Innowacyjność regionów w Polsce – stan i uwarunkowania
Innovativeness of the regions in Poland – state and conditions

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the diversification of the degree of innovation in thePolish regions. For the analysis 21 partial indicators were used, these were grouped into four areasdescribing the level of innovation in each region (framework conditions, investments, innovativeactivities, influence). The data was taken from the European Innovation Scoreboard 2021. Hellwig’sdevelopment pattern method was used in the research. A ranking was created based on the syntheticvariable, and typological groups of regions were extracted with a similar development level in eachof the assessed areas. The results obtained from organizing and classifying individual voivodeshipsshowed the distance between individual voivodeships with regard to the examined criteria, andallowed for the creation of a qualitative and quantitative description of the existing disproportions.The most innovative region in Poland is the statistically separate Warsaw capital district. At the sametime, the difference between the rest of the Mazowiecki region and its capital is clearly visible, aswell as the necessity to further concentrate European Union resources there in order to stimulate thedevelopment of the region. Among the leaders of innovation, apart from the Warsaw district, arethe Małopolski, Pomorski, and Dolnośląski regions. The Podkarpacki region holds a relatively highposition in the areas of investment, innovative activities and influence (concerning employment,selling innovative products and sustainable development), and is situated to the second (II) group.On the other hand its weakness include its framework conditions (human capital, attractive researchsystems and digitalization). The lowest level of innovation was recorded in the aforementionedMazowieckie region (excluding Warsaw), and in the Świętokrzyski, Zachodniopomorski, andWarmiński-mazurski regions. Each voivodeship is distinguished by its specificity, hence theobtained results may constitute important indicators for local governments to adopt courses of actionto stimulate the process of building regional innovation systems.

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