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The Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy has decided to identify the reasons behind why Danish research has reach such a high level of performance (measuered as impact). DFiR has therefore set out to seek in-depth knowledge in order to answer the question: Why has Danish research developed from being mediocre in the 1980s to being excellent today?
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Target groups for innovation
The Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy focus in this project on the Danish supportive innovation system, which has traditionally focused on the SMEs. . It is, uncertain whether this broad focus has been based on an analysis of potential target groups and if it has led to an efficient organization of the system. The council seeks to answer these questions in this project.
Careers of researchers
The council has initiated a project examining the careers of researchers in industry and academia. DFiR is now assessing researchers’ career possibilities and strategies - both in terms of how they are attracted to career paths and how they develop their abilities, skills and strategies.
About the Council
About the council
The Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy (DFiR) was established on 1 April 2014. The Council was set up charged with the responsibility to provide policy makers with independent and expert advice on research, technological development and innovation.
The Danish Council for Research and Innovation Policy (DFiR) was set up charged with the responsibility to provide the Minister for Higher Education and Science and others with independent and expert advice on research, technological development and innovation at a system level. The responsibility comprises both the research policy and innovation policy advice, which was earlier placed on the Danish Council for Research Policy and the Danish Council for Technology and Innovation.
Members
DFiR consist of a chairman and eight members appointed by the Danish minister for Higher Education and Research. The current council was appointed in april 2023 with Professor Frede Blaabjerg as chairman.
- Chairman, Professor Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University (reappointment)
- Professor, director Mette Birkedal Bruun, University of Copenhagen (reappointment)
- Professor, Center Director Jes Broeng, Technical University of Denmark (reappointment)
- Professor, Center Director Tine Jess, Aalborg University
- Head of Programme Poul Toft Frederiksen, The Grundfos Foundation
- Director Steffen Bohni, The National Research Centre for the Working Environment
- COO Søren Nedergaard, The Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Professor, rector Lene Tanggaard, Design School Kolding
- Director of Institute Christine Nellemann, DTU National Food Institute