Brussels climbs 10 places as Innovation Leader on European Innovation Scoreboard

 

The Brussels Capital Region is once again among the regional innovation leaders in Europe. On the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS), which covers 240 regions of 22 EU countries, the Brussels-Capital Region is ranked 14th of the top 25 innovative regions in Europe. Its innovation performance rises significantly by 10 places, from 24th position in 2020.

The Innovation Scoreboards of the European Commission show the innovation performance, the growth, the strongest and weakest indicators, per country and per region. ​ ​ Belgium appears for the first time in the group of 'innovation leaders' with a 4th place on the European Innovation Scoreboard 2021 (EIS). 

Brussels is among Europe's best for innovation and research

The Brussels Capital Region's commitment to innovation is demonstrated by the continuous improvement of its innovation performance. ​ Its strongest points are clearly outlined in the spider diagram for a number of indicators:

  • Reputation for co-publications, both private and top 10 for global scientific publications 
  • Successful collaborations between innovative SMEs
  • High activity rate in the domain of ICT services and high number of full-time people employed in high-tech.

 

In addition to the strengths highlighted for the Brussels-Capital Region, the knowledge region can also build on a broad network of research centres, in companies and universities, with a high number of full-time researchers and PhD students in Belgium's largest student city with 116 000 higher education students. 

The European Innovation Scoreboard in brief

Since 2014, the EIS (European Innovation Scoreboard) has ranked the EU Member States and a number of non-EU countries and a total of 240 regions in the RIS (Regional Innovation Scoreboard) on the basis of a number of indicators. ​ The relative strengths and weaknesses of innovation systems help countries and regions to identify areas that they can address. The performance in innovation compared to the EU average is shown in four "performance groups": 

Innovation leaders (a group of countries whose performance is above 125% of the EU average),Strong innovators (between 100% and 125% of the EU average), Moderate innovators (between 70% and 100%) and emerging innovators (<70% of the EU average).

As an innovation leader, the Brussels region recorded a strong regional increase of 24.9% over its 2014 performance. On average, EU innovation performance has increased by 12.5% since 2014. 

For more details, please refer to: 

European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS)

https://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/policy/innovation/scoreboards_en

European Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS)

https://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/policy/innovation/regional_en

The regional scoreboard for Belgium

 https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/45943

 

 

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Innoviris is the public organisation that funds and supports research and innovation in the Brussels-Capital Region. 

  • We co-finance research and innovation projects in small and large companies, research centres, the non-profit sector and the public sector supporting the development of creative solutions today for the region of tomorrow.
  • We sensitise about STEM education and career opportunities, and about the role of science in society.
  • We represent the Brussels Capital Region in all matters related to research and innovation at the national, European and International level and we facilitate cooperation within the local research and innovation eco-systems.
  • Our focus lies on research and innovation projects that have the potential to address urban challenges, in areas including mobility, food, and health and social inclusion, to create high-quality employment and to contribute to the social and ecological transition of our economy,  for the well-being and prosperity of every citizen in Brussels.


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