Switzerland Retains Top Spot in EU Innovation Scoreboard
by swisschambei in Business
Switzerland has secured its position as the most innovative country in the European Commission’s European Innovation Scoreboard 2023. It performed particularly well in education-related and environment-related indicators, and scientific publications. Switzerland has scored 139.6 per cent of the EU average in the European Commission’s latest European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS). An extended analysis that includes 11 other European countries shows that Switzerland continues to hold its 2022 title as the most innovative country in Europe in 2023, with top scores in education-related indicators, scientific publications and environment-related indicators, according to the Innovation Scoreboard’s country profile of Switzerland. Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands remain in the top five. The 2023 EIS report is the third edition published using the new measurement framework introduced in 2021.