The Lisbon Strategy, and building of the KBE (Knowledge Based Economy) – make faster the changes of technological systems, social and economy – on level of countries, or regions and companies. The especially accents there are into innovations, the knowledge values and co–operations, into R&D connected with economy. The main goal is to modernize technology, management and organization, environment and other areas of activity of enterprises. After year 2004 – during the integration process with EU there are the advantageous terms of approach to knowledge, technology and wide understanding innovations – by participation in EU Programs and higher level of FDI. The research of Polish steel branch show that foreign companies are more interested in innovations and going to stable lifting the knowledge and skills than polish companies. This phenomenon causes the creation of technological gap between enterprises in the same branch, and also between the different countries – for example nations belonged to „old EU” and new one countries.
Wpływ inwestycji zagranicznych na kształtowanie luki technologicznej w polskich przedsiębiorstwach w branży konstrukcji spawanych w procesie integracji europejskiej
