Statistics on Innovation

The Community Innovation Survey (CIS)

Rannís collects data on innovation activities within business enterprises in Iceland on a regular basis, using information supplied by Statistics Iceland.  This inititative is part of a European Project, the CIS (Community Innovation Survey), which is conducted by Eurostat in collaboration with the OECD.  The Community Innovation Surveys are a series of surveys that are executed throughout the European Union and in Norway and Iceland.  The harmonized surveys are designed to give information on the innovativity of different sectors and regions.  Data from these surveys is used for the annual European Innovation Scoreboard and for academic research on innovation.

Please refer to the following publications for statistics on innovation in Iceland:

Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010

European Innovation Scoreboard 2009

European Innovation Scoreboard 2008

European Innovation Scoreboard 2007

European Innovation Scoreboard 2006

For further statistical information on innovation in Iceland, please contact:

Thorvaldur Finnbjornsson, Head of the Department of Analysis, Evaluation and Indicators, or

Elva B. Adalsteinsdottir, Senior Advisor.

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