Abstract
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 Paper deals with promoting and fostering innovation in the forest-based sector. It presents concepts and initiatives which have an important role in encouraging and strengthening innovation in forestry. Two prominent international programs covered by the paper include “Schweighofer prize” which represents Innovation Award for the European Forest-Based Sector and the “KWF Innovation medal” awarded by Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik – KWF (Center for Forestry Work and Forestry Technology), for the most innovative forestry developments. The overview of selected programs includes nomination and evaluation procedures, innovation categories and prizes, and particularly recent winners i.e. awarded innovations. Additionally, the paper describes the status of innovation in Croatian forestry and elaborates adopted solutions in stimulating the innovation in state-owned forest company. In this respect, indicators of relatively low innovation culture, and the regulation of innovation activity in the forest company are presented. The aim of the paper is to point out the importance of development and promotion of innovation in forestry, raise the awareness about innovation, and ultimately contribute to the stimulation of innovation activities and development of innovation culture in forestry.
Highlights
Paper deals with promoting and fostering innovation in the forest-based sector
It could be described as a more iterative, complex nonlinear phenomenon involving a range of actors and different interactions included in the innovation system model (RAMETSTEINER and WEISS, 2006)
Considering that importance of innovation in forestry has been recognized, together with the need to encourage forestry innovations, this paper provides the overview of specific initiatives and programs which play an important role in promoting and fostering innovation in forestry
Summary
Innovation level of state forest company Croatian Forests Ltd. Grafikon 1. Razina inovacije u državnom šumskom poduzeću Hrvatske šume d.o.o. Regarding the type of innovation, process innovations are the most common, but still not very frequent. Innovations in other areas are extremely low, where 80% of the respondents state that product, marketing, and organization innovations are rare or nonexistent (Graph 2). In assessing the most needed types of innovations, organizational innovations are considered of vital importance for the development of the company, followed by marketing and process innovations. 5% of employees or less, feels that innovations of any type are unnecessary (Graph 3)
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