Implementation of the Innovativeness Support Policy in Poland and the Czech Republic

The propose of the article is an analysis of the public innovation polices which have become an essential part of the economic policies of Poland and the Czech Republic. The executed comparative assessment of the economies' innovativeness of Poland and the Czech Republic allows to recognize that the both countries during the considered period use more and more tools to support the innovativeness. The authors try to do a comparative analysis of the conducted innovation policies in Poland and the Czech Republic referring to the results of both theoretical as well as empirical research. Conclusions: The analysis of the literature's topic and the reports showed that the state policy supporting the innovative activity in Poland and in the Czech Republic has a very large importance for development and economic growth. It is also worth to mention, that Poland and the Czech Republic improved their positions in the world according to the Global Innovation Index rankings in the last years.