The inter-industry differences in the capacity for technology change influence the intensity and quality of structural changes in the economy, its growth dynamics and competitiveness. The intensity of changing qualitative characteristics reflects the transition economies capacity for taking...

The new EU-entrants face double challenge on the Lisbon road to knowledge-based competitiveness. On the one hand, higher expenditure is required to improve the quality of research and education input and infrastructure, on the other hand, the innovation system changes are necessary to increase...