Development of the innovative environment in the republic of tatarstan: Whether technology breakthrough in a short term is possible?

Abstract

© 2019, Institute of Advanced Scientific Research, Inc.. All rights reserved. The subject of the research is a systematic analysis of key parameters characteristic for the development of a region's innovation environment (using the example of the Republic of Tatarstan). The analysis is based on a comprehensive and comparative assessment of key indicators of the environment’s efficiency and competitiveness. This implies the determination and identification of these indicators, conducting a comparative analysis on their basis (both using the average Russian values and in an inter-country / interregional aspect), as well as the provision of practical research recommendations. These recommendations should be based not only on the methods of qualitative analysis but on the methods of formalized modelling of the studied processes. The novelty of the study lies in the conceptual approach to identifying bottlenecks in the regional innovative development system. This approach is based on the principle of “regional innovation flow” elaborated by the authors, which allows identification of system constraints that impede the technology “breakthrough” of a region in the short term. The implementation of the developed approach forms a significant potential for further research in the field of forecasting and modelling the innovative development of regional systems. In the course of the study, directions for the development of science and innovations in the Republic of Tatarstan were developed on the basis of the constructed “pipe” for the republican innovation stream.