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On Oct. 6, the European Commission released a checklist of what it considers best practice in national research and innovation policies. Science|Business has shortened this into a questionnaire, so you can judge your own government’s competence. We will publish the results anonymously.

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1. What country’s government are you grading?

In your country, does the government handle research and innovation as follows?

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2. Public policy in all research and innovation-related fields – from education to taxation – works in a strategic, coherent and integrated framework to encourage innovation and strengthen the knowledge base.

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3. Research and innovation policies are increasingly oriented to major societal challenges, such as health, ageing, climate change or resources.

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4. Research and innovation policy is steered at the highest political level.

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5. A multi-annual strategy is used, with a limited number of priorities.

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6. An effective system monitors the results and progress of policies and programmes.

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7. The policy is broad – going beyond classical R&D to include innovation in services, processes, business models, design and other fields important to society.

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8. Both supply and demand for research and innovation –the systems for generating new ideas and for consuming them – are developed in a consistent manner.

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9. There is adequate and predictable public investment in research and innovation.

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10. Public funding aims at leveraging greater private-sector investment.

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