Open AccessBadania i rozwój jako element przedsiębiorczości w krajach europejskich
Author(s) -
Wiesława Gierańczyk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
przedsiębiorczość, edukacja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2449-9048
pISSN - 2083-3296
DOI - 10.24917/20833296.6.3
Subject(s) - competitor analysis , investment (military) , index (typography) , business , capital (architecture) , china , international trade , geography , political science , marketing , archaeology , politics , world wide web , computer science , law
The article discusses the issue of innovation in economies of European states against the USA, Japan and China. It is based on the size of investment in the R&D sector in relation to the GDP (GERD/GDP) as well as the structure of these investments. In accordance with the research the EU27 spends much less on the R&D sector than its largest competitors. Besides, the EU is diversified in those terms. In 2006 the GERD/GDP index ranged from 3.74% in Sweden to 0.43% in Cyprus. Moreover, the EU also shows a different structure of the sources of capital invested in this sector that the other studied states. Generally, the lower inclination to investment into the R&D sector is visible within the sector of companies, which lies at the basis of efficiency of the innovation system.