PROSPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Globalization, technological and information revolutions, essential financial and ecological changes have caused rapid distribution of new economic structure, which is characterized by the use of the latest high-productive and knowledge-intensive productions, broad innovative development and transition to knowledge based strategies, sale of information and knowledge-intensive products – knowledgebased economy. The purpose of the article consists in theoretical generalization of approaches to the formation and development of knowledge-based economy and the research of the prospects of its development in Ukraine. Now the efficiency of managing and competitive advantages of countries is more and more determined by the use of knowledge. Thus, the formation of productive mechanism for activation and increase of knowledge role is a key task of modern economy. Only effective implementation by the state of the set of actions concerning the formation of corresponding conditions for the further growth of scientific, educational and professional capacity of the country, the development of enterprises of high technologies and new innovative products, the ensuring of information support and easy, convenient communications, the implementation and continuous development of programs of productive innovative and investment policy will allow to provide sustainable development of Ukraine, successful transition to the principles of knowledge-based economy and new economic leadership.