The productivity of Estonian companies has grown significantly more slowly than wages and other input prices. To maintain or increase competitiveness, a structural change in the economy and in the society as a whole is required. In the long term, innovation is the best method of ensuring or increasing competitiveness, even for those countries and companies that are currently already competitive. The Estonian Employers’ Confederation has started an innovation workgroup that we call the Innovation Start-Up Chamber. Activities of the Start-Up Chamber must trigger an impulse of innovation to make the profitability and competitiveness of Estonian companies increase once again. We have already contributed to the upcoming joint strategy of research, development, innovation and entrepreneurship (TAIES); to the creation of the Innovation Agency and the applied research programme that are planned by the State; in cooperation with Statistics Estonia we have simplified the research and development survey for entrepreneurs; held numerous meetings with experts in the field of innovation, etc. Priorities which the Employers are engaged in: In the hands of the private sector Shared effort between the private and public sector Expectations for the state
analyst-advisor
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raul.aron@employers.ee