KORA, Det Nationale Institut for Kommuners og Regioners Analyse og Forskning

What KORA, Det Nationale Institut for Kommuners og Regioners Analyse og Forskning does

KORA (Det Nationale Institut for Kommuners og Regioners Analyse og Forskning) was founded in 2012 as Denmark's national institute for municipal and regional analysis. Its product footprint rested on applied welfare, governance, and public-sector research studies delivered to Danish municipalities, the country's five administrative regions, and national government ministries. In 2017, KORA was merged with SFI (Syddansk Universitets Forskningsinstitut for Forebyggelse) to form VIVE — Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd (CVR 23 15 51 17), headquartered in Copenhagen, which now operates as the consolidated successor entity for the activities KORA had previously run.

VIVE's underlying "technology" is research methodology rather than software: it organizes output across eight knowledge domains — Arbejdsmarked (Labor Market), Børn unge og familie (Children Youth and Family), Dagtilbud skole og uddannelse (Day Care School and Education), Ledelse og implementering (Management and Implementation), Socialområdet (Social Area), Sundhed (Health), Ældre (Elderly), and Økonomi og styring (Economy and Management). Each domain delivers publications, expert profiles, ongoing surveys, news, and events; institutionalized products include the recurring VIVE kommunetal municipal-metrics working papers (2026 edition referenced) and joint research programs such as the Aarhus University collaboration on state-level governance logics. Distribution is open-access via vive.dk, supplemented by a searchable expert finder, weekly email newsletter, and public events/webinars.

The business model is publicly funded research and analysis: recurring government appropriations from Danish Municipalities (98 entities), Danish Regions (5), and Danish National Government fund the production of evidence-based welfare research that informs policy and quality-improvement decisions in the public sector. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagement is via direct expert consultation, publication access, and collaborative research agreements. The GTM motion is sales-led in the sense that engagement is government-direct, but the channel mix is closer to thought-leadership content marketing and policy-publishing than to transactional enterprise sales.

Name

KORA, Det Nationale Institut for Kommuners og Regioners Analyse og Forskning

Legal name

VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd

Website

https://kora.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KORA was the Danish National Institute for Municipal and Regional Analysis and Research; in 2017 it merged with SFI to form VIVE, Denmark's national welfare research and analysis center funded by municipalities, regions, and national government across eight policy domains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Research Funding: VIVE operates as a national research and analysis center funded primarily through government appropriations to conduct welfare research and provide knowledge services to municipalities, regions, and national government bodies in Denmark.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VIVE (which absorbed KORA in 2017) is Denmark's national research and analysis center for welfare, delivering evidence-based research, surveys, and policy analysis across eight welfare domains — labor market, children/youth/family, day care/school/education, management and implementation, social services, health, elderly care, and economy and governance — for Danish municipalities, regions, and national government. Services include published reports, ongoing longitudinal studies, expert consultation, and event/webinar programming.

Product overview

VIVE (Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd) is a unified national research and analysis center for welfare that delivers knowledge to develop the welfare society and strengthen quality development, efficiency, and governance in the public sector. The organization offers a portfolio of eight interconnected research areas covering Arbejdsmarked (Labor Market), Børn unge og familie (Children Youth and Family), Dagtilbud skole og uddannelse (Day Care School and Education), Ledelse og implementering (Management and Implementation), Socialområdet (Social Area), Sundhed (Health), Ældre (Elderly), and Økonomi og styring (Economy and Management). Each research area provides access to publications, expert contacts, news, events, and ongoing surveys. The organization functions as a public sector knowledge provider rather than a commercial software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbejdsmarked (Labor Market) Research and Analysis Knowledge area delivering publications, expert contacts, ongoing surveys, and events related to labor market research for Danish public sector clients.
• Børn, unge og familie (Children, Youth and Family) Research Knowledge area covering publications, expert contacts, news, events, and surveys related to children, youth, and family welfare research for Danish public sector clients.
• Dagtilbud, skole og uddannelse (Day Care, School and Education) Research Knowledge area covering publications, expert contacts, news, events, and surveys related to early childhood care, school, and education research for Danish public sector clients.
• Ledelse og implementering (Management and Implementation) Research Knowledge area covering publications, expert contacts, news, events, and surveys related to management and implementation in the Danish public sector.
• Socialområdet (Social Area) Research Knowledge area covering publications, expert contacts, news, and events related to social welfare and social services research for Danish public sector clients.
• Sundhed (Health) Research Knowledge area covering publications, expert contacts, news, and surveys related to healthcare and health policy research for Danish public sector clients.
• Ældre (Elderly) Research Knowledge area covering publications, expert contacts, news, events, and surveys related to elderly care and welfare research for Danish public sector clients.
• Økonomi og styring (Economy and Management) Research Knowledge area covering publications, expert contacts, news, events, and surveys related to public sector economics and governance for Danish public sector clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research coverage across eight distinct welfare knowledge areas
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Aarhus Universitet (Aarhus University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIVE collaborates with Aarhus Universitet on research examining the governance logics that shape state-level management of welfare areas. This joint research initiative investigates how public sector governance pulls in multiple directions and develops collaborative approaches to understanding governance challenges in Danish welfare services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company Public Sector Practice: Global management consultancy serving Danish and Nordic public-sector clients on welfare, healthcare, and education strategy. Compares to VIVE as a high-end analytical provider to government, though at significantly broader scale and commercial orientation.
• Deloitte Public Sector: Global professional services firm with a dedicated public-sector practice serving Nordic and Danish government clients on welfare, healthcare, and social policy. Overlaps with VIVE in customer base but offers commercial consulting rather than mission-driven research.
• Rambøll Management Consulting: Large Nordic engineering and management consultancy with a public-sector practice covering welfare, healthcare, and education policy. Overlaps with VIVE in serving Danish municipalities and regions but operates as a broad-based consultancy rather than a research institute.

Direct peers

• Copenhagen Economics ApS: Denmark-based economics research firm providing policy analysis and economic evaluation for public-sector clients. Comparable to VIVE's Economy and Governance and Labor Market research domains in scope and client base.
• Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University: Academic research institute at Stockholm University conducting social science research on welfare, labor market, and inequality in Sweden. Comparable to VIVE as a Nordic welfare research institution, though organized within a university rather than as a standalone national center.
• Danish Institute for Human Rights (Institut for Menneskerettigheder): Independent Danish national human rights institution conducting research, analysis, and policy recommendations. Comparable to VIVE as a Danish publicly funded independent research institution producing analysis for the public sector.
• Oxford Research A/S: Danish/Nordic research and analysis consultancy providing evaluations and policy analysis for public-sector clients. Closely comparable to VIVE in customer base (Danish ministries, agencies, regions) and in welfare/public-sector evaluation focus.
• National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland: Finnish government research and development institute under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, producing research on welfare, health, and social services. Closely comparable to VIVE as a national Nordic welfare research institute serving government.
• Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik): Denmark's national statistics agency, producing official statistics and analytical publications on welfare, labor, health, and demographics. Highly comparable to VIVE in its mandate to deliver authoritative, government-funded data and analysis for the Danish public sector.
• European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research: UN-affiliated Vienna-based research center conducting social welfare policy research across European countries. Comparable to VIVE as a publicly funded welfare research institute producing cross-national analysis, though operating at the European rather than national level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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