Innovation Policies in the Visegrad Countries

Aleksander Szpor (), Attila Havas, Vera Czesana, Lubica Slusna and Miroslav Balog

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Abstract: This report first reviews the current discussion about innovation, looking at its definition and theoretical underpinnings from different angles. It is followed by an analysis of the rationale, goals, instruments and organisational framework of innovation policies in the Visegrad Countries. The report argues that the Visegrad Countries tend to focus on a narrow understanding of innovation – expressed in the science-push model of innovation, as well as in mainstream economics – as opposed to the broader understanding promoted by the evolutionary approach. The latter approach would provide more appropriate guidelines for developing innovation systems, improving performance and achieving more pronounced and favourable impacts on socio-economic development in general.

Keywords: innovation policy; innovation measures; innovation systems; non-technology innovation; DUI; Visegrad Group; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Slovakia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O30 O31 P21 P27 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
ISBN: 978-83-63857-24-0
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