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The paper considers the very important issue of innovativeness of Polish economy with particular attention given to its innovation strategy. The major thesis of paper argues that the growth of innovativeness of Polish economy requires structural, institutional and financial changes in the long run. The paper is divided into three parts. First deals with the assessment of innovative potential and innovative activity of Polish economy. Second presents the main causes of insufficient level of innovativeness of Polish economy. Third discusses the issue of innovation strategy suitable for development of Polish economy.