Innovation in European healthcare – what can Sweden learn? - LIF

The new Danish Innovation strategy has the
objective to make Danish innovation more coherent
• The Danish Innovation strategy was published in late December
2012 and has it’s overall objective to make sure that public
investments in research, education and innovation, to a larger
degree than today, is converted to growth and job creation.
• The objective of the innovation strategy is to increase the
demand orientated innovation policy, increased knowledge
sharing and enhance the focus on innovation competences in
education.
• The many different funds and councils each has a role in Danish
innovation, but the overlapping responsibilities is a hindrance for
a united and flexible prioritisation. It is difficult to support a
greater national strategy and target and coordinate investments
due to the current structure.
• The government therefore plan to carry out changes in the organisation of the strategic innovation
investments. The tasks today carried out by The strategic research council (Det strategiske Forskningsråd),
The council for technology and innovation (Rådet for Teknologi og Innovation) and also the Advanced
Technology Foundation (Højteknologifonden) will in the future be condensed into one singe council for
strategic research, innovation and advanced technology. The three councils together has a total fund of 2,2
Billion DKK for 2013.
• The reorganization into one new council shall insure that the concrete innovation projects is supported with
means in more phases of the process from idea to the final product and solution with a special focus on the
SME’s.
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