TRIAD: BUSINESSES – UNIVERSITIES – MUNICIPALITY (REGIONS) WITHIN KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

The ability to obtain and use knowledge does not only depend on the access and using of information and communication technologies, but also on working and efficient education system in the state (region) and new approaches to innovations and both economic and institutional frameworks, that support using knowledge by competitive production and services. This paper focuses on the main development trends in the area of tertiary education, link and dialogue within the triad of “businesses, universities and public institutions of state and region” and we formulate suggestions for higher efficiency of cooperation among the three abovementioned subjects.