Prospects of Participation of Scientific Institutions and Higher Education Institutions in Targeted Regional Programmes of Odesa Oblast in the Context of Economic Recovery

Abstract

The article presents a generalising analysis of targeted regional programs of the Odesa region in the context of identifying direct participants in their implementation, analyses the data on the possible integration of the results of research work carried out by scientific institutions and higher education institutions (HEIs) within the regional target and comprehensive programmes of the region. The study was based on such information resources as regulatory legal acts of Ukraine, analytical materials of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, Strategic and Programme Documents of the Odesa Regional Council, analytical data on the scientific activities of scientific institutions and higher education institutions of Odesa Oblast. According to the author, the post-war rehabilitation of the country is impossible without scientific, technical and innovative development, which is manifested in the practical application of scientific developments. Therefore, it is important to study the prospects of participation of scientific institutions and higher education institutions in the regional development programmes of the Odesa oblast in the context of economic recovery. It was found that the amount and share of funding for the activities of the programmes implemented with the participation of scientific institutions and higher education institutions of Odesa oblast are insignificant in the total funding of individual programmes. The article shows that the engagement of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS of Ukraine) and higher education institutions of Odesa oblast in the realisation of the regional targeted and complex programs will allow optimising the costs of research works and avoiding double funding since most of the operations are carried out at the expense of state funding. Participation of scientific institutions in the process of development, elaboration and implementation of regional target programs will contribute to their credibility, will allow for detailed planning. This, in turn, will ensure effective implementation with the achievement of the set tasks and goals, thus influencing the development of the market, (including innovation infrastructure), integration of science, education, small and medium business and public authorities