Liliya DamyanovaPublished in:
Russian Journal of Innovation Economics
– Volume 5, Number 3 (July-September, 2015)



Keywords: barriers to innovation, business incubators, innovation, innovation activity of Bulgarian companies, technology centers


Share:

Abstract:

Innovation is an important factor for achieving competitiveness and sustainable development in a turbulent business environment. It provides a basisforthenew"Europe 2020" EU strategy. The article presents the analysis and evaluation of innovation activities in Bulgaria. It considers the place of Bulgaria in various international rankings based on its innovative ability and technological development; it analyzes innovation activities of the Bulgarian companies; it identifies the existing problems and obstacles to innovation; it determines the prospects for development andelaborates recommendations for improvement of innovation activity in the country.

---

References:
1. Innovation Union Scoreboard, 2013, http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/innovation-union-scoreboard-2013pbNBAY13001/issues/?PublicationKey=NBAY13001&EditionKey=NBAY13001ENC_PDF&CatalogCategoryID=Gj0KABst5F4AAAEjsZAY4e5L.
2. Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014, http://era.gv.at/object/document/1275/attach/20140327-innovation-union-scoreboard-2014.pdf
3. Innovation Union Scoreboard 2015, http://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/innovation/facts-figures/scoreboards/files/ius-2015_en.pdf.
4. GIS, Global innovation Index, http://www.proinno-europe.eu/page/thematic-papers-1.
5. Community Innovation Survey 2008 – 2012, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database.
6. Evropeyska komisiya (2012), Syyuz za inovatsii 2011 g., Sluzhba za publikatsii na Evropeyskiya syyuz, 2012g., http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/files/ius-2011_en.pdf.
7. Inovatsii.bg 2013, S., Fondatsiya „Prilozhni izsledvaniya i komunikatsii“, 2013.
8. http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/thefunds/funding/index_bg.cfm .
9. OPIK 2014-2020g. – proekt m. oktomvri 2013g., http://www.opcompetitiveness.bg/images/module3/1211_131008_OPIC_draft_fin_CKZ_clean_BG.pdf/.
10. Inovatsionnata strategiya za inteligentna spetsializatsiya na Republika Bylgariya (rabotna versiya) 28 may 2013, http://www.mi.government.bg/files/useruploads/files/ris3_28_05_2013.pdf.
11. Strategiyata na ES „Evropa 2020“,
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2010:2020:FIN:BG:PDF.
12. Natsionalna strategiya za razvitie na nauchnite izsledvaniya 2020 http://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/View.aspx?lang=bg-BG&Id=708.
13. Sychetavaneto na inteligenten i ustoychiv rastezh chrez inteligentna spetsializatsiya, Praktichesko rykovodstvo za upravlyavaschi organi na EFRR, EK, 2012, http://www.mi.government.bg/files/useruploads/files/innovations/manualnovember2012.pdf.
14. http://www.eufunds.bg/bg/pubs/3455.
15. http://www.opcompetitiveness.bg/module4.php?menu_id=12&id=114.
16. http://www.opcompetitiveness.bg/module4.php?menu_id=13.