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Regional Innovation Performance Grows of 8.5% Since 2016

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Region Hovedstaden, Denmark
The European Innovation Scoreboard 2023 highlights a substantial improvement of innovation performance of 25 countries. 20 Member States experienced a significant rise in their innovation capabilities, while only seven observed a decline. Nevertheless, countries with less strong innovation systems tend to improve less rapidly than the EU average.
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