Strengthening innovation in Poland

"Poland’s catch up with other OECD country has been largely based on productivity growth resulting from restructuring towards more productive sectors and foreign technology absorption. The economy’s own innovation capacity is relatively weak, with low investment in research and development, no...

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Main Author: Brandt, Nicola
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Paris 2018
OECD
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19301344124911295269-Strengthening-innovation-in-Po.htm
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description "Poland’s catch up with other OECD country has been largely based on productivity growth resulting from restructuring towards more productive sectors and foreign technology absorption. The economy’s own innovation capacity is relatively weak, with low investment in research and development, no tradition of commercialising research and very limited innovation activity within firms. The government plans a higher education reform to strengthen the quality of research output, science-industry cooperation and international collaboration, which are all weak. Considerable EU funding is available to support innovation. Most of it is conditioned on science-industry co-operation, which is showing initial benefits. A lively start-up scene is gradually emerging, and the government foresees considerable public support for venture capital financing. Yet, investment in higher education and research trails behind economies that have been able to build strong science and high-tech start-up activity. Poland’s many small and medium-sized enterprises have particularly low productivity, partly related to weaknesses in vocational training and adult education, as too many workers have weak basic and digital skills. The government's education reform and digital strategy address some of these issues."
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OECD
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economic growth
research and development
vocational education
digitalisation
Strengthening innovation in Poland
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title Strengthening innovation in Poland
topic innovation
economic growth
research and development
vocational education
digitalisation
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19301344124911295269-Strengthening-innovation-in-Po.htm