Policy Insights
Policy Insight 138: Innovation for economic resilience: Strengthening Ukraine's human capital and science sector
Innovation is essential for economic growth and resilience, and its importance is particularly evident in Ukraine today. On the battlefield, cutting-edge advances in military and healthcare technologies have played a pivotal role in Ukraine’s defence efforts, underscoring the crucial impact of innovation in times of crisis. These innovations, however, build upon prior advances in more fundamental, or basic, science. For example, fundamental research across a range of fields has made modern drone technology possible.
This Policy Insight stresses that attention to fundamental research is a critical foundation for effective innovation policy. The authors discuss several priority areas for policies to support the science and innovation sector in Ukraine, with a key focus on the development of human capital to contribute to economic recovery and growth, and suggest policies and programmes that are key for bolstering Ukraine’s science and innovation sector in the short run as well as making it a driving force of economic recovery in the longer run.
