Sunday, November 29, 2009

Fêted Finnish Innovation System Falling Apart

EurActiv - Finland's celebrated innovation system is in need of a radical overhaul, according to a new international review. A panel of experts concluded that the landscape for innovation in Finland has become "fragmented and suffers from weak international links"...[A] new report calls for a rethink of the current model, which experts say has become "complicated".

In particular, the study, commissioned by the Finnish government, says business support structures are in need of reform. Companies, especially SMEs and start-ups, find the system difficult to use because support schemes for entrepreneurship are dispersed across several organisations.

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