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2017 | 17/2 | 189-206

Article title

THE EUROPEAN UNION IN GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE BALANCE AND PROSPECTS

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UNIA EUROPEJSKA W GLOBALNEJ DZIAŁALNOŚCI BADAWCZO-ROZWOJOWEJ: BILANS I PERSPEKTYWY

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This article attempts to determine the position of the European Union in the new global pattern of research and development led by fast-growing East Asia. The essential research issue raised in the paper is a comparative analysis of the R&D potential of the European Union relative to the Asian centre and the USA aimed to identify problems in EU R&D. The article employs two main research tools: a traditional overview of studies in the literature and a comparative analysis. The examination demonstrates continuing progress in building the R&D potential of the European Union, the third largest global R&D centre. Against the backdrop of East Asia and the USA, however, EU R&D changes definitely too slowly, which results in a widening gap between the EU and, especially, the Asian centre but also the USA. The analysis allows concluding that it is necessary not only to significantly speed up R&D in the European Union but also to orientate the process accordingly, with a primary focus on activating the business sector.
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Celem artykułu jest określenie pozycji Unii Europejskiej w nowym globalnym układzie działalności badawczo-rozwojowej, w którym liderem stała się dynamicznie rozwijająca się Azja Wsch. Zasadniczym problemem badawczym opracowania jest analiza porównawcza potencjału R&D Unii Europejskiej względem centrum azjatyckiego i USA, aby w rezultacie zidentyfikować kwestie problemowe w R&D UE. W artykule wykorzystano dwa główne narzędzia badawcze, jakimi są tradycyjne studia literaturowe oraz analiza porównawcza. W wyniku przeprowadzonych analiz wykazano, że widoczny jest stały progres w budowaniu potencjału R&D UniiEuropejskiej, która stanowi trzecie co do wielkości centrum globalnych R&D. Jednak na tle Azji Wsch. i USA tempo zmian w unijnych R&D jest stanowczo za niskie, a w konsekwencji powiększa się dystans UE zwłaszcza do centrum azjatyckiego, ale także i do USA. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych rozważań można wnioskować, że konieczne jest nietylko znaczne przyspieszenie R&D w Unii Europejskiej, ale też odpowiednie ukierunkowanie tego procesu, przede wszystkim w stronę aktywizacji sfery biznesu.

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189-206

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  • Cracow University of Economics

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