The aim of the paper is to identify the factors of the changes in economic development, in competitiveness of advanced economies, in the structure of labour force, as well as implementation of the information and communication technologies, which led to the changes in the position of science and research. In a conclusion the paper pays attention also to the impact of these changes on formation of economic policy in the advanced countries.
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