Poland lags in knowledge-intensive industries

Only 1.9 percent of Poles (299,000 employees) work in knowledge-intensive industries, which is one of the worst scores within the EU, according to Eurostat data quoted by Puls Biznesu. The average in the EU reaches approximately 2.7 percent, and in Scandinavian countries or Ireland – even 4.5 percent. This could signal a step back in the development of the Polish economy. The knowledge intensive industries include research and development, pharmaceuticals, programming and telecommunication.