NACI lunch-seminar – Swedish Research & Innovation System and VINNOVA Policies and lessons learnt

Dr Anne Lidgard, a Programme Director and member of the management team of the Innovation Actors Division at VINNOVA in Sweden presented a paper entitled “Swedish Research & Innovation System and VINNOVA Policies and lessons learnt” at a NACI seminar held on 18 March 2009 at the DST. The seminar was attended by the members of the NACI Secretariat and the DST officials from various programmes. VINNOVA is the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems that is tasked with promoting sustainable growth by financing needs-driven R&D and developing innovation systems.

Dr Lidgard discussed the Swedish National Innovation System (including international comparisons), its main actors and their responsibilities. Dr Lidgard distinguished between “curiosity driven” and “needs driven” R&D and presented a summary of the VINNOVA strategy to promote Sweden’s research and innovation system. She elaborated on the triple helix model for the promotion of collaboration between universities, industry and the public sector and presented examples of VINNOVA funding instruments as well as some VINNOVA success stories.

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