Innovation Network Denmark Performance Accounts 2011

DIFFERENT TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTIONS ARE INVOLVED
IN NETWORKS
It is vital that many knowledge institutions are active in the networks if the
networks are to promote innovation in the companies. This augments the body
of knowledge that is available to the companies. In addition, the participation of
a wide selection of knowledge institutions contributes to laying the foundations
for the sharing and dissemination of knowledge among various research areas
and disciplines – which ultimately benefits the companies’ innovation.
For 2006-2010, Table 3.1. presents the number of knowledge institutions that annually
attended the networks’ activities (measured by the average participation
per network). The Table also presents the development in the total number of
entities from knowledge institutions - for example a university department - that
participated in innovation projects under the networks’ auspices.
Table 3.1. Participation in innovation networks by knowledge institutions
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of knowledge institutions
participating in the networks’ overall
activities – average per network
7 13 11 14 16
Total number of entities from
knowledge institutions participating
in innovation projects under the
119 105 139 109 132
networks
*from 2010 the foreign universities are also included in this figure
Chart 3.4. shows the percentage of innovation networks that involve the various
types of knowledge institution in their work.
Chart 3.4. Percentage of networks that involve various types of knowledge
institution, 2008-2010
Business schools and
business academies
Knowledge institutions abroad
University colleges and
vocational colleges
GTS (Certified Advanced Technology
Group Institutes)
2008
2009
2010
Danish universities
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70 80 90 100
Percentage of the networks
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