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Where is Denmark positioned compared to other
countries in terms of supportive public programs?
Public programs are likewise assessed
in other countries, Table 4.14. Among the developed
countries, public programs are more supportive
in some countries, notably Austria, Germany
and Ireland. Denmark has quite supportive
programs, only 20% of the other countries
have more supportive programs, whereas 80%
of the others have less supportive programs.
That Denmark has fairly supportive public programs
is hardly surprising, as Denmark is still a
welfare society, with welfare extendig to public
support for private business, especially under
the current right-wing government.
Table 4.14
Public programs for entrepreneurship
The three countries with the most
supportive public programs, the
three countries with the least, and
Denmark and the USA
2002-08, weighted toward 2008
Austria 3.5
Germany 3.4
Ireland 3.3
…
Denmark 3.0 80 percentile rank
USA 3.0
…
Russia 2.2
Latvia 2.1
Bosnia 1.9
truthfulness of each of the following statements,
– In Denmark, new technology, science, and
other knowledge are efficiently transferred from
universities and public research centers to new
and growing firms.
– In Denmark, new and growing firms have just
as much access to new research and technology
as large, established firms.
– In Denmark, new and growing firms can afford
the latest technology.
– In Denmark, there are adequate government
subsidies for new and growing firms to acquire
new technology.
– In Denmark, the science and technology base
efficiently supports the creation of world-class
new technology-based ventures in at least one
area.
– In Denmark, there is good support available
for engineers and scientists to have their ideas
commercialized through new and growing
firms.
Technology transfer in Denmark has been
changing over the years, Table 4.15. Technology
transfer has increased over time.
Table 4.15
Technology transfer in Denmark.
Annually from 2002 to 2008
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2.3 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7
In short, whereas the supportiveness of public
programs in Denmark has been rather stable,
Denmark ranks very high compared to other developed
countries.
Technology transfer to entrepreneurship
Technology transfer denotes the movement of
technological knowledge from public research
institutions to entrepreneurship (Schøtt,
2006a:82, 2007a:42, 2008:24). The extent of
technology transfer in Denmark is assessed annually
by asking a panel of experts to ascertain
Where does the increase bring Denmark, in
comparison to other countries? Technology
transfer is measured likewise in many other
countries, Table 4.16. Among the developed
countries, technology transfer is especially extensive
in Taiwan, Switzerland and the USA.
Denmark is a little above the middle, with 61%
of the other countries below Denmark in technology
transfer.
In short, technology transfer has been increasing
in Denmark, and Denmark is a little above
the middle among the developed countries.
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