Problems Of Regional Development Research Articles

Decoupling Characteristics between Coupling Coordination Degree of Production-Living-Ecological Function and Carbon Emissions in the Urban Agglomeration of the Shandong Peninsula

Under the dual carbon goals, the relationship between land production-living-ecological function and carbon emissions points to a new direction for land spatial planning. This study compiles and analyzes carbon emissions and the production-living-ecological function coupling coordination degree of 16 cities in the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration for the years 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021. Furthermore, it introduces the Tapio decoupling model to calculate the decoupling index between carbon emissions and the coupling coordination degree. The spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of production-living-ecological function coupling coordination, carbon emissions, and the decoupling index were analyzed. The results indicate that (1) from 2001 to 2021, the production-living-ecological function coupling coordination degree in Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration increased overall, with an obvious “high in the east and low in the west” feature in the spatial pattern. That is caused by the difference in resource endowment between the east and the west and the gap in the process of urbanization, industrial structure transformation, and ecological governance. (2) During the study period, overall carbon emissions increased, with a significantly reduced growth rate. A polarization phenomenon of increase and decrease trends within the urban agglomeration was observed. The spatial distribution characteristics of land use carbon emissions showed significant production-living-ecological coupling coordination degree heterotropism. (3) From 2001 to 2021, the decoupling relationship between production-living-ecological coupling coordination degree and carbon emissions mainly exhibited three patterns: strong negative decoupling, expansion negative decoupling, and strong decoupling, maintaining a good decoupling trend overall. These results indicate that the coordinated development level of production, living, and ecological functions in the study area has improved during the research period, and its decoupling relationship with carbon emissions has also shown a positive trend. However, there is still a problem of uneven regional development. In the future, the production-living-ecological development of Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration should adhere to the development pattern of “two circles and four regions”, which aims to promote resource sharing and complementary advantages through specific regional divisions, and achieve coordinated development within the region. This involves optimizing land use structure and function, encouraging innovation and development of green industries, and deepening ecological environment restoration and protection to realize the coordinated development of the production-living-ecological function of land use under the dual carbon goal.

The Use of Content-Marketing in Complex Development of Non-Urbanized Territories in Russia

The article deals with practical aspects of using content-marketing to improve social and economic appeal and complex development of non-urbanized territories in Russia. The author showed that the process of business climate development on territories with low population density is a whole complex of measures. In practice they are connected with target positioning of each region and spot lighting of its concrete benefits for potential partners and economically active people, who would like to swap their megalopolis for more placid life and realize themselves beyond big cities. It was shown that content-marketing can serve as a universal tool for resolving problems of regional development in Russia. It is based on approaches of step-by-step bringing the target audience to decisionmaking about buying goods, services or taking part in an investment project. In case of Russian regions it means a decision to invest in the region, set up highly-technological enterprises or business connected with agriculture. At the same time entrepreneurs could get an additional incentive for realizing their ideas in the form of state support with a broad range of tax privileges and subsidies and as maximum – availability of a preferential zone in the region, where state is interested in creating jobs and intensive development of a concrete territory. It was underlined that in Russia preferential zones are mainly arranged on non-urbanized territories far from big cities and agglomerations. The article provided examples of content-marketing functioning in promotion of existing highlytechnological enterprises and business-projects being developed now in every region of the country. The use of successful experience in developing regions was studied also on less successful territories, which require operative alterations in their positioning. A conclusion was drawn that high-quality positioning of the region is a secure investment in its development and a universal tool for sustainable development of non-urbanized territories in Russia.

Defense of dissertations on international issues in the special councils of Belarus in 1991–2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the effectiveness of defending dissertations on international issues in Belarus in 1991–2021, as well as the general characteristics of the topics of dissertations on the specialties “History of international Relations and foreign policy”, “International law. European Law”, “Political problems of international relations, global and regional development” and related.

Research on the Identification of Rural Revitalization Potential and Precise Financial Support in Poverty-Stricken Areas

Research on the Identification of Rural Revitalization Potential and Precise Financial Support in Poverty-Stricken Areas

Проблемы регионального развития Кыргызстана в условиях новых вызовов

The current situation in the world reflects the peculiarities of the interaction between American democracy and surrounding countries. All global economy participants need to determine their own position regarding the events taking place in the world and the growing confrontation. Under these conditions, there is a serious drop in the socio-economic sphere of the Kyrgyz Republic, which determines the relevance of studying the topic. The article shows the conditions and trends of socio-economic development of the Kyrgyz Republic’s regions and the features of its socio-economic development for 2010–2023. The issues of uneven regional development are discussed, in particular, the problems of regional economic policy in the context of modern challenges such as the geopolitical situation and digitalization processes, as well as the peculiarities of the trade relations formation are identified. The aim is to identify the key problems of regional development in the Kyrgyz Republic. The author conducts research of statistical material and publications of domestic and foreign scientists using the methods of analysis, synthesis, and induction. The study proposes measures to stabilize the situation in the region and the direction of economic policy in the new conditions of world economy. The most important measure is effort to increase the investments attraction in key sectors of the economy. The prospects and opportunities of the Kyrgyz Republic Government in overcoming key regional problems are considered.

Sustainable regional development and peripherality and innovation in the conditions of globalization

Purpose: The main aim of the article is to characterize and analyze the issue of sustainable development in the regional dimension, with particular emphasis on peripherality and innovation as a context of modernization changes in the conditions of globalization. Design/methodology/approach: The article uses a method of analysis of literature in the field of regional studies, referring to the problems of regional development in the perspective of conditions and changes in the macroscale. The thematic scope of the article includes an analysis of the theoretical foundations of regional development, the issue of regional disparities and developmental distances, the characteristics of peripherality and innovation as phenomena determining opportunities and barriers to development in the conditions of the globalization process. Social implications: The impact of the characteristics and analysis contained in the article can mark itself in terms of the goals and directions of regional policies formulated and implemented by public authorities at different levels. It can contribute to increasing the awareness and scope of knowledge of the regional community, especially its decision-making circles, with regard to the main goals and directions of development at the regional level, taking into account the role of innovation in overcoming the state of peripherality and marginalization under the prevailing global development trends. Originality/value: The value of the article is based on a focused analysis of the issue of sustainable regional development and showing its determinants in a new perspective, determined by the phenomena of peripherality and innovation as a context of changes on a global scale. The characteristics and analyses of the issue in question contained in the article are part of the trend of regional studies oriented towards the search for ways to overcome inter-regional disparities and disparities in order to achieve regional balance and convergence. Keywords: sustainable regional development, peripherality, innovation, globalization. Category of the paper: General review

Joint Collaboration of the Local Government (Regency, City, and Province) for the Successful Development in East Java Of Indonesia

Objective: This study aims to analyze and describe the Joint collaboration between Local Governments (Regency, City, and Province) in the context of regional development in East Java Indonesia, and evaluate the extent to which the effectiveness of this collaboration is compared to the goals and objectives that have been set. Theoretical framework: Development is defined as an effort or series of planned growth and change efforts carried out consciously by a nation, state, and government, towards modernity in the context of nation development (Siagian, 2005. Conceptual problems of regional development have been answered through a Collaborative Governance approach which involves the participation of stakeholder interests, which have recently been developed by experts who are members of the new paradigm of public government (Osborne, 2010). According to the view of Ansell & Gash (2008), Collaborative Governance is "a governance arrangement in which one or more public institutions collectively directly involve non-state stakeholders in formal collective decision-making processes. Phillips et al. (2000), suggest defining collaboration broadly to cover a wide range of activities and relationships. Following Bardach (1998) who builds on Braun et al. (1996), collaboration is defined as a joint activity, by two or more organizations, that is intended to create public value by working together rather than separately. Method: This type of research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. This approach was chosen to present data in a systematic, factual, and accurate manner regarding the facts in the field. The qualitative approach itself emphasizes the human element as a research instrument. By emphasizing the human element as a research instrument, it will make it easier to adapt research to the realities that occur in the field. Sugiyono in Pasolong (2020) says that qualitative methods are research methods used to examine natural object conditions, as opposed to experiments, where researchers are key instruments, data collection techniques are carried out in triangulation (combined), data analysis is inductive and the results of qualitative research emphasize meaning rather than generalization. The research location taken was in East Java Province and the research site was the Office of the Regional Planning and Development Agency in East Java Province. Results and Conclusions: The results of the study show that the Regional Development of East Java Province is basically to improve people's welfare based on social justice and is carried out sustainably. Development in an integrated and sustainable manner is oriented toward improving people's welfare. But until now, disparity and poverty are still problems in regional development. Sustainable inclusive infrastructure and economy are a priority for local government policies to reduce regional and socio-economic disparities by increasing inter-regional connectivity. Implications of the research: This study presents policy implications that can be used by local, provincial, and national governments to encourage successful collaboration between regions. The consequences of this strategy could help develop stronger methods for enhancing regional cooperation. Originality/value: This research presents an analysis of the paradigm shift from traditional bureaucracy to post-bureaucracy and how this change affects inter-regional cooperation. The study of bureaucratic paradigm changes in the context of inter-regional cooperation is a new contribution because it can provide a deeper understanding of the evolution of government governance in Indonesia.

Узгодженість формування та використання коштів місцевих бюджетів України з соціальними цілями повоєнного відновлення.

The results of reforming the system of interbudgetary relations in Ukraine are studied in terms of the degree of local self-government participation in solving regional development problems. Normative and legal acts, which introduced changes in the functioning of administrations in wartime and changed the procedure for budget planning and reporting, are singled out. The paper offers options for dividing the country into functional types of territories to stimulate their direct financing. Emphasis is placed on the established norm regarding the mandatory preparation of a development strategy for each community. Attention is focused on the need to strengthen interstate partnership in the process of post-war reconstruction of the country and the implementation of European experience in the legislative regulation of regional development. The possibility of applying the European concept «S3» in Ukraine as a policy of determining priorities for the development of regions on the basis of smart specialization is outlined. The changes in the sources of revenues to the local budgets of Ukraine and the directions of their use for the purposes of post-war reconstruction are clearly presented and substantiated. Incomes and expenditures of local budgets for 2018—2022 have been analyzed. The interbudgetary transfer line items are singled out with the provision of proposals for the implementation of the system of vertical-horizontal equalization of communities’ capacity. The community sector’s levers of influence on the processes of local budget funds allocation in order to strengthen social ties and increase the social capital of territorial communities are determined. An assessment of changes in the structure of local budgets’ own revenues and in the composition of financed programs is carried out. Subsidization trends have been systematized and the subsidy level of community budgets has been determined. The advantages of the carried out budget decentralization reform and its next steps are argued. Proposals for measures to improve the communication policy in relations between state authorities, local self-government bodies and territorial communities are provided.

Structure and Analysis of the Smart Court Construction Evaluation Index Based on Principal Component Analysis for Different Regions

<p>In this paper, the principal component analysis method is mainly used to analyze that the construction level of Smart Court in different regions. The construction level of Smart Court consists of three main components. The result of Smart Court construction level in different regions is calculated. It is concluded that the construction level of Smart Court varies in different regions. It is necessary to make great efforts to solve the problem of unbalanced regional development. It is suggested that the construction of Smart Court in the future should focus on the publicity business such as online cases. And more and more new generation information technology such as artificial intelligence should be applied.</p> <p> </p>

Research on the influencing factors and improvement paths of digital trade development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt--Based on entropy-weighting TOPSIS and fsQCA method.

While China's digital trade is developing rapidly, it is facing the problem of uncoordinated and uneven regional development. In order to explore countermeasures to bridge the differences in regional digital trade, this paper first measures the development level of digital trade in 11 provinces of the Yangtze River Economic Belt through entropy-weighting TOPSIS. Secondly, the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis method was used to analyze the influencing factors and improvement paths of digital trade development in various provinces of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The research results show that: first, the current development level of digital trade is gradually weakening from east to west, especially the development of digital trade in the Yangtze River Delta region is the best, showing a large regional imbalance and uncoordinated development. What's more, the market size and urbanization have the most significant impact on the development of digital trade. Finally, we examine the reliability of the results by sensitivity analysis, and find that our ranking results are robust. In the future, China should continue to actively promote the coordinated development strategy of regional economy and participate in international digital trade exchanges and cooperation, so as to promote the coordinated and high-quality development of digital trade.

Normative legal support for the development of territorial urban communities in Ukraine

Problem setting. Socio-economic development of territorial communities grounds on managerial activities of local government bodies. They are engaged in solving issues of distribution of budget funds, participation in the development and implementation of social and industrial projects, coordination of activities of economic structures, and settlement of a range of significant regional development problems. Correspondingly, the development of economic processes and stimulation of the economic activity of business entities at the level of individual territories, the attraction of investments, and promotion of population employment take place. The development of territorial communities largely depends on the proper level of its normative legal support, which, in turn, affects the welfare of the local population and the level of socio-economic stability of regions as a whole. Such formulation of the problem certifies the significant theoretical and practical importance of considering the impact of normative legal support on the efficient functioning of territorial communities in Ukraine. Analysis of recent research and publications. The problems of the development of territorial communities in Ukraine are under research by many scholars. In particular, this multifaceted issue was studied by such scientists as V. Zamkovyi, I. Ksionzhyk, L. Potravka, Z. Siryk, I. Storonianska, T. Umanets, etc. In their papers, they raise the issues of stimulating the socio-economic development of Ukraine’s regions, socio-economic development, and cooperation of territorial communities in the context of decentralization; consider the decentralization transformations that have taken place in recent years at the level of regions of Ukraine. Highlighting previously unsettled parts of the general problem. The subject of this research is the peculiarities of the development of territorial urban communities in Ukraine in the context of improving its normative legal support. Paper main body. The territorial development of the Ukrainian state is based on the Constitution of Ukraine and the law “On Local Government”. According to the Basic law, local government is exercised by a territorial community in a manner prescribed by law, both directly and through local government bodies: village, settlement, and city councils and their executive bodies, that is, through a specific structural and organizational mechanism called the system of local government. The law of Ukraine “On Local Government” considers a territorial community as a community of residents, including residents of settlements, in particular, of cities, who are united by the common interests of own life support and independent law-based solution of local issues both directly and through local government bodies. Territorial communities function directly; through local government bodies and officials. In particular, territorial urban communities are chaired by a city mayor as a key official of the territorial community elected in universal, equal, direct suffrage. The city mayor heads the executive body of the council and presides at its meetings, is accountable, controlled, and responsible to the territorial community and the council. The functions and powers of territorial urban communities are also regulated by laws of Ukraine “On Voluntary Amalgamation of Territorial Communities” and “On Cooperation of Territorial Communities”. The law of Ukraine “On Cooperation of Territorial Communities” also expands the range of legal norms regulating functions and powers of territorial urban communities from the point of positive European experience. Today, there is a need to pay attention to the following needs of territorial development: mitigation of conflicts in relations between local government bodies and executive authorities; introduction of opportunities to change the domestic territorial boundaries of communities solely taking into account the preliminary clarification of the opinion of the relevant local residents; ensuring transparent competitive procedures for the selection of heads and officials of territorial urban communities; bringing the norms and standards of service in local government bodies in line with European principles of civil service; improving the regulation of land relations at the level of territorial urban communities; unification of legal regulation of financial support for community development; formation and functioning of municipal guard at the level of territorial city communities; improving the procedure for the formation of population self-organization bodies at the level of territorial urban communities; settling the issue of holding local referendums, etc. Conclusions. A significant number of normative legal acts, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, lays the basis for the current decentralization reform. However, a great deal of issues related to the activities of territorial communities remain unresolved. In particular, it is necessary to emphasize the need for legal regulation of financial, land, and personnel issues designed to ensure the progressive development of territorial communities at the city level. The problems of harmonization of the domestic normative framework with the norms of European legislation and organizational issues related to the management of regional development require special attention. Their solution will contribute to improving the implementation of the development processes of territorial communities both at the city and village and settlement levels as a whole.

Evaluation study on the coordination of marine resources, the environment and social economy: take Taizhou Bay as an example

The sea is an important aspect of development in bay areas. Coordinated development of the marine resource environment and social economy is an inevitable requirement for high-quality development of the marine economy. This paper builds an index to evaluate the coordination of marine resources, environment and social economy in bay areas from four aspects: resource and environmental effects, resource utilization compliance, socio-economic development conditions, and technological investment and development status. The model is implemented for Taizhou Bay. The results show that the overall level of coordination between its marine resource environment and social economy is poor, under 0.4. The main reasons for this situation are the decline in environmental quality of bay resources, and insufficient technological investment and development. In view of the problem of uncoordinated regional development, this paper puts forward two suggestions to provide technical support for the high-quality development of Taizhou Bay: implementation of land and sea resource control, and increased investment in environmental repair technology in the bay.

Identification of Russian Clusters Based on the Synthesis of Functional and Spatial Approaches

Introduction. The study continues the approbation of the methodology of cluster identification, developed earlier by the authors and the study of regional industry specialization, within the framework of which the database “Clusters of Russian Regions” was developed. The relevance of the topic is the necessity of the methodology for complex clustering of regions in order to provide further recommendations for the development of industrial sectors. The purpose of the article is to develop and test the methodology for identifying clusters on the territory of Russia based on the synthesis of functional and spatial approaches. Materials and Methods. The analysis of intersectoral relations within the framework of the functional approach consisted in the application of the maximum method, which allows to trace the chain of consumption relative to the main suppliers and main consumers between industries based on the Russian “Input – Output” table of 2016. The spatial approach was implemented by calculating location quotients, determining z-scores, correlation coefficients analysis between clusters’ location quotients to establish regional and interregional links. Results. The results of the article have tested the methods proposed by the authors for the clustering process of regions. The results obtained after applying the methods revealed the localization of the cluster “Chemical Products” in the territories of certain regions of the Russian Federation and its existing significant functional and spatial relationship with the clusters: “Construction”, “Production Equipment” and others. Moreover, it has been determined that the chemical industry has different types of connections: both the functional connection (with the “Metallurgy” cluster) and the presence of spatial communication: interregional (“Construction”), regional (“Production equipment” and others). Therefore, it has been proved that an integrated approach is necessary to identify industrial clusters. Discussion and Conclusion. Considerations of previous studies on regional clustering and our obtained results on the cluster “Chemical products” have confirmed the need to use the complex methodology of regional clustering, which includes the synthesis of functional and spatial approaches, since both approaches separately have their limitations: functional connection does not mean the existence of spatial (analysis of clusters “Chemical products” and “Metallurgy” interconnection) and vice versa. This result will help to comprehensively solve the problem of the chemical industry development in Russia, due to the understanding of the competent placement of enterprises and taking into account the relationship with enterprises of various industries. The materials of the article can be useful both for scientists dealing with the problems of regional economic development, and for governmental bodies whose goals include making managerial decisions in the field of industrial development.

RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE PERSONNEL POTENTIAL OF THE REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The article discusses the features of strategic development in the regions of the Russian Federation. The main purpose of the study was to study the prerequisites for the formation of the country’s human resources potential. An article are evaluated the potential labor resources. An assessment of potential labor resources is being carried out. The analysis of population indicators in the subjects of the Russian Federation was carried out, age groups of the population were studied, the level of education of people of working age was studied. The indicators of the level of employment and unemployment are analyzed, the level of development of the personnel potential of the regions is revealed. The analysis of regional development strategies is carried out. In the course of the study, the most promising regions of Russia were identified. The vectors for solving the problems of regional development are determined, taking into account the construction of a socially-oriented personnel policy. A model of the effectiveness of the economic development of the region is presented. Reasonable conclusions are made about the need to increase investments in the human resources potential of the regions for the stable development of the country in the long term.

Strategi Penumbuhkembangan UMKM di Nusa Tenggara Barat

Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government, gives freedom to regions to carry out regional development in accordance with their potential, including economic development in their region. The main problems in regional development are improving welfare, overcoming unemployment and poverty, and income inequality. The poverty rate in West Nusa Tenggara Province in 2021 reaches 746,656 people (13.83%), while the working population reaches 2.64 million people (BPS NTB, 2022). The welfare of the community as measured by GRDP per capita reaches Rp. 18 million, while inequality in people's income is measured by the Gini Index which reaches 0.384. NTB's GRDP in 2021, shows that the agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors contribute 22%, while the processing industry only reaches 4%. This indicates that there are still many products from the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors that have not been processed into semi-finished goods or finished goods that are ready for consumption. Considering that large manufacturing industries are not available in NTB, it is necessary to develop MSMEs to increase added value, as well as to overcome unemployment and poverty, improve welfare and reduce inequality. Household consumption expenditures account for 64% of GRDP. If the opportunity for household consumption can be provided by MSMEs, the regional economy will move and grow.

Оценка эффективности организации новых центров экономического роста в Арктике

In the current conditions of economic instability, the problem of regional space development in the Arctic zone, Eastern Siberia and the Far East, the regions where the main hydrocarbon and other mineral reserves are concentrated, is becoming more and more relevant. The main reserves of hydrocarbons and other minerals are concentrated in these regions. The integrated development of the mineral resource base on the principles of rational nature management, including the stages of exploration, production, processing, transportation, is the driver of the Russian regional economy development. The organization of raw materials centers (RMC) with regard to the development of energy resources and regional transport infrastructure, determines the effective development of the spatial economy. The aim of the study is to develop an integrated approach to the spatial development of the region by forming an RMC for achieving the national priority of efficient use of natural and economic resources. The achievement of the goal requires the solution of interrelated tasks, namely, the study of domestic experience in the spatial organization of regional economy; the analysis of the regulatory framework governing the functioning of specific industries in the Arctic zone, Eastern Siberia and the Far East in order to further socio-economic development of undeveloped regions, as well as the analysis of data on the current state of energy reserves in the Arctic. As a result, the study of the RMC organization indicates that their effectiveness is associated with the interaction of national and corporate interests and the development of a communication system. The interrelation of all components allows us to assess the multiplicative effect of the RMC organization on the economy of the region and the country as a whole, which determines the novelty of the work.

A study of primary health care service efficiency and its spatial correlation in China

BackgroundChina’s primary health care system has undergone major changes since the new round of medical reform in 2009, but the current status of primary health care institution service efficiency is still unsatisfactory. The purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate the China’s primary health care institution service efficiency and provide a reference for improving the efficiency and promoting the development of primary health care institution.MethodsBased on panel data of 31 provinces (municipalities directly under the central government and autonomous regions) in mainland China from 2011 to 2020, using the super efficiency slack-based measure-data envelopment analysis model, to analyze the data from a static perspective, and the changes in the efficiency of primary health care services were analyzed from a dynamic perspective by using the Malmquist index method. Spatial autocorrelation analysis method was used to verify the spatial correlation of primary health care service efficiency among various regions.ResultsThe number of Primary health care institutions increased from 918,000 in 2011 to 970,000 in 2020. The average primary health care institution service efficiency in the northeastern region including Jilin (0.324), Heilongjiang (0.460), Liaoning (0.453) and northern regions such as Shaanxi (0.344) and Neimenggu (0.403) was at a low level, while the eastern coastal regions such as Guangdong (1.116), Zhejiang (1.211), Shanghai (1.402) have higher average service efficiency levels. The global Moran’s I showed the existence of spatial autocorrelation, and the local Moran’s I index suggested that the problem of uneven regional development was prominent, showing a contiguous regional distribution pattern. Among them, H–H (high-efficiency regions) were mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai, and L-L regions (low-efficiency regions) were mostly in northern and northeastern China.ConclusionThe service efficiency of primary health care institution in China showed a rising trend in general, but the overall average efficiency was still at a low level, and there were significant geographical differences, which showed a spatial distribution of “high in the east and low in the west, high in the south and low in the north”. The northwestern region, after receiving relevant support, has seen a rapid development of primary health care, and its efficiency was steadily improving and gradually reaching a high level. The average primary health care institution service efficiency in the northeastern region including the northern region of China was at a low level, while the average efficiency in the eastern coastal region and some economically developed regions was high, which also verifies the dependence and high symbiosis of primary health care institution service efficiency on regional economy.

Региональная идентичность в стратегировании

The article features the concept of regional identity in Kuzbass. On the one hand, regional identity is based on the policy of strategizing the management and promotion as part of the Regional Development Strategy through 2035. On the other hand, it reveals various semantic identity structures in the long-term strategic initiative of Kemerovo State as part of The Kuzbass Development Strategy through 2071. The analysis involved the challenges of systemic and functional problems of regional development that appeared as a result of socio-economic changes in the digital economy. It also described the projects of innovation and leadership centers. The authors believe that the traditional values and social meanings transform as a result of the state strategy aimed at increasing the competitive advantages of the regions. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study relied on the fundamental provisions of V.L. Kvint’s theory of strategy, certain methodological provisions of regional strategizing, the theory of social identity, and the mission of the region. The authors performed a selective OTSW analysis as an effective tool for monitoring and substantiating strategic opportunities. They constructed a model of regional development component that consisted of a system of social meanings. This system determined the joint efforts in achieving goals and the basic principles of ecology of interaction between flexible business strategies of regional companies, social movements, the youth, ambassadors of investment projects, etc. The approach provided a holistic vision of semantic orientation, which incorporated every stakeholder. Sustainable innovative strategies of regional development define the region as a unique territory with a unique socio-economic organization. They provide a single cognitive environment and a stable regional identity in determining the priority socio-economic bases for the integrative structures that trigger innovations. Strategic priorities in these areas ensure unique long-term development of the regions, as well as give the multiplicative impulse to the socio-economic development of the entire macroregion.

Research on the evolution and driving factors of digitalization of energy in China—A new perspective based on coupling coordination

The world is experiencing the tide of digital transformation. Promoting the digitalization of energy is an important measure to realize energy sustainability. The digitalization of energy is a product of the coupled and coordinated development of the energy industry and the digital economy. This paper takes 30 provinces in China from 2011 to 2020 as research objects. The Entropy Weight Method is used to measure the development level of China's energy industry and digital economy, and the Coupling Coordination Degree Model is used to measure the digitalization of energy (DE). Then, the evolution characteristics and driving factors of China's DE are studied by using Grey Prediction Model, Kernel Density Analysis Method and Geodetector Model. The conclusions are mainly as follows: (1) Though the development level of energy industry and digital economy in China are both growing over time, there are distinct features in their spatial distribution. (2) The DE is in a disorderly state as a whole, but it will be upgraded to the stage of barely coordinated during China's 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025). From the evolutionary process, the distribution pattern and trend changes of DE are characterized by obvious polarization distribution and increasing absolute differences, and this feature is more obvious in the central and western regions. (3) Government support, FDI, and pollution governance have an increasing impact on DE, but this impact varies considerably between the east and central-west regions. Therefore, this paper suggests that local governments should formulate policies to promote the DE according to local conditions. The central government should focus on accelerating the construction of the “East Digital West Computing” project and the development of the energy Internet to solve the problem of uneven regional development.

DISCOURSE THEORY AS A METHODOLOGY FOR CONFLICTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL ETHNOPOLITICAL PROCESSES

The purpose of writing this paper is to identify methodological approaches to solving the fundamental scientific problem of conflictological analysis of regional development problems under the influence of ethno-political factors. In the context of the modern information age of the spread of new social media and a sharp increase in the role of the media, the most significant process is the discursive construction of social reality, which actualizes the consideration of discourse analysis methods as an explanatory model for the emergence and dynamics of conflicts, as a way to identify traditional and new factors influencing ethnopolitical processes in a multiethnic social environment.