R&D

World-class IT research

IT is an ever-evolving academic field in the Øresund Region, which is an important factor in keeping the long-term competitiveness of the local expertise. The region has approximately 500 fulltime IT researchers working in several universities and research centres.

Measured by scientific output, the Øresund Region was the leading region in Scandinavia in the last three years. This applies to all academic fields, including IT and telecom, which produced 275 scientific publications in 2003, as shown in the following table.

	Number of scientific publications in Scandinavian regions
		Region	2001	2002	2003
	IT-related publications	Øresund Region	170	186	275
		Stockholm-Uppsala	163	137	243
		Helsinki	147	134	275
	All publications	Øresund Region	9077	8863	9899
		Stockholm-Uppsala	8536	8306	8958
		Helsinki	4578	4372	5277

The Øresund Region has several public research institutions and private R&D centres designed to improve and create technologies through advanced research.

More information:
R&D in industry  - selection of local companies that perform R&D within IT and telecom.

R&D in academia - listing of local public centres that perform R&D within IT and telecom.

Science Parks - about the local science parks with activities within IT and telecom.