Regional RDI indicators

The regional ecosystems innovate and transform to generate value and prosperity in the local community. In this context, the documentation and monitoring of data and indicators on research, development and innovation activity, constitute key elements for regional research and innovation policies.

59.2%

of GERD in 2020 concerns the Region of Attiki

78%

is the percentage of innovative enterprises in Kentriki Makedonia for the period 2018-2020

324 M€

EC funding in Horizon 2020 for the region of Kentriki Makedonia (2014-2020)

R&D Intensity in Greek regions 2020

R&D intensity, that is R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP, is a central indicator depicting the importance a country/a region attributes to such activities. According to the 2019 data, R&D intensity on a national level reached 1.51% of GDP. Four regions: Attiki (1.89%), Kriti (1.88%), Ipeiros
(1.70%) and Dytiki Ellada (1.60%) outperform the country average.

The innovation performance of Greek regions, 2018-2020

The percentage (%) of innovative enterprises in Greece for the period 2018-2020 amounted to 72.6%. Most of the Greek regions show high innovation scores, above 60%, and four of them, Kentriki Makedonia, Thessalia, Kriti and Dytiki Ellada, are above the country’s performance.

Publications of high impact in the Greek Regions

In the period 2016-2020, the 10% of publications with the highest impact worldwide include scientific works published by institutions from all Greek Regions. The largest number is recorded in the Region of Attiki (5,778 publications or 14.4% of all publications in the Region), in the Region of Kentriki Makedonia (2,301 publications or 11.2% of all publications in the Region), in the Region of Kriti (1,359 publications or 11.1% of the total publications of the Region) in the Region of Ipeiros (892 publications or 13.3% of the total publications of the Region) and in the Region of Dytiki Ellada (882 publications or 14.8% of the total publications of the Region).

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