Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies (Jun 2015)
State policy of innovation - oriented SMEs development: in case of the Republic of Moldova
Abstract
In this paper, an analysis of government programs to support innovation development in the Republic of Moldova. Existing program of collaboration and cooperation between business and science and implementing a program of grants for the development of innovative SMEs under the leadership of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Emphasizes the importance of decentralization existing National Innovation System, necessity of its connections with regional emerging innovation systems. As an example the experience of the Innovative Educational cluster with the leading role of innovation incubator “InnoCenter” of the Comrat State University. Since 2012, Innovation incubator implements innovation projects and developing the infrastructure both inside and outside of the university borders - in close cooperation with the main actors of the regional innovation space.
