2014, nr. 2

ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA IN TERMS OF: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

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Authors:  
Iulita BIRCA, junior scientific researcher, INCE
Ecaterina NEGRU, PhD Student, USM
Alexandru GRIBINCEA, PhD, Professor, ULIM

An important condition for achieving a sustainable economic growth and for improving living standards of the population of the Republic of Moldova is the active involvement of the national economy in the international exchange of goods, services, knowledge, technology, etc., and also strengthening its positions on the international market. Therefore, to achieve and maintain competitiveness has become a fundamental economic policies issue in the context of globalization. In the contemporary world, national economic competitiveness is determined by a wide variety of features and important factors. In this article, the authors will focus their attention on the part of science, technology and innovation as being one of the key tools in the modern future of any modern state.

Keywords:  
economic competitiveness, knowledge, technologies, innovations, international trade, international market.