Based on investing in research, development (knowledge structure) and innovation (RDI) and
their transfer to the economy, countries or actors in the international community compete more
easily on the global market and thus maintain their soft power. I analyze the concept of soft
power in the context of the international environment, using the example of the EU's power in
the international community. I am interested in how to maintain or ensure soft power by
investing in research, development and innovation activities (knowledge structure power). I do
this through analysis of European RDI policy through the period of the EU Framework
Programmes (FPs), as the most prominent tool for implementing EU RDI policy, and its success.
I measure the success of European RDI policy through the FP using indicators collected within
the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), which, in addition to data for the EU, also provides
data for other global competitors such as the United States of America, South Korea and China.
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