Innovation Norway’s results in 2006
Innovation Norway promotes economically and socio-economically
profitable industrial development throughout the country.
The figures indicate good results. The work has contributed to
greater innovation and higher profitability and created jobs.
Innovation Norway concentrates its work on four result areas or
secondary goals. These are:
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to contribute to increased innovation within business throughout
the country
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to contribute to increased internationalisation within business
throughout the country
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to raise the profile of Norway and Norwegian business
internationally
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to contribute to business development based on regional
conditions
Measurements show that the work is producing results
Every year, Innovation Norway carries out two surveys in
collaboration with the Ministries to measure the effects of our
work: a preliminary survey to determine the expectations of
companies concerning the projects and a retrospective survey to
assess the results afterwards. The figures show that the work has
produced results:
63 percent of companies which have received
assistance from Innovation Norway responded that the project has
generally resulted in greater innovation. 67 and 68 percent
respectively believe that the project has very much contributed to
greater profitability and human resource development within the
company, while 56 percent believe that the project has resulted in
increased cooperation with others. The latter figure represents a
fall of 8 percent compared with 2005.
The surveys also indicate that companies have a greater
international focus than previously. 61 percent of the companies
state that the project for which Innovation Norway provided
assistance has been of importance for the company's survival,
while an impressive 78 percent state that, without assistance from
Innovation Norway, the projects would not have been carried out,
would have been postponed or would have been carried out on a
smaller scale. This proportion has been relatively stable since
2002.
During the period 2002 to 2006, Innovation Norway helped to create
or secure between 5400 and 7700 jobs amongst the companies that
received assistance during 2002. The figures also show a slight
increase in employment effect amongst companies who received
assistance during 2002 compared with the previous year.