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Sweden has enjoyed strong economic growth in recent years. The present government aims to make growth more sustainable, inclusive and green, which will depend in part on Sweden’s future research and innovation performance. The government’s 2012 Research and Innovation Bill (for the period 2013-16) established a more selective, quality-based funding approach, and increased public expenditure on STI over this period by USD 445 million PPP (SEK 4 billion) – or by 15% compared to 2012- which followed a substantial increase of USD 625 million PPP (SEK 5 billion) during 2009–12. In connection to this target was set for for GERD to reach 4% of GDP by 2020. The Bill for 2017–20 was published on November 28 2016, setting the orientation of research and innovation policy and the funding frame for the coming four years (2017-20) and with a perspective towards 2026. and with a perspective towards 2026.
Hot Issues
Addressing challenges of STI globalisation and increasing international cooperation
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Encouraging business innovation and innovative entrepreneurship
Strengthening the public research system
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Improving the framework conditions for innovation (including competitiveness)
Improving the governance of innovation system and policy
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Selected Highlights
New sources of growth
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ICT and Internet infrastructures
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Technology transfers and commercialisation
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Skills for innovation
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Relevant Indicators

- Gross domestic expenditure on R&D
- Business enterprise expenditure on R&D
- Higher education expenditure on R&D
- Government intramural expenditure on R&D
- Public sector expenditure on R&D, financed by industry
- Government budget outlays for R&D
- ICT investments
- Tertiary education expenditure
- Employment in S&T occupations
- Internet users
Related Country Reports

- Sweden (Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2016: An OECD Scoreboard), 2016
- Sweden: Inkubator 55+ (The Missing Entrepreneurs 2015: Policies for Self-employment and Entrepreneurship), 2015
- Women Ambassadors, Sweden (Inclusive Business Creation: Good Practice Compendium), 2016
- Overall assessment and recommendations (OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Sweden 2012), 2013
- Nordic Countries: Matching Exceptional Design and Creativity with Progressive Policy (Intellectual Assets and Innovation: The SME Dimension), 2011
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