Sweden

Governmental bills, policy documents and strategies


The Swedish research system

The government has a website with an overview of the Swedish research system with a lot of information as well as links to most relevant actors in the system.

'A Boost to Research and Innovation' (Govt. Bill 2008/09:50)

The latest research and innovation bill in Sweden was presented  in 2008 and covers the period 2009-2012. A new bill is planned for 2012 and is expected to cover the period 2013-2016 since Sweden has become used to four-year cycles of research bills.

Swedish research funding

Links to the governmental funding agencies are provided there information regarding their different fields are provided. More funding agencies can be found on the governmental webpage

Statistics and analysis

In  Sweden several actors are involved in producing statistics and analyses. The Swedish Research Council and VINNOVA analyse research and innovation respectively. The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education produces statistics and analyses about the Higher Education Institutes in Sweden (Pages in Swedish)

ERAWATCH country profile for Sweden

ERAWATCH is the European Commission's information platform on European, national and regional research systems and policies presents an overview of the policy context, the structure and evolution of the R&D systems in all the European countries.