Innovations in Enlarged European Union from the Point of Innovation Diffusion Theory
Innovations in Enlarged European Union from the Point of Innovation Diffusion Theory

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the main possible dynamics of innovation system in enlarged European Union (EU). The governance of the EU innovation policies, underlining the cooperation and emergence of national innovation cultures and governance structures are shown by presenting three possible scenarios. The main issues concerned in the article are: the challenges and opportunities in the innovation and science research fields of enlarged EU; the European Research Area (ERA) creation, highlighting three components of knowledge management: production, dissemination and exploitation of knowledge. Also the article informs about the Sixth Framework Programme (FP-6) and its implementation instruments that are focused on research and technology activities and innovation. Based on theoretical assumptions, were examined factors explaining the differences of innovation diffusion process in different countries, analyzing the impact of country, culture and time to innovation diffusion. This study emphasizes that the ERA is the broad heading for a range of connected policies that attempt to ensure the development of European research and facilitate the research policies of Member States in order to improve the efficiency of European research capabilities. The final issue identified was to encourage R&D and innovation as part of corporate strategies and management policies so that they were fully integrated into the government, education and business sectors across the whole EU.

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