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ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY Basic Facts on Iceland

ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY Basic Facts on Iceland. Geological map of Iceland. The mantle plume under Iceland. Content of presentation. Geography and population Research, Development and Innovation Trade The last slide. Geography and population. Few Basic Facts About Iceland.

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ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY Basic Facts on Iceland

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  1. ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY BasicFactsonIceland

  2. Geological map of Iceland

  3. The mantle plume under Iceland

  4. Content of presentation • Geography and population • Research, Development and Innovation • Trade • The last slide

  5. Geography and population

  6. Few Basic Facts About Iceland • Population: 320.000 Capital area: 60% of total population Labour force: 80% of total population Life expectency: over 81 years Fertility Rate: 2,14 births per woman Population density: 3 persons per km2 • Land Area: 103.000 km2Exclusive economic area: 200 nautical miles Sea area within fishing limits: 758.000 km2 • Average temperature in Reykjavík (2000-2009)January: 1 °C July: 12 °C Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  7. Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  8. Regional Change in Population 2000-2010. Population 2010 Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  9. Source: World Economic Forum: Gender Gap Report 2009

  10. The Gini coefficient measures the inequality of income distribution within a country. It varies from zero, which indicates perfect equality, with every household earning exactly the same, to 100, which implies absolute inequality, with a single household earning a country's entire income. Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  11. Research, Development and Innovation

  12. R&D as % of GDP

  13. No. of researcher pr. 1.000 inhabitants

  14. Public contributions to R&D -% of GDP

  15. Private sector contributions to R&D -% of GDP

  16. Total R&D personnel per thousand labour force (2008) Source: OECD Main Science & Technology Indicators

  17. R&D Source of Funding (2008) Source: The Icelandic Centre for Research

  18. R&D executionShare of total expenditure 2008 Source: The Icelandic Centre for Research

  19. Published articles by fields of science (2004-2008) Source: Thomson ISI

  20. Impact of publications, measured by citations. Average of 2003-2007. Source: Thomson ISI

  21. Innovation Performance (2009 Summary Innovation Index) Source: European Innovation Scoreboard, 2009

  22. Entrepreneurs by age (2009) A total of 11,4% of the population (22 thousand) aged 18-64 were engaged in early stage entrepreneurial activity Source: Reykjavik University – GEM Report (n=199)

  23. Entrepreneurs by gender (2009) 8% of women aged 18-64 engage in entreprenurial activity 15% of men aged 18-64 engage in entreprenurial activity Source: Reykjavik University – GEM Report (n=199)

  24. Trade

  25. GDP -2009 by sector

  26. Export in 2009 from Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  27. Imports in 2009 from Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  28. Exports2009 products by value fob Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  29. Source: Statistics Iceland 2010

  30. Source: Central Bank of Iceland 2010

  31. Last slide • Small economy and population -well educated and entrepreneurial • Large territory – low population density - great distances – strategic location • Dynamic and well focused R,D&I • Economy sliding upwards – diversification needed • EU main trading partners with > 2/3 of value

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