Publications
In recent years, the Nordic countries have improved the framework conditions for entrepreneurship and thereby continued the development that has taken place over the last decades. In important areas, the framework conditions for entrepreneurship in the Nordic countries are as strong as those in the best-performing countries.
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The challenge of globalisation includes a change towards more open, networked and international ways of organising innovation processes. Cutting edge knowledge companies and knowledge producers need input from innovation processes external to themselves.
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The nature of innovation is changing. An increasingly globalized society, enabled by information and communication technologies (ICT), has changed the process of value creation and shifted the balance of power between firms and individual consumers – or users. Companies can no longer rely solely on operational efficiency or technological superiority in order to create a competitive advantage.
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This report is a follow-up study on what has happened in the area of Entrepreneurship policy in the Nordic countries over the past five years. The results presented are mainly based upon changes observed from a previous report published in 2003 (See link below). In brief, the situation in the different countries as described in the 2003 report has been compared with how it can be seen in 2008. The objective is to give a brief overview of the most important changes that have taken place in the area of Entrepreneurship policy.
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An improved interaction between human and machine is vital for the ongoing automation of our modern life style. However, since practically no machines would be working without the presence of sensors, humans are heavily dependent on sensor technology.
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The Nordic countries are well-known for their high quality agricultural products and good farm management. Family farms are the foundation of Nordic agriculture. Nowadays, external demands on agriculture are increasing, leading to pressures on farms that may become overwhelming. These external demands relate to efficiency, compliance with standards, the environment, ethics and human and animal health.
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RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and Biometric Solutions will during the next 5-years enable substantial improvements to the logistic, the security and the passenger processes at the airports. The project "Nice Travel" has focused on the opportunities and challenges facing airports, airlines and service providers with regard to the new Auto-ID-technologies.
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A modified Patent Defence Union for assisting Nordic SMEs in IP dispute resolution has been developed.
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The removal of cross-border barriers, thus creating a highly functioning internal Nordic market, has always been high on the Nordic agenda. The Nordic region should be a region without borders, where there are no cross-border barriers that limit the free movement of expertise, ideas, capital, people and goods.
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An important part of the regulations for venture capital relates to legal and taxation issues for transnational investments into venture capital funds.
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Testimonials from the participants clearly state that they have benefited from the project in various ways. The most obvious ones are realization of existing values in intangible resources and better management of those resources.
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The report is the result of an extensive pilot-project with an aim of clarifying the awareness and use of user-driven innovation in the Nordic countries.
