We are now at the dawn of a new era.

Review of Economic Theory and Policy (RETP) organised a roundtable on industrial policy with some experts from the region. The topic was chosen for two reasons. Firstly, it is a turning point in long-term economic policy, as the discussion on industrial policy shows the decline of the neoliberal way of thinking. Secondly, our region, the V4, the Baltics and the Western Balkans, is involved in the debate on technology and economic policy at the European level, and RETP would like to contribute to the theoretical background of the discussion.