The creating the knowledge-based economy is the new phase in the development of economy and society called “information society”. The term means the economy in which the knowledge is of great importance in stimulating the economic and social development; the knowledge is the more important factor determining the level and the rate of economic development than expenditures on fixed assets. The knowledge is defined as a set of information and opinions that may have practical cognitive value or as a set of veraciuos information concerning the reality and the skill of using it. The article is devoted especially to the problem of promotion the knowledge-based economy in Poland. To meet the requirements resulting from the accession to the European Union, Poland has to prepare the long-term social and economic programme which essence should be the improvement of competitiveness of Polish economy in the global market. The Lisbon Strategy, accepted by the European Council in March of 2000, could be acknowledged as a good basis of such a programme.

Zadanie pt. „Digitalizacja i udostępnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet Łódzki” nr 885/P-DUN/2014 zostało dofinansowane ze środków MNiSW w ramach działalności upowszechniającej naukę.