Vpliv IKT na inovacijske dejavnosti

The development and usage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has particularly increased in the last two decades, while at the same time showing great potential to improve the efficacy of business processes, facilitate and drive innovations, and therefore increase competitiveness. Innovation activities represent an important factor for social and economic change as well as for increasing competitive advantages at both the national and firm levels. This paper focuses on the role that ICTs play in the innovation performance of selected European countries. Using data drawn from the Eurostat and Global Competitiveness Index (2007–2011) and panel regression analysis, research results indicate that ICTs have a significant impact on business innovation activities.Razvoj in uporaba informacijskih in komunikacijskih tehnologij (IKT) sta se povečala predvsem v zadnjih dveh desetletjih. V istem obdobju se kaže tudi velik potencial za izboljšanje poslovnih procesov, za pospeševanje in spodbujanje inovacij, torej za povečanje konkurenčnosti. Inovacijske dejavnosti so pomemben dejavnik družbenih in ekonomskih sprememb ter povečanja konkurenčnih prednosti na nacionalni in podjetniški ravni. V tem članku se osredotočamo na vlogo, ki jo imajo IKT v inovacijski uspešnosti izbranih evropskih držav. Pri raziskavi so bili uporabljeni podatki iz Eurostata in Global competitiveness Indexa (2007–2011) ter panelna regresijska analiza, rezultati pa kažejo, da imajo IKT pomemben vpliv na poslovne inovacijske dejavnosti