Possibilities to Achieve the Goals Set in the Europe 2020 Strategy as Regards Financing R&D Activity in the Polish Regions Cover Image

Możliwości osiągnięcia celów wyznaczonych w Strategii Europa 2020 w zakresie finansowania działalności B+R w polskich regionach
Possibilities to Achieve the Goals Set in the Europe 2020 Strategy as Regards Financing R&D Activity in the Polish Regions

Author(s): Joanna Staśkiewicz
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Present Times (2010 - today), EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Instytut Badań Rynku, Konsumpcji i Koniunktur
Keywords: R&D activity; GERD; Europe 2020 Strategy; knowledge-based economy;

Summary/Abstract: In her study, the author examined the possibility to achieve the objectives assigned in the Europe 2020 Strategy and in the National Programme of Reforms Europe 2020 as regards financing R&D activity in the Polish regions. She presented and assessed tendencies in financing R&D activity in Polish regions upon Poland’s accession to the European Union. The comparative analysis comprised the changes in the scale and structure of financing research and development activity in the Polish provinces against the background of the national and EU average. The surveys show that the growth of outlays on R&D to the level of 1.7% of GDP till the year 2020 is possible only in 4 regions of Poland, whereas it is impossible to achieve in the same timeperiod the level of 3% of GDP both in any Polish region and in the EU on average.

  • Issue Year: 352/2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 270-281
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish