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European Union authorities consider innovations as a powerful tool to increase EU economic equality between members. This study represents few issues related with innovations in EU. At first, the EU documents and European scoreboard are analyzed according to structural analysis means of proposed approach. The innovational gap between EU member-states is identified. Second part of the article copes with methodological issues that arose around the research of innovations. The major issue related to an innovations measuring is that innovations consist of both tangible and intangible elements. The methods of the 4th generation of measuring innovation are implemented in the research, which aims to evaluate EU policy according to population's perception of innovations in Lithuania and Romania. Comparative study between Lithuania and Romania is done. The research shows social attitudes towards innovations and its relation with life quality and financial situation. The study shows, that local consumption of innovative products and services not necessary leads to better innovativeness of country. ; Nagrinėjami keli klausimai, susiję su inovacijų plėtote Europos Sąjungoje. Visų pirma analizuojami Europos Sąjungos dokumentai ir Europos švieslentė. Atlikus analizę nustatytas didžiulis inovacinis atotrūkis tarp Europos Sąjungos valstybių narių. ES institucijos mano inovacijas esant galingu įrankiu, galinčiu padidinti Europos Sąjungos šalių ekonominę lygybę. Antroje straipsnio dalyje apžvelgiami metodologiniai klausimai, kylantys atliekant inovacijų tyrimus. Pagrindinė problema, susijusi su inovacijų matavimu, yra tai, kad inovacijos apima tiek materialius, tiek nematerialius elementus. Moksliniame tyrime taikomi ketvirtosios kartos inovacijų matavimo metodai, kuriais siekiama įvertinti Europos Sąjungos inovacijų politiką pagal Lietuvos ir Rumunijos gyventojų nuostatas, inovacijas. Atlikta lyginamoji Lietuvos ir Rumunijos studija. Tyrimas atskleidžia visuomenės požiūrį į inovacijas, jų ryšį su gyvenimo kokybe bei finansine padėtimi bei rodo, kad vietinis novatoriškų produktų ir paslaugų vartojimas nebūtinai veda prie šalies inovatyvumo.

This study represents few issues related with innovations in European Union. At first the European Union documents and European scoreboard are analyzed. According to analysis, a huge innovational gap between European Union member-states is identified and EU authorities consider that innovation-friendly society is crucial element for its innovation policy. Second part of the article copes with methodological issues that arose around the research of innovations. The methods of the 4th generation of measuring innovation are implemented in the research, which aims to evaluate European Union policy according to population's perception of innovations in Lithuania and Romania. Comparative study between Lithuania and Romania is done. The research shows social attitudes towards innovations and its relation with life quality and financial situation. The study shows, that local consumption of innovative products and services not necessary leads to better innovativeness of country.

This study represents few issues related with innovations in European Union. At first the European Union documents and European scoreboard are analyzed. According to analysis, a huge innovational gap between European Union member-states is identified and EU authorities consider that innovation-friendly society is crucial element for its innovation policy. Second part of the article copes with methodological issues that arose around the research of innovations. The methods of the 4th generation of measuring innovation are implemented in the research, which aims to evaluate European Union policy according to population's perception of innovations in Lithuania and Romania. Comparative study between Lithuania and Romania is done. The research shows social attitudes towards innovations and its relation with life quality and financial situation. The study shows, that local consumption of innovative products and services not necessary leads to better innovativeness of country.