DTU has extensive R&D collaboration with private companies and the relation to the private sector has expanded rapidly throughout the last ten years.  A new report conducted by DAMVAD documents a large statistically significant impact on companies' productivity from R&D collaboration with DTU with an average yearly productivity gain corresponding to DKK 31.000 per employee.  For further information contact Economist, Jakob Mollerup Ladekær.

As a part of the Green Growth Leaders conference Take Lead, DAMVAD has prepared the first study being able to quantify the volume and competitiveness of green business activities in Copenhagen. The study reveals that the Green Sector is a high-productive sector with impressive growth rates in exports over the last 5 years. This mapping shows that Green and Growth indeed walks hand in hand. Read the report here or contact Senior Economist  Michael Mark.

Vocational schools need to cooperate more closely with institutions of higher education about creating access to higher education for people educated within the building trade. A new report from DAMVAD and Building Education (Byggeriets Uddannelser) financed by the Danish Ministry of Education sheds light on barriers between vocational education and higher education. For further information contact Senior Consultant, Niels Matti Søndergaard.

Education and work place training are important drivers for competitive production. This  study documents a positive relation between education of the employees and highly productive firms. Only unskilled workers show a negative relation. Furthermore, certified AMU (short vocational courses) are more used in highly productive firms. Contact Senior Economist Martin Kristian Brauer or read media coverage.

DAMVAD has conducted a study of the potentials associated with social entrepreneurship in Norway. The study defines social entrepreneurship as well as maps and identifies the various types of social entrepreneurs in Norway. The report recognises a significant business potential in social enterprises. To learn more, download the report or contact Director Brian Landbo.

University colleges have unutilized potential as drivers of innovation, partly because they are not recognized as a key actor in the innovation system. This is one of the findings in a newly published study DAMVAD has conducted on behalf of FTF, DEA and Rectors' Conference. To learn more, read the report, the English summary or read about the study in the media. For more information contact Director Camilla Bjerre Damgård.  

Since the 1980s the Norwegian government has funded research into social science aspects of the petroleum sector. The latest programme, PETROSAM, sponsors research into petroleum developments in the Gulf States, the Caspian Sea and Russia. DAMVAD has studied the results of PETROSAM and their relevance to the sector for the Research Council of Norway. Read the report. For more information contact Senior Consultant, Morten Wied.

Young people like to be involved more directly when visiting a museum. Unfortunately many museums don't accomodate this. This is one of the central messages in a new report published by Danish Agency for Culture and based on a study conducted by DAMVAD and Center for Museology. The report will be presented at an international conference at SMK. Read more here or see english summary. For more information contact Director Camilla Bjerre Damgård.  

The Norwegian cluster programs, NCE and Arena, have recently been subjected to thorough evaluations. The article develops a conceptual model for cluster-based innovation and growth which illustrates how cluster programs influence interaction in business environments. The model is applied in two evaluations, and in a more open, general discussion of Norway´s cluster programs. Read the report. For more information contact Director Rolf Røtnes.

On behalf of Innovation Norway, DAMVAD has analysed the level of market-orientation among businesses in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Market-oriented companies have a higher growth in turnover, a higher share of turnover coming from export, and a higher share of turnover coming from innovation. The study shows that Norwegian businesses are less market-oriented, than both Danish and Swedish businesses. Download publication or contact Consultant Peter Lange.

DAMVAD has just completed an analysis of the effects of all development projects initiated by the Growthforum in North Denmark Region since 2007. In total, the region has initiated projects for nearly 3 billion DKK, and the analysis estimates both the effects on job creation and the effects on productivity for all projects. Download publiction. For more information contact Economist Jakob Mollerup Ladekær.

DAMVAD Economics has mapped welfare technology companies in Norway. The mapping follows DAMVAD`s statistical methodology in mapping new sectors and reveals welfare technology as a significant sector in Norway with a great potential both nationally and internationally. However there are several obstacles to meet the potential. To learn more about potentials and obstacles read the report. For more informamtion contact Senior Economist Michael Mark.

DAMVAD has conducted an image analysis for the municipality of Kolding. In two reports the analysis examines the image and reputation of the city. It is shown that while Kolding is considered an attractive city, there is room for improving the general knowledge level about the city and its attractions. To learn more read the image-report, the settlement-report or the English summary. Or read about the analysis in the media. For more information contact Consultant Ulrik Boe Kjeldsen.