The Status and Trends in Innovative Activity of Industrial Enterprises of Nizhny Novgorod Region

Abstract

In this article, the subject of research is the innovative activity of industrial enterprises in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Industry is a key sector of the economy of the Nizhny Novgorod region. The long-term development and competitiveness of industrial enterprises are largely determined by the scale and success of their innovation activities, therefore, the study of results and trends in the innovation sector of the region’s industry seems relevant. The study is based on data from the Federal State Statistics Service for 2010–2016. Presented and analyzed data on the specific weight of industrial enterprises engaged in innovative activities in the total volume of industrial enterprises in the region (in percent); on the number of industrial enterprises having research and design departments and performing research and development; on the cost of innovative products shipped by industrial enterprises; on the specific weight of innovative products (in percents) in the total volume of shipped products; on the costs of enterprises for technological innovation; distribution of costs of industrial enterprises for technological innovation in separate areas (types); about the basic sources of financing of technological innovations. A conclusion is made that in this area of the state and trends need to be improved. It is necessary to increase the number of active industrial enterprises, also increase the cost of innovative products in the total output and the competitiveness of innovative products. Further research will be devoted to developing mechanisms for achieving this improvement. During the research, the authors used such methods as system approach, logical analysis, statistical and trend analysis. The results presented in the article can be useful to the industrial management of the Nizhny Novgorod region.