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The Romanian innovation performance in the European context
The Romanian innovation performance in the European context

Author(s): Gabriela Lucia Şipoş
Subject(s): National Economy, Economic development, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: innovation performance; competitiveness; Community Innovation Survey;

Summary/Abstract: A main priority of Romania after the accession in the European Union is to stimulate the increase of economic competitiveness by minimizing the technologic lag comparative with the other countries, members of EU. In these conditions, the main aim of the paper is to analyze the Romanian enterprise’s innovation performance. In the same time, the paper makes a comparative analysis of a number of important indicators of innovation between Romanian situation and the other competitive EU countries. The paper uses the most recent results of a statistical research of National Statistical Institute about the innovation in the Romanian enterprises according to Community Innovation Survey. On the base of this critical analysis of Romania’s stage in the development of innovation and competitiveness the paper will give some solutions and ways to reduce the delays of competitiveness of Romanian enterprises comparative with the performances of enterprises from EU.

  • Issue Year: 56/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 502-512
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English