Перспективы предпринимательства в формировании новых рынков высокотехнологичной продукции в регионе Балтийского моря

Abstract

This article offers an analytical review of the prospects for the formation of new hi-tech markets in the Baltic Sea region with the participation of small and medium businesses. In view of the essential features of entrepreneurship, its prospects in the development and implementation of innovations seem to be quite attractive, however, in the current economic context, growth requires special measures. The authors consider the measures taken by the European Union and individual countries in order to strengthen the participation of small and medium business in R&D and innovations, describe the conditions necessary for unlocking the innovative potential, identify new industries that might become the driver of innovative economy in Europe, and offer a country-specific list of basic markets, which can be developed by small and medium enterprises in a short-term perspective. In the structure of the Bal tic Sea region a special position is held by the Nordic countries — Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland — major regional innovators, as well as a group of South-eastern regions that serve as innovation consumers. Best hopes rest with the sec tors of information and communications technologies and biotechnologies, which are expected to become the centre of major clusters of small and medium enterprises.