimensions and 25 indicators analyse the performance of the EU innovation system...

The Enablers capture the main drivers of innovation performance external to the firm and cover 3 innovation dimensions: Human resources, Open, excellent and attractive research systems as well as Finance and support. Firm activities capture the

innovation efforts at the level of the firm, grouped in 3 innovation dimensions: Firm investments, Linkages & entrepreneurship and Intellectual assets. Outputs cover the effects of firms’ innovation activities in 2 innovation dimensions: Innovators and Economic effects.