THE INFLUENCE OF THE SMART-ECONOMY OF THE REGIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINIAN COMPETITIVENESS

Abstract

The study is devoted to revealing the economic essence of the smart economy of the region and identifying areas of influence of such specialization on increasing the competitiveness and innovation activity of the region. It is determined that the concept of digital economy development presupposes the relationship between science, education and economy, and in the context of regional development we are talking about the triad "business science-community". According to these relations, the goal of the smart economy is the optimal use of the potential of individual regions and countries through the maximum adaptation of possible areas of science and education in these regions or countries to their specific socio-economic conditions. It is established that the main advantage of systemic development at the regional level is the increase of its competitiveness and innovation activity, as the presence of innovations in the modern globalized world is the main factor of economic growth.
 The article reviews the origins of the smart specialization approach in strategic planning at the regional and local levels, which is defined in the "Methodology for developing, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of regional development strategies and action plans for their implementation" and the Cabinet of Ministers of November 11, 2015 № 932 "On approval of the Procedure for developing regional development strategies and action plans for their implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation of these regional strategies and action plans." The author formulates a scientific problem that needs to be solved in the near future, and also gives a general description of the regions of Ukraine as a basis for choosing a smart specialization. It was found that the scientific and methodological support of the processes of smart specialization implementation remains insufficient, there is a lack of both specialized applied research and targeted assistance to specific regions and territorial communities.