Using Patent Development, Education Policy and Research and Development Expenditure Policy to Increase Technological Competitiveness of Small European Union Member States

Ferraro, Simona; Dutt, Pawan Kumar; Kerikmäe, Tanel

doi:10.1515/cirr-2017-0009

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“…Technological innovations are often protected by patents which allow innovators to take advantage of their intellectual property rights and compensate for expenditure on research and development (Scotchmer, 2005;OECD, 2009). Patents are used to measure innovative activity, however, they have some merits and drawbacks as the heterogeneous, non-linear and complex nature of technological change is difficult to capture by one indicator (Archibugi & Pianta, 1996;Popp, 2005; de Rassenfosse, Dernis, Guellec, Picci, & van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2013; Abbas, Zhang, & Khan, 2014;Kowalski & Michorowska, 2014;Ferraro, Dutt, & Kerikmäe, 2017). Nevertheless patent statistics have been widely used for assessing the competitive position in various technology fields both at firm and country levels (for an overview of merits and drawbacks of patents and patent-based indicators and databases see: Archibugi & Pianta, 1996;Dernis, Guellec, & van Pottelsberghe, 2002;Archambault, 2002;Kim & Lee, 2015;Dziallas & Blindt, 2019).…”

Section: Measuring Technological Competitiveness In the Digital Agementioning

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Technological competitiveness of the EU member states in the era of the fourth industrial revolution

Weresa¹

2019

EBR

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The aim of this paper is to investigate the implications of the fourth industrial revolution for technological competitiveness, its definition and measurement methods. An empirical part is aimed at identifying comparative advantages of the European Union in digital technologies. Recently new approaches have appeared to measure digital competitiveness, however they use a broad definition of competitiveness that encompasses not only technological factors but also the macroeconomic and institutional environment (IMD, 2017; WEF, 2018). There is still a limited number of studies focused on the technological dimension of competitiveness in digital technologies. This paper fills the gap by developing a conceptual framework based on patent indicators, i.e. Patent Share and Revealed Technological Advantage indices. It allows a consistent analysis of the comparative advantages of the EU member states in digital technologies to be conducted. The results confirm a huge diversity within the EU in terms of digital technologies, their global impact and comparative advantages.

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Section: Measuring Technological Competitiveness In the Digital Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Technological competitiveness of the EU member states in the era of the fourth industrial revolution

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2019

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“…The impact of cultural, economic, social and strategic capitals is also relevant to get a 360 degrees view. 97 (b) When looking at the number of triadic patent applications filed based on the applicant´s country of residence, the following information is available in the OECD database. 98 Priority date for these triadic patent applications is set at 2013 because data is available only upto that date in EPO, USPTO and Japanese Patent Office (JPO) due to legal reasons.…”

Section: Comparison With Estonia (I) Foreign Influences On Patent Lawmentioning

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Using Patent Development, Education Policy and Research and Development Expenditure Policy to Understand Differences Between Countries – The Case of Estonia and Germany

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Wahl

Kerikmäe

2019

International and Comparative Law Review

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Summary Innovation is the key factor for economic growth. RDI policies pursued in a wholesome manner can have long term social significance. The true value of an invention depends upon factors such as its economic value, strategic value, cultural value and social value. Estonia and Germany share a long historical and legal connection. The German economy is strong and Germany has safeguarded it’s manufacturing, mining and construction sector through incremental innovation and focused state funding for RDI activities. Germany runs cost efficient entrepreneurship promotion programs. RDI in Estonia is dependent upon EU funding. Estonia lags behind Germany in respect of several global rankings related to technology and innovativeness. To make the Estonian economy knowledge-driven and technologically intensive, the state must focus on cultural, economic, social and strategic factors. Estonia should adopt RDI policies similar to Germany and also use the new UP regime to help its SMEs to acquire foreign patents.

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“…Despite minor political problems with Lithuania and Estonia (related to the Dalai Lama's visit) a few years back, economic cooperation is on the rise in all three Baltic States. Even though the amount of FDI is so far not reaching very high, numerous treaties and agreements signed between China and the Baltic States are expected to bring those investments (Ferraro et al, 2017). Imagining the potential of such cooperation, we should remember the potential of the Belt and Road project with almost limitless capital support, including 40 billion US dollars from the Silk Road Fund, 100 billion US dollars from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and an extra 50 billion US dollars from the New Development Bank.…”

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The Caucasus 3 Plus the Baltic 3 and Economic Cooperation with China

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Chochia

Lashkhi

2018

Baltic Journal of European Studies

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This study analyses China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative for the Baltic and South Caucasus countries. Trade, Foreign Direct Investments and transit potential are taken as main factors for the cooperation. A clash of China and the West in pursuing economic leadership is taken into account. The study suggests a new, alternative route for the OBOR initiative through the Caucasus, which has all the needed infrastructure and readiness for being started. Moreover, Georgia is not new to the EU preferences, it has experience of GSP+ and now the unique achievement of free trade regimes with the EU and China is also taken as an alternative route and an advantage for the Caucasus and the Baltic States.

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Using Patent Development, Education Policy and Research and Development Expenditure Policy to Increase Technological Competitiveness of Small European Union Member States

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Technological competitiveness of the EU member states in the era of the fourth industrial revolution

Technological competitiveness of the EU member states in the era of the fourth industrial revolution

Using Patent Development, Education Policy and Research and Development Expenditure Policy to Understand Differences Between Countries – The Case of Estonia and Germany

The Caucasus 3 Plus the Baltic 3 and Economic Cooperation with China

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