Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation

Croatia's economic and social development achievements in the last decade have been impressive; the country closed its income gap with the European Union and now has some of the best social development indicators in the region. However, growin...

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Main Authors: Correa, Paulo, Tarade, Ljiljana, Borowik, Iwona M.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12817844/croatias-science-technology-project-unleashes-innovation
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spelling okr-10986-101822021-04-23T14:02:49Z Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation Correa, Paulo Tarade, Ljiljana Borowik, Iwona M. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BACKBONE BRAIN DRAIN BUSINESS INNOVATION BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESSES COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIASPORA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS EXPENDITURES FACULTY MEMBERS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GROWTH PATH ICT INFORMATION COMMUNICATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATION POLICIES INNOVATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERVIEWS IP KNOWLEDGE CREATION KNOWLEDGE USE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LICENSING LICENSING AGREEMENTS LIMITED ACCESS MARKET POTENTIAL NATURAL SCIENCES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES R&D R&D EXPENDITURES RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION RESEARCH GRANTS RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH PROJECTS RESEARCHERS RESULT RESULTS SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES SCIENTISTS SEED CAPITAL SIMULATIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STAFF SALARIES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES TRAINING COSTS USERS VALUE CHAIN Croatia's economic and social development achievements in the last decade have been impressive; the country closed its income gap with the European Union and now has some of the best social development indicators in the region. However, growing current account deficits, in the context of increasing domestic wages, small productivity gains and scarce innovation, suggest that this pattern may not be sustainable. With the economic crisis hitting the region hard, accelerating productivity and reaping the benefits of innovation for the country's development have become even more urgent. 2012-08-13T10:39:35Z 2012-08-13T10:39:35Z 2010-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12817844/croatias-science-technology-project-unleashes-innovation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10182 English Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Volume No. 24 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Croatia
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topic ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
BACKBONE
BRAIN DRAIN
BUSINESS INNOVATION
BUSINESS SECTOR
BUSINESSES
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
DIASPORA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
EXPENDITURES
FACULTY MEMBERS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GROWTH PATH
ICT
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
INNOVATION POLICIES
INNOVATIONS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERVIEWS
IP
KNOWLEDGE CREATION
KNOWLEDGE USE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LICENSING
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
LIMITED ACCESS
MARKET POTENTIAL
NATURAL SCIENCES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
R&D
R&D EXPENDITURES
RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION
RESEARCH GRANTS
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH PROJECTS
RESEARCHERS
RESULT
RESULTS
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
SCIENTISTS
SEED CAPITAL
SIMULATIONS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STAFF SALARIES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES
TRAINING COSTS
USERS
VALUE CHAIN
spellingShingle ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
BACKBONE
BRAIN DRAIN
BUSINESS INNOVATION
BUSINESS SECTOR
BUSINESSES
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
DIASPORA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
EXPENDITURES
FACULTY MEMBERS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GROWTH PATH
ICT
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
INNOVATION POLICIES
INNOVATIONS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERVIEWS
IP
KNOWLEDGE CREATION
KNOWLEDGE USE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LICENSING
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
LIMITED ACCESS
MARKET POTENTIAL
NATURAL SCIENCES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
R&D
R&D EXPENDITURES
RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION
RESEARCH GRANTS
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH PROJECTS
RESEARCHERS
RESULT
RESULTS
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
SCIENTISTS
SEED CAPITAL
SIMULATIONS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STAFF SALARIES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES
TRAINING COSTS
USERS
VALUE CHAIN
Correa, Paulo
Tarade, Ljiljana
Borowik, Iwona M.
Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Croatia
relation Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Volume No. 24
description Croatia's economic and social development achievements in the last decade have been impressive; the country closed its income gap with the European Union and now has some of the best social development indicators in the region. However, growing current account deficits, in the context of increasing domestic wages, small productivity gains and scarce innovation, suggest that this pattern may not be sustainable. With the economic crisis hitting the region hard, accelerating productivity and reaping the benefits of innovation for the country's development have become even more urgent.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Correa, Paulo
Tarade, Ljiljana
Borowik, Iwona M.
author_facet Correa, Paulo
Tarade, Ljiljana
Borowik, Iwona M.
author_sort Correa, Paulo
title Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation
title_short Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation
title_full Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation
title_fullStr Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation
title_full_unstemmed Croatia’s Science and Technology Project Unleashes Innovation
title_sort croatia’s science and technology project unleashes innovation
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12817844/croatias-science-technology-project-unleashes-innovation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10182
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