Smart by Oneself? An Analysis of Russian Regional Innovation Strategies within the RIS3 Framework
28 Mar 2018-Vol. 12, Iss: 1, pp 25-45
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Abstract: Спустя менее чем десятилетие с момента своего возникновения концепция умной специализации, представляющая собой правила по выбору приоритетов инновационного развития, оказалась чрезвычайно востребованной и быстро вошла в сферу интересов экономической политики. В странах ЕС наличие инновационных стратегий, разработанных с использованием методик умной специализации, стало одним из условий получения регионами субсидий из структурных и инвестиционных фондов. Ее принципы нашли отражение в стратегиях инновационного развития в Австралии, Южной Корее, ряде государств Латинской Америки. Постепенно умная специализация входит в повестку российской инновационной политики.Какие уровни государственного управления должны быть вовлечены в процесс разработки стратегий умной специализации? Какие аспекты должны стать предметом особого внимания при внедрении подхода за пределами ЕС? Для ответа на эти и другие вопросы в статье представлены результаты анализа стратегий инновационного развития семи субъектов Российской Федерации, проведенного с применением адаптированного инструмента умной специализации - RIS3 Self-Assessment Wheel.Показано, что традиционные региональные инновационные стратегии в России отвечают большинству критериев умной специализации, по крайней мере формально. Вместе с тем при отсутствии единых правил выбора, проверки и синхронизации приоритетов инновационного развития, общей аналитической базы данных, инструментов организационной поддержки и экспертизы даже регионам с высоким инновационным потенциалом сложно формировать и реализовывать уникальные стратегии, которые бы полностью соответствовали принципам умной специализации.
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...…[Florida, 1995; Morgan, 1997]; innovative environment [Camagni, 1995; Maillat, 1997]; innovation networks [Cooke, 1999; Doloreux, 2004]); and in the political domain (clusters [Porter, 1990, 1998], smart cities [Glaeser, Berry, 2006; Hollands, 2008], and civic universities [Goddard et al., 2013])....
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...Regions’ growing interest in innovation was accompanied by the increased application of a systemic approach to its promotion in the R&D sphere (the regional innovation systems concept [Asheim, Isaksen, 1997, 2002; Cooke, 1992, 2002]; learning regions [Florida, 1995; Morgan, 1997]; innovative environment [Camagni, 1995; Maillat, 1997]; innovation networks [Cooke, 1999; Doloreux, 2004]); and in the political domain (clusters [Porter, 1990, 1998], smart cities [Glaeser, Berry, 2006; Hollands, 2008], and civic universities [Goddard et al....
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