DEVELOPING IT&C DOMAIN PREMISE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA
In the information society, economic fields with advanced technology represent the main vector of development in consonance with the sustainable development of human society. The paper examines the evolution of economic sectors with high technology as the main component of the information society in Romania compared to EU countries, both in terms of number of companies and also production value, value added at factor cost, gross operating surplus, etc.. It is used to analyze statistical data from the years 2008-2012 from Eurostat databases, Undata and the National Institute of Statistics.
Comparative Analysis on the Inluence of the Economic Crisis on Education in some European Countries
Purpose – This study intends to present some inluences developed during the economic crisis related to the education area in some European countries. The study wants to present a comparative analysis among these European countries. Design/Methodology/Approach – This study is based on the Eurostat data series and is designed due to the statistical data processing. Findings – The study revealed some information and ideas about certain aspects as: changes of population structure by educational attainment level, evolutions of the shares with irst and second stage of tertiary education, investments in education and training, age distributions for teachers and trainers, participation rates in education. Research Limitations/Implications – This research is based on Eurostat data series considered relevant by the authors and on some other related analyses or research studies. The paper describes case studies from most of European countries but focuses only on few of them. Practical Implications – This study clariies the inluences of the economic crisis on education in some European countries in order to present a real image related to the evolution of education among Europe. Originality/Value – Even though different studies in the education ield were developed, this subject was not analyzed in the manner carried out in this paper.
A Comparative Analysis Of Research – Development And Innovation Activities In Romania
When adopting the recommendations of the Lisbon Agenda or Strategy, the European states have decided that in order to make the European Union a space of competitiveness and greater social cohesion and a model of sustainable economic growth, research-development and innovation (RDI) must become the main pillar of the member states common policies. Consequently, the European Council recommended more investment in research and development, setting the collective EU target of raising research investment to 3% of the GDP, namely 1% from public funds and 2% from private sector. The current economic and financial crisis and the pressure it poses on resources, public or pri-vate, ]has limited to some extent the achievement of these objectives. The investments might not increase as anticipated or they might even decrease. However, several states have understood that, in times of crisis, the investment in research and innovation might bring tremendous gains in terms of new technologies, human capital and knowledge or, in other words, gains in economic competitive-ness. This paper aims at providing a comparative analysis of the Romanian situation using the statis-tical indicators of the knowledge economy, those related to RDI financing and also to RDI results for the short period of time when financing has increased as a result of applying the objectives set out by the Lisbon Strategy. We underline the fact that without financing there is no research and innovation and without policies to support RDI the delays in development cannot be recovered. The final part of the paper provides several recommendations aiming at improving the RDI policies in Romania in ac-cordance with post-2010 Lisbon Strategy.