Rozwój innowacyjności i przedsiębiorczości w Województwie Kujawsko-Pomorskim

Abstract

Innovation is an important factor in economic development in the European Union. Each developed country tries to raise the level of innovation in their economies by increasing its competitiveness. Poland does not take the highest place among the EU countries in the ranking of innovation as well as Kujawsko-Pomorskie province among other provinces. Among all industrial companies in Kujawsko-Pomorskie province with employment level above 9 persons, innovation leads 18% of the entities. Only 13% of companies have introduced new or significantly improved productsand new or significantly improved processes. In the largest companies, with the employment level above 250 people, innovative activity is carried out in 65% of cases. In the last few years, the biggest companies in Kujawsko-Pomorskie province are gaining increasingly highershare of revenue from the sale of new and significantly improved products. In Kujawsko-Pomorskie provinceare fewer centers of innovation and entrepreneurship than in most regions of Poland.