Το Δημόσιο ως Διευκολυντής (enabler) στην Προώθηση της Καινοτομίας. Διεθνείς Πρακτικές.

Abstract

This thesis attempts to outline the role that the Public Sector is called upon to play as an enabler of innovation, and also to capture the international practices related to improving and increasing the production and dissemination of innovation results. An attempt is made through bibliography research and review in the databases of reputable organizations, to gather data and information on innovation, first in order to establish the theoretical framework and to conceptualize the term, and then to record the planned, implemented and evaluated public policies related to innovation, to capture the role of the state itself as a producer of innovation, to report the best practices observed in European and non European territory, as well as the case studies of the pioneer countries in terms of innovative indicators. The aim is not only to draw some conclusions regarding the grave importance of the Public Sector's role as an enabler of innovation, as a means of achieving sustainable and socially beneficial development, in line with the demands of the 4th Industrial Revolution and the tectonic shift due to new social challenges, but also to highlight the best international practices in this field that could potentially be applied in the Greek case.