KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Knowledge and investment in innovation is becoming the main criteria of competitiveness. The purpose this paper to examine concepts knowledge, To prove stated, comparative analysis was conducted on Eurostat data EU public expenditure education. Further involved employed unemployed persons depending completed educational program Croatia. Furthermore, a benchmarking countries' performance carried out based Global Innovation Index, Bloomberg Index European Scoreboard. aim determine most competitive economies compared third included Croatian companies. contribution visible theoretical determination knowledge its development with list future jobs. importance reflected necessity creating strategies corresponding future.