Portugal is part of the group of “strongly innovative” countries

26.06.2020

Portugal is now a “strong innovator" country, according to the 2020 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS 2020) released on June 23rd. This annual publication by the European Commission aims to measure and monitor the innovation performance of the Member States of the European Union.

In 2019, Portugal was already the leader of the group of “moderate innovators", and this year it has risen in position and is now part of the group of countries where Belgium, Germany, Austria, Ireland, France and Estonia are.
 
The most recent results show that Portugal is now the 12th most innovative country in the European Union, having risen 6 places from its position in EIS 2016 (18th place). This is Portugal's best position ever in this ranking, and it should be noted that it is the country where the innovation indicator increased the most between 2015 and 2019.
 
These good results for Portugal over time reflect the increase in innovation capacity of companies, R&D entities and most of the players in the National Innovation System, including public entities supporting and promoting R&D and innovation.

Source: Portal do Governo (Government Portal)