Utjecaj transformacije inovacijskog sustava na promjenu kvalitete tehnoloških sektora CEE zemalja
The impact of the transformation of the innovation system on the change in the quality of the technology sectors of CEE countries

Summary/Abstract: The countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), in the last 30 years, have undergone two significant political and institutional transformations, which have caused strong effects on the country’s economic and innovation agenda. However, the transformation of the system did not completely eliminate the political, institutional and technological heritage of the planned economy. This paper will analyze the impact of the innovation system transformation on quality of CEE countries technology sectors. Namely, changes in the quality of innovation of each individual technology sectors will be observed during the three time periods that CEE countries have undergone. With the inflow of foreign capital, technology and knowledge, CEE countries record positive changes in the growth of innovation quality. However, time spent in the planned economy left significant trace in building specific capacities, that way disabled changes in technology portfolio. Understanding the long-term trends in the country's innovation quality, and technology portfolio, will help set public policy, which will result in increased efficiency in the innovation system.

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