Innovation and Development Indicators for 6 Mediterranean Regions, 2014-2023

Six Mediterranean island regions are covered by this panel dataset tracking innovation indices and regional development growth indicators from 2014 to 2023. The data was compiled by Maria Mamaki and published on figshare in June 2026. It was sourced from Eurostat and the European Commission's Regional Innovation Scoreboard.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of regional development on innovation performance based on the described indices.
• Conducting longitudinal panel data analysis on regional socioeconomic drivers over the 2014-2023 decade.
• Benchmarking innovation performance across the six Mediterranean island regions included in the dataset.

Strengths

• Data covers a 10-year time range from 2014 to 2023.
• Sourced from authoritative EU institutions (Eurostat, European Commission).
• Explicitly focuses on six specific Mediterranean island regions.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is very small at 34.5 KB, indicating limited scope or a highly aggregated summary.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Eurostat database and the European Commission's Regional Innovation Scoreboard.

Collection Method

Data was extracted and processed from the provided source URLs.

Time Range

2014-2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 10:53:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Six Mediterranean island regions (specific regions not named).