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indicators need to be analysed together in the same
context. Moreover, on the basis of national data only, it
is not possible to draw conclusions about the significance
of different factors. Accordingly, innovation indicators
not only need to be analysed together, but they also need
to be analysed by means of international comparisons.
This is the way in which innovation indicators are used
in this report.
Outline of the study
This study comprises six parts. In the first part,
chapter 2 provides a concluding integrative analysis
of the Swedish national innovation system. This
is followed by a discussion regarding important
innovation policy challenges for Sweden in chapter 3.
In the second part of the study, chapters 4–6 analyse
Swedish innovation system competitiveness in terms
of international comparisons of economic growth, job
creation and innovation. In part three, chapters 7 and
8 analyse Swedish technology and science production
performance. In part four of the study, chapters 9–11
analyse Swedish innovation activities and interaction
patterns. In part five, Swedish R&D and human
resources are analysed in chapters 12–13. In the sixth
and final part, chapters 14–16 analyse the financing and
incentive structures of the Swedish national innovation
system.
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