METHODOLOGICAL DEBATE ON THE ‘REGIONAL INNOVATION SCOREBOARD’.
METHODOLOGICAL DEBATE ON THE ‘REGIONAL INNOVATION SCOREBOARD’.
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 13
The efficiency of European regions
The RIS and the efficiency of European regions
Source: Drafted in-house based on European Union (2021b)
Source: Drafted in-house based on European Union (2021b)
EFFICIENCY
EUROPEAN REGIONS
BALEARIC ISLANDS
VALENCIA REGION LA RIOJA
1
1
MURCIA REGION CATALONIA
0,9
0,9
ARAG O N MADRID REGION
0,8
0,8
CANTABRIA CASTILE-LA MANCHA
0,7
0,7
EXTREMADURA
ASTURIAS
ANDALU SI A
0,6
GALICIA
0,6
BASQUE COUNTRY
BASQUE COUNTRY
CANARY ISLANDS
MADRID REGION
CATALONIA
NAVARR E
0,5
0,5
NAVARRE
VALENCIA REGION
ARAG O N
GALICIA
CASTI E-L EÓN 0,4
0,4
CANTABRIA
LA RIOJA
CASTILE-LEON
ASTURIAS
MURCIA REGION
ANDALU SI A
CASTILE -LA MANCHA
BALEARIC ISLANDS
0,3
EXTREMADURA
0,3
CANARY ISLANDS
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,1
0
4º QUARTILE
3º Q UARTIL E
2º Q UARTIL E
1º Q UARTIL E
0
Figure 12 shows the results of the DEA. The degree of efficiency obtained in the analysis allows us to rank all European regions from least to most efficient. Due to space con - straints, only the Spanish regions are highlight- ed, making it easier to read the chart. However, the complete tables with the efficiency level of all European regions are available upon request from the authors of the study. (FIGURE 12)
It can be seen that the Spanish regions are relatively evenly distributed throughout the different efficiency levels. Seven of the Span - ish regions included in the study are in the top 50% of the most efficient regions in Europe, and five are in the highest efficiency quartile. In fact, Valencia Region, La Rioja and the Balearic Islands are all at the best practice frontier (i.e. they have a technical efficiency of 1).
words, it is possible to be efficient and have high or low innovation performance according to the RIS. We can see that there are ineffi - cient regions with a relatively high RIS (e.g. the Basque Country), and highly efficient regions with a relatively low RIS (e.g. the Balearic Is - lands). Of the five regions with the highest RIS in Spain (i.e. Basque Country, Madrid, Catalo - nia, Navarre and Valencia), the Basque Country
Naturally, efficiency does not necessarily imply high innovation performance. It is therefore in - teresting to compare the efficiency results with the synthetic index provided by the RIS. Figure 13 shows the average RIS value of all European regions for each efficiency level. (FIGURE 13) Figure 13 shows that the relationship between the RIS and efficiency is non-linear. In other
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