The troubling face of Cyprus : from a sheltered to a high tech island? The place of information policy

Musyck, Bernard (author), Hadjimanolis, Athanasios (author)

Applying the theoretical framework of the National Innovation System (NIS), this article analyses the innovation policy of Cyprus, a European Union accession country. The paper first introduces the concept of the National Innovation System and discusses its advantages, drawbacks and validity as an analytical tool in the context of a small industrialising country. Empirical research on recent innovation-related developments in the Cypriot economy and the evolution of relevant policies are outlined. The concept of innovation policy is relatively new to Cyprus, and the analysis reveals that there is no self-contained policy document or a guideline, and that the elements of innovation policy are included in the existing industrial policy. The article then presents the current state of the NIS in Cyprus, its deficiencies and the subsequent implications for innovation policy. The study concludes with some policy recommendations.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Cyprus, European union, industrialization
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2002
• Number of pages: Str. 449-467, 484, 487
• Numbering: Vol. 5, no. 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-135819
• UDC: 330.341.424
• ISSN on article: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 21805661
• Publication date in RUL: 30.03.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of international relations and development
• Shortened title: J. int. relat. & dev.
• Publisher: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre of International Relations
• ISSN: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 76065792

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Problematična stran Cipra

Abstract

S teoretičnim pristopom nacionalnega inovacijskega sistema (NIS) članek analizira inovacijsko politiko na Cipru, kandidatki za članstvo v Evropski uniji. Najprej predstavlja pojem NIS ter razpravlja o njegovih prednostih, slabostih in veljavnosti kot analitičnem orodju znotraj konteksta male industrializirajoče se države. Predstavljene so novejše empirične raziskave, vezane na inovacijsko pomembne razvojne tendence ciprskega gospodarstva, in razvoj spremljajočih politik. Sam pojem inovacijske politike je na Cipru relativno nov, pa tudi analiza kaže, da ni nobenega samostojnega dokumenta ali navodil na tem področju. Zato so elementi tovrstne politike vključeni v sedanjo gospodarsko politiko. Članek nato predstavlja sedanje stanje NIS na Cipru, njegove pomanjkljivosti ter posledice za inovacijsko politiko. Študija se zaključi s priporočili primerne politike, utemeljenimi na predhodni raziskavi.

• Keywords: Ciper, Evropska unija, industrializacija