Czy możliwy jest rozwój innowacyjności polskiej gospodarki

Abstract

The paper considers the very important issue of innovativeness of Polish economy with particular attention given to its innovation policy. The major thesis of the paper argues that the growth of innovativeness in the Polish economy requires structural, institutional and financial changes in the long run. The analysis is based on the set of indices reported by the European Commission (European Innovation Scoreboard), Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, and UNU-MERIT Maastricht University. The paper is divided into two parts. The first one deals with the assessment of innovative potential and innovative performance of Polish economy. The author compares Poland with other EU economies in terms of innovation. This comparison reveals that the Polish economy is still at an early stage of innovation. The second part discusses the issue of the strategy which would prove effective in the development of innovativeness of the Polish economy.