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Koncepcja smart specialisation w polityce ekonomicznej Unii Europejskiej
The Smart Specialisation Concept in the European Union Economic Policy

Author(s): Czesława Pilarska
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: European Union; Economic Policy

Summary/Abstract: Stimulation of innovation and entrepreneurship is one of the main obctives of the ongoing European Union policy. This priority has been considered in long-term community development program for the coming years entitled “Europe 2020. A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive”, acting in the designated objectives continued failure of the Lisbon strategy. This time, however, to get the desired effect in terms of increasing the innovation capacity of the Member States and the regions located within the EU, it was decided to use different instruments. Particular importance in this respect is assigned to the new instruments of economic policy, including the concept of smart specialization, which is the subject of consideration in this article.

  • Issue Year: 18/2014
  • Issue No: 4 (72)
  • Page Range: 59-82
  • Page Count: 23