Development Of Innovative Projects Research Articles

How Agent-based modeling can help to foster sustainability projects

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations require relevant social changes that sometimes involve the development of innovative projects that cause rejection and confrontation. Agent-Based Models (ABM) are powerful tools to represent the behavior of systems, and they have become valuable for the social sciences as they can simulate the behavior of a society under different conditions. Superblocks are innovative city projects that reorganize urban space and minimize private motorized transport. In this paper, we present an ABM that simulates the implantation of superblocks in two Spanish cities: Vitoria-Gasteiz and Barcelona. The interest of this model is to provide policymakers with relevant scientific information that can be used to support their planning and decision-making processes by running possible alternative policy scenarios. This paper presents the details of the designed model and the simulation of different policy scenarios to increase the acceptability rates of citizens about the project, demonstrating how the model takes into account local differences and its usefulness for those political leaders from other cities interested in implementing this type of project.

Пути повышения роли дополнительного аграрного образования в условиях цифровизации и инновационного развития АПК

The article provides recommendations for improving the competencies of the teaching staff (TS) of agricultural educational institutions and institutions of additional professional education in the conditions of digitalization and innovative development of the agro-industrial complex. On the basis of joint work with agricultural consultants in various natural and climatic zones of the Russian Federation, the authors show wide opportunities for the participation of teaching staff in the development of innovative projects based on digital highly efficient resource-saving technologies. The practice of implementing the work of teachers as expert consultants using digital platforms at demonstration sites organized on the basis of existing agricultural enterprises and farms is summarized.

Analysis of methods for managing innovation projects of knowledge-intensive companies

The relevance of the analysis of factors and main directions of digital transformation of innovation projects of knowledge-intensive companies is due to the change in the management paradigm, the search for new partnerships, the need to intensify and increase the speed of adaptation of Russian knowledge-intensive companies in conditions of constant turbulence. Innovative projects remain the main way to achieve competitive advantages. Even during the economic downturn, 94% of companies did not cut budgets and did not suspend innovative projects and digital initiatives. The aim of the study is to develop relevant approaches to the management of innovative projects in the context of digital transformation. The objective of the research is to find mechanisms of mutually beneficial interaction of knowledge-intensive companies to create new or change existing systems as a result of efficient allocation of resource costs, accelerating the product to market, achieving leadership in new markets by aggregating the capabilities of actors in the knowledge-intensive sector. The study considers the author's proposals in terms of building an approach to the formation and implementation of innovative projects in the new economic realities. The terminology of Russian researchers and international organizations is reviewed, and the author's definitions of the concepts of «digital transformation» and «innovation project» for knowledge-intensive areas are given. The paper identifies the main difficulties in promoting Russian innovative projects of knowledge-intensive companies in the global market. A conceptual scheme for the development of innovative projects of knowledge-intensive companies in both national and international markets based on global trends in digital transformation and the current situation of the Russian economy was proposed. The application of this approach will level the global tectonic shifts and reduce their impact on the national economy, providing companies with exponential growth

Перспективи впровадження ІТ-проєктів у сферу бджільництва в Україні

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the expediency, determine the prospects, and present the conception of implementing IT projects in the field of beekeeping in Ukraine based on the study of the domestic beekeeping market. The article analyzes the state, trends and problems of the modern market of honey and beekeeping products. It is noted that beekeeping is an important component of the agrarian complex of Ukraine, and the development of information technology has not bypassed this sphere. Existing IT products that are used in beekeeping have been examined. In order to determine the needs of producers of honey and beekeeping products and the problems faced by beekeepers in carrying out economic activities, a survey of apiary owners is conducted and the results are presented. Taking into account the prospects of the industry and the interest of the surveyed beekeepers, for instance the conception of developing a mobile application is described, which will allow to unite all market participants (buyers, sellers, intermediaries, manufacturers, etc.) to obtain information as well as assistance in carrying out sales transactions. Innovative solutions in the sphere of beekeeping should be aimed at: increasing the competitiveness of apiaries; increase in productivity and reduce in the cost of keeping bees and producing honey and other related products. The business model of the proposed IT product is presented in the form of Osterwalder's business model. The main idea of the application is to enable market participants to buy or sell the goods necessary to meet the needs of the enterprise and fulfill other contracts related to their activities, and to receive a percentage of the concluded agreement. The process of creating a mobile application is presented in the form of stages of the project life cycle. Prospects for further research in this direction are the introduction of innovative development projects in beekeeping, which will allow to realize the high potential of the honey market of Ukraine.

MAPPING POTENTIAL AREAS TO GENERATE PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY IN SANTA CATARINA’S STATE

The need for diversification of the world's electricity matrix has led to an increase in the demand for energy production with a focus on reducing environmental impacts. With the intensification of investments and incentives in the development of innovative projects for energy generation, from renewable sources, it was verified the occurrence of benefits from both the electric, socioeconomic and environmental point of view. This research has as main focus the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in conjunction with the multicriterial Evaluation Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), aiming to define the most favorable areas for installation of systems of electric power generation through solar energy photovoltaic, with the state of Santa Catarina being the object of study. A set of criterias were defined regarding the implementation of solar power plants, such as: the availability of the existing solar radiation in the area, the distance of electric power transmission lines, distance from streets, distances from urbanized areas, the declivity of the area, the existence of conservation units, the hydrography and, land use and occupation. Afther that, it was possible to perform analysis and considerations on the highlighted areas, with greater aptitude to build solar energy plants, verifying if the adopted criterias provided a coherent result due to the geographic, occupational and solar irradiance characteristics of Santa Catarina State. It was also possible to quantify the areas identified as more proper, by presenting them on a solar photovoltaic potential map and also, to estimate its total solar energy potential.

The Course Reform and Internet Teaching of New Inorganic Materials

With the continuous demand of material performance, the development of materials is rapid, and the professional curriculum teaching of “new inorganic materials” as well as its teaching methods related to the internet mandate a reform, in order to meet the needs of innovative high-quality personnel training. The update and optimization of the teaching content and methods assisted by the internet meet the needs of modern teaching and research work. More than 90% of students believe that internet teaching is conducive to the understanding of classroom knowledge and the development of innovative projects.

THE BASIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREEN ECONOMY MODEL IN THE BUSINESS PROCESSES OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY

At present, the totality of global environmental and economic threats and challenges has put the world economic science in front of the need to find a new way of developing the world economy. The new model of economic growth must satisfy two main criteria: firstly, to find a qualitatively new direction of growth, and secondly, to ensure the preservation and improvement of the quality of the environment for human life, that is, to ensure new economic growth without negative consequences for the environment. Many modern scientists see the solution of these problems in a relatively new direction in the economy, which has existed for just over 30 years - the "green" economy. Their opinion is shared by leading politicians and civil servants of the world's economic powers. The directions of the "green" economy system are considered: introduction of renewable energy sources; improvement of the waste management system; improvement of the water resources management system; development of "clean" transport; organic farming in agriculture; energy efficiency in housing and communal services; conservation and effective management of ecosystems. As a result of the analysis, key ones were identified directions in which the green economy is moving, systematized basic support tools that divided into price and non-price, in more detail characterized by price with the separation of financial tools that experts focus on international organizations for sustainable development. The main elements of the state are defined green growth strategies and analyzed the situation harmonization of the influence of developed countries on the development of "green" economy. An understanding of the essence and description of the goals of "green" technologies is proposed, which implies work not with the consequences, but with the causes of environmental problems. Considered the "green" experience of developed countries and global companies. In conclusion, the author emphasizes that the concept of a "green" economy is an innovative development project, but to achieve sustainability it is necessary to use the experience of other companies. One of the main problems was noticed, this is the use of pseudo environmental friendliness by companies for their own commercial purposes.

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MILLENNIALS IN THE CREATION OF SOCIAL VALUE OF THE ENTERPRISE

The article emphasizes the creative activity that underlies the concept of "social value", which forms in the course of solving actual social problems. Social responsibility is mainly determined by reducing the negative impact of business on the basis of support and development of innovative projects. An analytical comparison of the categories of "social value" and "social responsibility" with the Sustainable Development Goals revealed a greater correspondence of the concept of "social value" to the sustainable development strategy. A statistical study of data from European countries allowed to draw a conclusion about the increase in social value in consumption, recycling of production resources, the use of renewable energy sources, and the growth of preferences for the development of own business. Based on the conducted research, the article highlights the exceptional role of millennials in updating the issues of social focus of business.

Identifying Institutional Barriers and Enablers for Sustainable Urban Planning from a Municipal Perspective

Steering towards a path of sustainability and resilience in urban environments depends greatly on effective institutions, governance and strategic planning. National governments are increasingly expanding municipal institutions’ mandates by delegating decision making on land-use planning and urban development to local and regional levels. This trend poses municipalities with a complex challenge of setting clear sustainability targets and lifting the institutional barriers inside and outside of their organisation. Based on the business motivation model (BMM), this study presents the results of a thematic analysis identifying barriers and enablers characterizing the institutional capacity base of a municipal organisation in the context of sustainability at an urban level. The results show that the most relevant barrier is the lack of standardisation in sustainability-related working practices, whereas the main institutional enablers relate to flexible working directives that promote the development of innovative projects. This points towards a strong need for a more integrated, dynamic and powerful development approach for sustainable urban areas on a local level.

Innovative Activity of Russian Tourism Enterprises

The analysis of innovation activity and its elements in the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of tourism enterprises belonging to small and medium-sized businesses has been presented. The changes taking place in the world in the tourism market, including under the influence of COVID, as well as the peculiarities of tourism as part of the service sector and industry, determine the search for new non-traditional destinations with innovative elements. The purpose of this article is to present the innovation activity in quantitative and qualitative characteristics, which allows informatively characterizing the Russian practice in general and in small and medium-sized businesses on the example of the tourism sector. The research methods used were content analysis, comparative analysis, the method of expert assessments, and statistical methods. The results of the research of innovation activity based on monitoring, taking into account the industry characteristics, characterize a low share of small enterprises interested in innovation, an insignificant connection with higher educational institutions, a low share of environmental and managerial innovations. The results of the monographic observation of tourism enterprises allow assessing innovation activity positively for most enterprises, however, there is a lack of state support for regional administration, financial capabilities, and strategic planning at enterprises. Conducting research and obtaining new information will be necessary for the development of innovative projects and strategic development of tourism in Russia in the future, in innovative activities, especially in terms of marketing. As a priority area – the interaction of small and medium-sized businesses with scientific departments of universities to integrate their joint activities.

ІННОВАЦІЙНИЙ РОЗВИТОК КРЕДИТНОГО РИНКУ

Various processes of transformation of the national economy, which are a necessary prerequisite for the formation of a new economic model using digital and cognitive technologies, were researched in the article. State support for the integration of the credit market into the innovation process, which should be considered as a system of measures providing regulatory support for credit institutions was studied. The innovative development of the domestic economy was investigated, and it was found that it largely depended on the development of the credit market. It was determined that the initiators of the innovation process should be banks, as they should stimulate the launch and development of innovative projects of their corporate clients. It was studied that the participants of the credit market used innovative technologies and as a result of which transaction costs were reduced. Banking services for different groups of clients became more accessible, and banking services became differentiated, and as a result of which the profitability of the banking business increased due to obtaining of higher commission income. It was defined that the NBU participated in the creation of technologies and platforms for improving the efficiency of credit market regulation and inspection, as well as providing all market participants with equal secure access to information necessary to comply with modern high standards of banking activity. Despite the fact that the activity of the NBU on the formation a digital space of financial and credit markets, of course, deserves the most positive estimation, it should be noted that this activity are limited by individual decisions in the absence of a systematic approach. It is necessary that the ecosystem of the credit market will be integrated with the ecosystems of the largest domestic banks, as well as with the platforms of other credit institutions. It is noted that the further development of the innovative component of the credit market is contained in the creation of the conditions stimulating more active participation of banks in the implementation of projects aimed at modernization and innovative development of the national economy. Banks, applying an innovative approach to work with clients, must not only take into account but also anticipate the requests of different customer groups. Innovations are the part of the business model for banks. They connect the prospects of their own development to the needs of the client groups of new generations.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: METHODOLOGICAL PROVISIONS

The paper is devoted to the issues of innovative projects strategic management for the enterprises development, which is due to the acceleration of changes affecting the implementation of enterprises economic activities. Conducted a study of theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of enterprise development strategic management to determine the possibilities of improvement and development in modern conditions of the economic activities implementation. The necessity, importance and expediency of the strategic management formation in the enterprise management system are indicated and substantiated. The most common, basic strategies for enterprise development are considered, including strategies for concentrated growth, integrated growth, diversified growth, and reduction. The stages of enterprise development strategic management are determined, among which one of the main is the stage of strategic analysis. The specifics of the enterprises economic activities have been clarified, including the spread of project management methodology, changes caused by Industry 4.0, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate transformations, and others. A conceptual diagram of the «Star» project management model has been formed, which indicates the areas of knowledge in project management, including integration management, risk management, communications management, stakeholder management and others. The model also assumes taking into account both traditional restrictions in the project implementation, namely, compliance with the requirements for quality, project cost and time of its implementation, and new ones, including ensuring profitability, environmental friendliness and social significance. The conceptual scheme provides for further improvement of the project management model by the possibility of expanding the range of components through the addition of new elements. The use of the conceptual scheme of the project management model as a basis for the methodological foundations development for the strategic management of innovative enterprise development projects is proposed. Changes in the strategic management concept of enterprise development are considered. The general project management concept as a basic for strategic management of enterprise development is defined.

Digital management system for the formation of a portfolio of innovative projects in the agro-industrial complex

The article describes the task of developing a management system for the formation of a portfolio of innovative projects for enterprises of the agro-industrial complex. The work in the field of managing the formation of a portfolio of innovative projects is analyzed and their shortcomings are identified. The essence of the problem is defined, the justification of the use of information technologies for its solution is given. The methodology of creating a digital management system for the formation of a portfolio of innovative projects is proposed. The functional and information model of the management system is presented, which consists of the following blocks: conducting marketing research, creating innovative projects, evaluating innovative potential, forming a portfolio of innovative projects, and evaluating the effectiveness of investments. Design decisions are justified, information support is developed and its software implementation is considered. The proposed management system can be used for any organizational structure of an agricultural enterprise. The system is designed to provide the management of the enterprise with the necessary and sufficient set of indicators for decision-making and is used by employees of advertising, production, marketing and sales departments, development of innovative projects.

The Antecedents and Challenges of Innovation in Sustainable Development Projects: Systematic Review

This study demonstrates the antecedents and challenges of innovation in sustainable development (SD) projects. In particular, a systematic literature review is conducted to highlight the challenges of innovation, that can suppress the efficient attainment of innovation benefits, in SD projects. The findings indicate that the positive benefits of innovation, in SD projects, are applying new strategies, developing new management practices, increasing interests and commitments of project team members, obtaining a better quality, attaining competitive advantages, introducing active influencers, establishing more engagement and collaborative work among team members, and satisfying project stakeholders. On the other side, innovation challenges that could act as barriers to achieve these benefits, in SD projects, are innovation resistance, stakeholders’ requirements, pressure from clients to meet the SD project goals, diverse project environment, dynamic and unstable markets, project structure and characteristics, compliance with the common goals between innovation and sustainable development projects, and less management support and commitment for innovation. In brief, if project team members could overcome these challenges, innovation could be adopted and implemented effectively in sustainable development projects.

НАУКОВО-ТЕХНІЧНА ПІДГОТОВКА ВИРОБНИЦТВА У ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННІ СТАЛИХ ПЕРЕТВОРЕНЬ ЕКОНОМІКИ

Sustainable development is an extremely important area of activity for all businesses - the environmental component. This means that along with the main goal of any business - to make a profit while meeting the needs of the consumer - entrepreneurs must pay attention to the environmental consequences of their production activities. Of great importance for solving the problems of environmental safety, ensuring sustainable development is the preparation of production, which would guarantee the maximum effect from the introduction of innovative technologies and products, at least at a certain level of technological excellence. Such issues are already being developed and implemented in European and North American countries. In Ukraine, on the other hand, these aspects are still insufficiently studied and require both environmental and economic justification. The article is devoted to the study of the basic principles of the formation of sustainable development projects in enterprises, the establishment of cooperation between economic entities and financial institutions in order to ensure the effective achievement of the goals of the strategy of sustainable transformation of the state. The object of research in the article is the substantiation of methodological and applied recommendations for the creation of a special intermediary fund between enterprises and financial institutions for scientific, technological and environmental preparation of production (STEPP). Each enterprise that conducts work on the development of innovative projects, and therefore organizes the preparation of production, should form an appropriate fund for STEPP, which should be responsible for the quality of projects of product designs and production schemes that will ensure environmental safety of the enterprise. Such a fund, created directly at the production plant, would be an accumulator of funds received for the development of technologies, taking into account the requirements of sustainable development. Accordingly, such a fund should act on behalf of the company with the initiative to obtain the necessary credit resources and enter into relations with commercial banks or credit unions. Employees of the fund should cooperate with credit institutions in order to obtain the necessary loans. Research methods: dialectical method and methods of analysis and synthesis - to study the features of the implementation of innovative works at the stage of scientific, technological and environmental preparation of production in the formation of sustainable development projects; structural and logical analysis - development of theoretical and methodological principles of the fund to ensure cooperation in financing sustainable development projects. The article proposes the formation of the stage of scientific-technological-environmental preparation of production for enterprises that are working on the development of innovative projects. The environmental component should be added to the development of structures and technologies in the technical and economic aspect.

ВНЕШНЕЭКОНОМИЧЕСКАЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ МАКРОРЕГИОНА КАК ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКАЯ АКТИВНОСТЬ, СПОСОБСТВУЮЩАЯ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОМУ РАЗВИТИЮ И БЛАГОПРИЯТНЫМ УСЛОВИЯМ ДЛЯ ПРИВЛЕЧЕНИЯ ИНВЕСТИЦИЙ

The foreign economic activity of macroregions acts as a form of competition, ьallows the use of economies of scale, expands the access of regional producers and consumers to world resources and markets, becomes an incentive for economic activity and an instrument for implementing the strategy of territorial development. The article studies the spatial characteristics and foreign economic potential of the Central Black Earth macroregion. The effectiveness of foreign trade activities of the macroregion is analyzed, the competitive positions of the foreign economic complex of the subjects of the Chernozem region are revealed. Particular attention is paid to attracting foreign capital and the development of innovative projects in the macro-region, as factors of economic activity and the expansion of foreign economic activity. The analysis made it possible to highlight the problems and determine the priority areas for ensuring the foreign trade self-sufficiency of the macroregion, which include the development of transport infrastructure, improving the investment climate, increasing the export potential, establishment of international cooperation in innovative projects of the macroregion.

РОЛЬ ОРГАНИЗАЦИОННЫХ ИННОВАЦИЙ В РАЗВИТИИ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ РФ

This article discusses the current state and main trends in the development of innovative activities of the enterprise. In recent years, there has been an increasing trend towards the formation of divisions by enterprises in order to secure an innovative development as well as departments for the development of innovative projects and the creation of Lin laboratories. Implementation of such innovative projects and introduction of innovations in enterprises is the main factor of market competition. It is determined that the intensity of innovative developments and improving the quality of human resources increase the level of competitiveness of the enterprise. Still a significant factor in the innovation activity of the enterprise is the proper need of the enterprise for innovations and the desire to implement them. It is worth focusing on organizational innovations in more detail, since that is the area where the largest decrease in the share of organizations by 0.6% in 2018 compared to 2015 is observed. It is exactly the type of innovations that affects the process of personnel management to a greater extent. Organizational innovations are subject to the fashion fluctuations, and companies are increasingly trying to implement the principles and methods of managing the turquoise organizations as innovative changes. A significant sign of the company’s innovative activity is the proper need of the company for innovations and the desire to implement them. The most common issues of innovative development of Russian enterprises are considered. For example, a key issue of implementing organizational innovations is the discrepancy between fashionable new trends and corporate culture. It is worth noting that at each stage of the company’s development, there is a change in the type of culture. In practice, Russian companies are at the stage of a culture of strength: few of them, while maintaining a culture of strength, have skipped the stage of rules and discipline and are implementing their activities with elements of a culture of success. Methods and tools of personnel management should be used taking into account the specifics of the type of culture in the enterprise. Examples of successful and unsuccessful implementation of innovations in the enterprise are given, taking into account the specifics of the type of culture, as well as the consequences of using these innovations. It is considered as completely unacceptable if an organization uses tools that are not appropriate for the next level of corporate culture, but for an even higher level. It is worth noting that the introduction of innovations is impossible without defining the strategy, goals and concept of development at the enterprise.

Міжнародна практика інноваційних технологій фінансування проєктної діяльності

In today’s world, the international community provides significant support in carrying out socio-economic and political reforms to countries that need it. Such support is provided in the form of official aid for the purposes of development, which includes international technical and humanitarian assistance, loans for repayment of foreign debt on preferential terms, financing of project activities. The article analyzes the state of Ukraine’s cooperation with international financial organizations in providing financial and technical assistance for the implementation of projects that are of great importance for structural reforms of the domestic economy. The national economy of Ukraine has been experiencing a lasting shortage of financial resources necessary for innovation and investment development projects, also for current needs of the State. Given the difficulties of mobilizing free cash in the domestic capital market, Ukraine attracts resources in foreign markets. Expanding partnerships with international donor organizations allows not only to find additional sources of funding for projects aimed at socio-economic and humanitarian development, but also to provide real help to those in need. The implementation of joint projects and programs involving communities and local authorities in practice makes it possible to gain useful and important experience based on the best world and European practices. It is examined that in the national economy the urgent problem is the search for new types of interaction between communities to solve socially important issues, including the search for unconventional sources of financing. To a large extent, the search for and involvement of funds in the social sphere is facilitated by innovative technologies for financing social development – fundraising, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platforms, which are manifestations of social communications and become relevant in the context of decentralization and community development.

Sustainability of the usable solid waste market in Bogota (Colombia)

Abstract This document shows a model that seeks the sustainability of the Usable Solid Waste (USW) market in Bogotá, based on System Dynamics (SD), in order to understand the complex behavior of the phenomena that should be presented in this city market in the context of sustainability. Dynamic hypothesis suggests that two negative feedback structures exits, one that represents demand and another that represents supply and that interact under the assumption of free market with government intervention. Different strategies were modeled on both the demand side and the supply side to manage the system. As conclusion, the linear way in which the USW market currently develops is not adequate. It is necessary to institutionalize the market using the price so that it contributes to its sustainability and that both demand and supply are encouraged at the same time. Besides, district policy oriented to supply must be in accordance with the national policy that encourages demand to use more USW. Likewise, the internalization by all the actors of the market and applicability of the norm is required. The creation of public-private partnerships is required for the development of innovative projects in this area.