Lisabonos strategija ir jos įgyvendinimo planas Lietuvoje žinių ekonomikos strategavimo prasme ; Consistancy of lisbon strategy in lithuania with strategies of knowledge economy

Abstract

The theme of the master thesis is topical for the whole Europe and Lithuania as well. The future of the European Union is related to the establishement of the society and economy based on knowledge. Therefore, it means that the major problems which require strategic decisions are the problems of the establishment of the knowledge based society and economy, the problems which are particularly important to Lithuania. Object of the master thesis – the National Lisbon Strategy, its goals of employment, science and education policy as well as the criteria of knowledge economy strategy. Purpose of the thesis – to analyse if the Lisbon Strategy goals of employment stimulation and the goals established by science and education policy correspond with the criteria of economy strategy. The following goals have been established to fulfil the purpose of the master thesis: to highlight the differences between knowledge economy and industrial economy; to explain the importance of strategic management to knowledge economy; to present the causes for the origin of the Lisbon Strategy and its implementation prospect; to present the causes for the origin of the revised Lisbon Strategy; to describe the prospect of the Lisbon Strategy implementation in Lithuania; to analyse the achievement of the employment, science and education policy goals of the Lisbon Strategy in the aspect of knowledge economy. The following common analytical and special methods of research have been employed while writing the master thesis: the model of industrial and knowledge economy; empirical study; document and source study; comparative study and tipological grouping. After having analysed the goals established by the policy of employment, science and education, a conclusion can be drawn that the established goals only partly correspond with the criteria of economy strategy. The closest correspondence can be observed between the goals of the science and education policy and the criteria of economy strategy. It has been observed that some of the goals are duplicated, objects from other fields of work are included, there is a lack of clarity and specification. In order to fulfil the goals of the Lisbon Strategy implementation, there is necessity to make these goals more explicit. The goals provided in the Strategy are often of a different complexion, include actions, their results and desirable outcomes. The establishment of the goals should be like a good plan which could enable to reach the goals of the National Lisbon Strategy; however, at the moment it is rather a collection of well-turned phrases than a weighty document.