This report describes the roles of needs-driven R&D funding from an innovation system perspective. It provides a picture of industrial activity and innovativity as well as research and needs-driven state R&D programmes in the sectorial innovation systems for biotechnology, nanotechnology, information and communication technology and the automotive industry in Sweden. The analyses of innovation systems upon which the descriptions in this report are based comprise one of several contributions in Vinnova's work of identifying the needs of R&D programmes within each sectorial innovation system.
For Swedish version see/för svensk version se "Behovsmotiverade forskningsprogram i sektoriella innovationssystem" (Vinnova Rapport/Analys VA 2007:06).