Abstract
The purpose of this article is to assess the competitiveness of the Polish economy through the prism of two elements: innovation of the enterprise and innovation policy. In the scope of economy, innovation is considered as one of the key factors of competitiveness and the condition to achieve socio-economic development. Unfortunately, when assessing the state of innovativeness of the Polish economy, the question arises whether the actual innovation policy in Poland is carried out properly. An important element of this essay is to attempt to answer that question and assess the level of innovativeness of Polish regions.
