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标题：CHALLENGES OF INCREASING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RELEVANCE OF ROMANIAN R&D AND INNOVATION
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作者：Steliana SANDU ; Irina ANGHEL
期刊名称：Lex et Scientia
印刷版ISSN：1583-039X
出版年度：2010
卷号：XVII
期号：2
页码：186-200
出版社：University of Bucharest and Nicolae Titulescu University
摘要：The topic of this paper is of special importance in the current context, when Romania has tocope not only with the effects of the economic and financial crisis but also with the EU LisbonAgenda 2020 challenges, presented by the European Commission on the 3rd of March 2010 andrecently adopted by heads of state and government leaders. Improving research-development andinnovation activities is a central issue in reaching the Agenda 2020 objectives. The presentsituation is different from the one ten years ago when the previous Lisbon Strategy 2010 waslaunched. This new global landscape is to try not only the 2020 Europe Strategy, with its centralpoint research-development and innovation but also the functioning of the economy in variousmember states, including Romania. Therefore, it is a dire need nowadays that the research,development and innovation activities at all levels be understood as instruments able to designsolutions to economic and social challenges, even for recovery the economic growth. Based on thestudying a vast specialized literature, the present paper asserts that the congruence betweenscientific activity’s results and their ability to specifically address the needs of the society it serves,depends on various factors concerning the scientific knowledge providers, knowledge potentialusers, knowledge infrastructure and environment. The purpose of this paper is to analyse andassess how challenges related to the provision of inputs for research activities are addressed bythe national research system, especially in the new condition of economic crisis. Its actors have toensure and justify that adequate financial and human resources are most appropriately mobilisedfor an efficient R&D operational system, having in view the time horizon required until the effectsof the R&D investment become visible by increasing R&D system performance and, also, fortransferring the knowledge results into economy. Another aim of the paper is to analyse and assessspecific barriers faced the circulation of the financial flows and research results: weak relationbetween university and industry, financing and barriers that must be overcome by businesssectors, low absorptive capacity of knowledge users etc. Depicting the current strengthens andweaknesses of R&D mechanisms the authors intended to offer a scientific basis for decisionmakersanswers to the major challenges of 2020 Lisbon Agenda.
关键词：R&D financing; crisis an opportunity for innovation; academy-industry;relations; absorption capacity; responsibility of researchers.