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2019 | 15 | nr 3 Entrepreneurship, Technological Upgrading and Innovation Policy in Less Developed and Peripheral Regions | 103--129
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An Innovation Policy Framework for Upgrading Firm Absorptive Capacities in the Context of Catching-up Economies

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The paper addresses the 'regional innovation paradox' referring to the lower capacity to absorb public funds earmarked for the promotion of innovation in the peripheral regions. The key aim is thus to propose and test a conceptual framework of tailored innovation policy routes that aim at stimulating absorptive capacities of firms. Literature analysis helps to distill determinants of absorptive capacity at firm and system levels. Analysis of innovation policies applied by the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in 2007-2013 is used to determine the gap between mainstream innovation policies and business capacity building needs. The paper presents an integrative conceptual 'stairway of competence' framework, mapping four innovator types with alternative policy routes. An assessment of innovation policies in the selected CEE countries is provided. We find that mainstream innovation policies in the selected countries mainly focused on two routes: strengthening the capacities of mature innovators and the uptake of existing technology. There is little evidence that this approach had any clear effects on structural change in the CEE economies. These findings suggest that a more tailor-made approach to innovation capacity building is needed, taking into account the current capacity levels within the target groups. These findings are especially relevant to the use of European Union cohesion policy funds and the implementation of the smart specialization strategies. Although the CEE is the main context for the framework, its implications are applicable to other catching-up and peripheral regions more widely. (original abstract)
Artykuł dotyczy "regionalnego paradoksu innowacji", który odnosi się do niższej zdolności do absorpcji środków publicznych przeznaczonych na promocję innowacji w regionach peryferyjnych. Kluczowym celem jest zatem zaproponowanie i przetestowanie ram koncepcyjnych dostosowanych ścieżek polityki innowacji, które mają na celu stymulowanie zdolności absorpcyjnych firm. Analiza literatury pomaga destylować determinanty zdolności absorpcyjnej na poziomie firmy i systemu. Analiza polityki innowacyjnej stosowanej przez kraje Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej w latach 2007-2013 jest wykorzystywana do określenia luki między głównymi politykami innowacji a potrzebami w zakresie budowania potencjału biznesowego. Artykuł przedstawia integracyjną koncepcję "schodów kompetencji", odwzorowującą cztery typy innowatorów z alternatywnymi ścieżkami polityki. Podano ocenę polityki innowacji w wybranych krajach Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej. Uważamy, że główny nurt polityki innowacji w wybranych krajach skupiał się głównie na dwóch: wzmocnieniu zdolności dojrzałych innowatorów i wykorzystaniu istniejących technologii. Niewiele jest dowodów na to, że takie podejście miało wyraźny wpływ na zmiany strukturalne w gospodarkach EŚW. Wyniki te sugerują, że potrzebne jest bardziej dostosowane do potrzeb podejście do budowania potencjału innowacyjnego, biorąc pod uwagę obecne poziomy zdolności w grupach docelowych. Wyniki te są szczególnie istotne dla wykorzystania funduszy polityki spójności Unii Europejskiej i wdrożenia strategii inteligentnej specjalizacji. Chociaż Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia jest głównym kontekstem, jej implikacje mają szersze zastosowanie do innych regionów nadrabiających zaległości i peryferyjnych. (abstrakt oryginalny)
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