TECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE EU AS PREREQUISITES FOR THE ICT-DEVELOPMENT

The aim of the article is to study the technological potential of the European Union, what is a prerequisite for the development of the informational and communicational technologies (ICT). It is listed the most famous countries indices of innovative activity around the world. Also our researches are based on the European Innovation Scoreboard research (EIS); it is analyzed its principles and system of indicators: drivers of innovations; creation of new knowledge; innovations and entrepreneurship; implementation; intellectual property. It is shown countries with the highest and lowest technological potential. The results of correlation analysis have showed a significant links between innovative index, global competitiveness index and GDP of the EU-28 members.