How to Enhance the Innovation Capability in New Member States? PhDr. Miroslava Kopicová National Training Fund European Innovating Minds, Brussels, 2009

Innovation capacity in NMS European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009  Diversity in innovation capacity – diversity in innovation performance benchmarking.  Policy has to address the specific demands of local environments, firms and research institutions.  Complementary policies - innovation policy + structural reforms + policies such as competition, higher education, labour market flexibility + financial market development.

Country clusters European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009 Technology users and technology producers, based on the direct and indirect domestic and foreign share of R&D in GDP. Source: OECD ANBERD, EUROSTAT/OECD Input Output tables. WIFO calculations based on NIFU-STEP calculations.

Reconsider balance between funding excellence and relevance in RD European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009  RD funding systems - openness and excellence x ensuring industrial and social relevance.  Link research capacities with firm level demand  In the public sector to build up applied research capacities and capacities for supporting technology absorption

Improve the educational system at all levels European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009  Quality of education.  Support creativity.  Reconcile quality and equity of education.  High quality life-long learning activities across society and industries.

Evaluate the use and design of the Structural Funds European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009 Structural Funds in NMS  Substitute for national funding of innovation.  Quick absorption instead effective use of funds.  Cumbersome procedures.  Re-evaluation  Strong linkages to public research systems and FDI  Re-design the instrument

Explore policy avenues for integrating FDI and innovation policy European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009  Foreign investors have played a key role in the economic growth acceleration and in formation of industry and export specializations.  In the further development stage they are to play a role in the transition to knowledge based economy.  How to attract and motivate the innovation based FDIs inflows or reinvestments?

Spur innovation and R&D through demand policies European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009  Limited local market and weak demand for R&D and innovation.  Strategic vision.  Incentives for the modernisation of industry.  Public procurement.

Invest in strategic intelligence and administrative capacity European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009  The capacity of NMS to formulate, evaluate and implement innovation policy is very low.  Improve policy evaluation, policy analysis and policy making capability  Systematic training.

Research that will develop country differentiated approach in innovation and growth policy European Innovating Minds Brussels, 2009  Creation of much better science base.  Develop indicators  Evidence based policy

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