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National Innovation Strategy: Scorecard (2024 Update)
The National Innovation Strategy first published an Innovation Scorecard in 2023, tracking Scotland's performance against key metrics compiled from publicly available data. In the first annual update to the Scorecard, Scotland’s innovation performance is compared to UK and global peers.
1. Overview
| Ecosystem | Latest Available Data | Performance Assessment | Relative Performance (Compared to UK regions) | Relative Performance (Compared to EU27Ȝ or OECDɸ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&D Spending | Investment | 2022 | Performance to be Confirmed¥ | 2nd Quartile | 2nd Quartileɸ |
| Patents Applications Granted | Concept | 2023 | Performance Worsening | 2nd Quartile | 2nd QuartileȜ |
| Academic Income from Business & Community Interactions | Concept | 2022/23 | Performance Worsening | 1st Quartile | No Data |
| Risk Capital (Deals Under £10 million) | Convert | 2023 | Performance Worsening | 2nd Quartile* | No Data |
| Business Enterprise R&D (BERD) Jobs | Convert | 2022 | Performance to be Confirmed¥ | 4th Quartile | 1st QuartileȜ |
| High Growth Businesses | Commercialise | 2022 | Performance Improving | 4th Quartile | 4th QuartileȜ |
| Later-Stage Equity (Deals £10 million and Above) | Commercialise | 2023 | Performance Worsening | 2nd Quartile* | No Data |
| Innovation Active Businesses | Adoption | 2020-2022 | Performance Worsening | 4th Quartile | 3rd Quartileɸ |
* Data available for overall risk capital relative performance only (compared to UK regions)
¥ ONS have developed a new methodology for BERD estimates, which introduces a break to GERD time series.
Contact
Email: innovation@gov.scot
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