REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART SPECIALIZATION IN THE REGIONS OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the adequacy of the existing regulatory framework for the successful implementation of smart specialization in the regions of Ukraine. The work is justified the relevance of the study of the issues of regulatory and legal regulation of procedures for the implementation of smart specialization at the regional level in Ukraine. The scientific novelty of work is, firstly, in a reasonable analysis of the regulatory framework for the implementation of innovation activities in Ukraine with the determination of its effective impact on the country's position, which it occupies among the countries of the world on innovation activity, and, secondly, in the systematization of evaluation indicators of various aspects Implementing smart specialization projects with the addition of the existing system with new indicators.
 The chronology of formation in Ukraine has been established, since its independence, the system of regulatory and legislative regulation of innovative activities of business entities, as a key factor in the country's conclusion from the crisis state. The effectiveness of the existing regulatory framework for the intensification of innovative activities in Ukraine through the dynamics of the rating in Global Innovation Index and its place to the percentage of R & D spending in GDP and on the percentage of exporting high-tech goods in industrial exports among the countries of the world has been analyzed.
 The state of regulatory and legal and organizational support for the implementation of smart specialization in Ukraine was investigated. It was established that in Ukrainian regulatory acts there is only a statement of the need for the implementation of smart specialization in the territory of the regions of Ukraine. The state regulatory documents are proclaimed that Ukraine joins the implementation of the principles of smart specialization through S3 Platform, which is given the role of a methodological, information and coordinating center. The paper substantiates the feasibility of creating unified guidelines or guidelines in Ukraine, which would provide specific explanations on key aspects of the implementation of smart specialization projects, the list of which is specified in the work.
 The indicators are systematized, with the help of which a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative assessment of the degree of dissemination and effectiveness of smart specialization procedures at the regional level in the country are systematized. The feasibility of introducing new indicators of estimating the intensity of the implementation of smart specialization projects is substantiated.