СТРАТЕГІЧНІ ІНСТРУМЕНТИ ДЕРЖАВНОГО РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ПРОЦЕСІВ ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛІЗАЦІЇ ТА ЦИФРОВІЗАЦІЇ У ФОКУСІ НОВИХ ПЕРСПЕКТИВ SMART-РОЗВИТКУ УКРАЇНИ

Abstract

It is argued that the European practice of smart specialization is based on partnerships between business, government, scientific and technical institutions, and the public for the development of key sectors of specialization in the region aimed to stimulate intellectualization and digital transformation of regional economies. The shortcomings of the processes of intellectualization and digitalization of regional economies in Ukraine are identified, in particular, in the following aspects: the number of new technological processes introduced in industrial enterprises, the level of the Internet use, export and import of telecommunications, computer and information services. The results of the content analysis of strategic and program documents related to the innovative development of certain sectors of the economy adopted in Ukraine in the period 2013-2020 are summarized. Perspective goals and tools of regional strategies of smart specialization in the focus of a new vision of Ukraine's development are identified. The scientific novelty of the research results lies in the substantiation of the system and tools of regional strategies of smart specialization in the focus of new perspectives of innovative and digital development of Ukraine differentiated for the regions that are innovation-oriented, partially innovative, and backward in terms of innovation. Accordingly, with such an approach it is possible to achieve higher efficiency of the state policy for intellectualization and digitalization of regional economies within the strategy of smart specialization of regional development. The practical significance of the research is that the implementation of selected tools of the regional policy will result in the intensification of the processes of intellectualization and digital transformation of regional economies and society in Ukraine. Implementation of own smart specialization strategies by regions of Ukraine will not only increase regional competitiveness, create new jobs and improve the quality of life, but also draw additional financial resources for regional development, including priority sectors of the economy, by increasing investment attractiveness.