THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE GENERATION AND DISSEMINATION IN THE NATIONAL INNOVATIVE SYSTEM OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article deals with the structure and conditions of national innovation system of Ukraine, trends and conditions of generation of knowledge. In Ukraine, the potential of the subsystem for generating and disseminating knowledge is not used effectively enough, although there are significant prerequisites for its development. The sub-index of education of the Index of Knowledge Economy in Ukraine is quite high compared to the sub-index of information and communication technologies development. Analysis of the sub-indexes of the Global Competitiveness Index shows that Ukraine consistently occupies a fairly high position in terms of human development, but the value of the sub-index of macroeconomic stability in the country is unsatisfactory. Ukraine faced obstacles to the formation of a third-generation national innovation system, some of which it inherited from the Soviet Union. The national innovation system can become a field for the development of stable economic growth of the country. Therefore, by 2025 it is planned to implement the Concept of development of the national innovation system, which includes a subsystem of knowledge generation and dissemination. The article analyzes the purpose and objectives of the Concept, presents the possible consequences of implementation in three scenarios. Since the implementation of the Concept is only partial, the article considers the factors that hinder it. The structure of the national innovation system, which consists of two subsystems, is considered. One of them is the subsystem of knowledge generation and dissemination. It is represented in Ukraine by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, universities, and research centers. The structure of the National Academy of Sciences is considered separately in the article. More attention is paid to the activities of higher education institutions, which today not only involves the dissemination of knowledge, but also the generation of new business ideas and innovative solutions. The article substantiates that at the regional level, local governments need to adopt international experience in solving socio-economic problems with the assistance of academic entrepreneurship. It is noted that among the important areas of development of the regions of Ukraine is smart specialization and increasing the digitalization of education and other spheres of public activity. Consolidation of efforts of local self-government bodies, state authorities, business structures, educational and scientific institutions should be the key to success.