During the last decade, policy-makers have increasingly devoted attention to the factors that influence the rate and direction of innovation. In particular, developments in the ICT sector have been discussed as a currently dominant source of both technological change and overall economic growth....

Knowledge has become a crucial factor of production in the developed economies and, as humans are the carriers and utilisers of knowledge, skilled human resource is gaining similarly large relevance. These advancements are elements of the substantial changes that characterise the fourth...

The development of a knowledge economy is a key priority for innovative progress and for ensuring the country's competitiveness through the efficient use of intellectual resources and human capital. Our paper is focused on a necessity to find out the influence of human capital in providing...