Evaluation of the Level of Internationalization of the Region of Łódź in the Market of High Technology Products
Abstract
Technology and innovation belong to most important
factors stimulating
competitiveness in the microeconomic and regional level.
The aim of the paper is to analyze and evaluate the
level of innovation and
technological competitiveness of the Region of Lodz
in comparison to other
regions of Poland. In the paper several groups of high–tech products were
taken into consideration, with special reference to: aerospace, computers-office
machines, electronics-telecommunications, pharmacy,
scientific instruments,
electrical machinery, non-electrical machinery, chemistry, armament.
Region of Łódź
for several years has been taking the 6
th
position at the
economic map of the Polish regions. However, the level of internationalization
of the region of Łódź
is not high since as far as the share of export in
GDP is
concerned, the region of Łódź
takes only 14
th
position in the country.
From the point of view of high technology products’
position in export,
the region of Łódź
was taking 11
th
position in the year 2004 among the Polish
regions, while in the year 2005 it dropped to the 12 position. The same position
[meaning 12] the region of Łódź
took also in export of ultrahigh technology
products.