Abstract
To carry out a comparative analysis of the EU countries’ national innovation systems (NIS), a feature vector has been compiled, covering three modules, namely, science, education, and innovation. The feature vector is a valid multidimensional data set of sixteen official statistics indices and two sub-indices of the Global Innovation Index. The development of a cognitive model for managing the NIS parameters required a preliminary three-stage empirical study to determine its elements. In the first stage, cluster analysis was performed (the k-means, metric – Euclidean distance algorithm was used). As a result, the EU countries were divided into four clusters (following multidimensional scaling estimates). In the second stage, a classification analysis (using decision trees) was carried out, which allowed determining three parameters that distinguish clusters (or classes) optimally. These parameters are recognized as important ones in terms of positioning the countries in the general ranking; that is, they can be considered as a priority for the NIS development and improving the countries’ positions in international comparisons. In the third stage, based on the authors’ approach, the significance (information content) of each key parameter is estimated. As a result, a cognitive model was compiled, taking into account the parameter significance. The model can be used in managing the NIS parameters, seeking to increase the system performance and improve the international position of a specific country. The model can also be used by partner countries, for example, Ukraine, as it demonstrates the landscape of EU innovative development and outlines the directions for priority development of NIS towards the European progress.
Highlights
In the contemporary economic paradigm, innovation has become one of the main factors for sustainable growth and competitiveness
The crucial task is to develop new scientifically-based approaches and models for managing the national innovation systems (NIS) parameters that can ensure high-quality decisions with the permissible complexity of manipulating the available data. This problem can be solved by developing a unique cognitive model that more adequately describes the correlation of NIS parameters and targets the innovation policy tools
Drawing up a cognitive model should be based on separating key parameters, which allows focusing the resources on the main areas
Summary
In the contemporary economic paradigm, innovation has become one of the main factors for sustainable growth and competitiveness Their intensive development and implementation requires a systematic approach in the innovation sector, which manifests itself in creating the national innovation systems (hereinafter NIS). The crucial task is to develop new scientifically-based approaches and models for managing the NIS parameters that can ensure high-quality decisions with the permissible complexity of manipulating the available data. This problem can be solved by developing a unique cognitive model that more adequately describes the correlation of NIS parameters and targets the innovation policy tools. The case of the EU countries is of interest to other states in terms of more rational use and selective increase of innovative potential
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