Innovation factors and policy for national development

Abstract

In part one «Innovation factors and policy for national development» the significance of innovation policy in wider context through the use of political, economic and administrative instruments, was mainly aimed at improving the functioning of society, creating new sectoral segments of the national innovation system, developing the institutional environment, stimulating innovation behavior of individual firms is discussed. For practical implications authors note that it is important to emphasize the growing role of technology in the life of society makes active state regulation (through coordination and stimulation) in this area necessary. In leading countries and in a number of studies, the public-private policy is considered as a coordinated, state-funded initiative to mobilize national resources to accelerate targeted technological changes and maintain leadership in global competition through the innovations.