The paper analyzes approaches to understanding the concept of the bioeconomy in highly cited journals, and bioeconomy strategies in associations of countries (the OECD and EU) and at the national level. Strategic challenges for sustainable bioeconomy governance are identified and an understanding of this concept is presented. The main aims, such as decoupling, the use of biotechnology, the use of sustainable biomass in the production process, and a high level of corporate social responsibility, are proposed for the identification of industries related to the bioeconomy. Specific goal achievement within the bioeconomy strategy and possible risks of conflict between SDGs are presented in the model. The bioeconomy should be considered a tool for achieving SDGs; the most relevant being 2, 3, 7, 9, 12, and 13–15. However, the achievement of bioeconomy goals can lead to a conflict between SDGs in practice. Therefore, this aspect must be taken into account at the stage of developing bioeconomy strategy and regulated in governance, to prevent conflicts between SDGs and to involve citizens and stakeholders in participating consciously in this process.
Renewable energy production is gaining importance in the context of global climate changes. However, in some countries other aspects increasing the role of renewable energy production are also present. Such a country is Ukraine, which is not self-sufficient in energy supply and whose dependency on poorly diversified import of energy carriers regularly leads to political tensions and has socio-economic implications. Production of agricultural biogas seems to be a way to both slow down climatic changes and increase energy self-sufficiency by replacing or complementing conventional sources of energy. One of the most substantial barriers to agricultural biogas production is the low level of agricultural concentration and significant economies of scale in constructing biogas plants. The aim of the paper was thus to assess the potential of agricultural biogas production in Ukraine, including its impact on energy self-sufficiency, mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the economic performance of biogas plants. The results show that due to the prevailing fragmentation of farms, most manure cannot be processed in an economically viable way. However, in some regions utilization of technically available manure for agricultural biogas production could cover up to 11% of natural gas or up to 19% of electricity demand. While the theoretical potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions could reach 5% to 6.14%, the achievable technical potential varies between 2.3% and 2.8% of total emissions. The economic performance of agricultural biogas plants correlates closely with their size and bioenergy generation potential.
The article simulates the impact of the digital technologies’ development on economic growth, which makes it possible to find ways to improve the quality of various spheres of life and identify areas of the economy, the accelerated digitalization of which will ensure an increase in gross domestic product (GDP). The research used groupings of economic activities that directly influence the development of the digital economy. Using the data of regression models, the coefficients of GDP elasticity from the development of the studied sectors were calculated and used to forecast GDP under the development influence of the studied sectors while maintaining the existing trends. The dynamics of the e-commerce market development in Ukraine, the dynamics of production volumes of products (services) of the main types of economic activities in the field of digital transformation of the economy in Ukraine, the dynamics of financial results of enterprises in the information and telecommunications sector in Ukraine, the dynamics of capital investments in the field of information and communications of Ukraine, the dynamics of foreign investment in the development of the type of economic activity “information and telecommunications” in Ukraine, the dynamics of the development of the main areas of digitalization of the Ukrainian economy in 2010-2018 and the dynamics of GDP in actual prices were revealed. A correlation and regression analysis of the impact of the main indicators of the digital technologies sectors development on Ukraine's GDP is also carried out. The forecast extrapolation trend of production growth volumes of products and services in the information sector of Ukraine was built. A forecast of GDP growth in Ukraine has been constructed, taking into account the processes of digitalization of the economy in accordance with certain trends. The forecast dynamics of changes in GDP under the influence of the IT sector development until 2023 was also illustrated. It was found that Ukraine lags significantly behind most developed countries in terms of the level of industrial production development of information and communication technologies and equipment, Ukraine is completely import-dependent in this area. It has been proved that stimulating the development of information and communication technologies has significant prospects for activating digitalization processes in all spheres of the economy and society and increasing GDP.
Introduction. Accelerated introduction of modern IC technologies in all areas of the country's social life, development of the digital economy and the national information infrastructure, integration to the global information space and improvement of information security conditions are the strategic objectives of the development of information society in Ukraine. Furthermore, recent years are characterised by active creation of new network organisation forms and cluster cooperation in the IT sphere based on joint endeavours of IT companies, scientific and educational establishments, NGOs and other actors. Organisation of clusters in the IT sphere contributes to not only the optimisation of economic processes management in the course of creation, introduction and use of information technologies and products and services of IT companies, but also to forming of powerful integrated groupings with high economic capacity, which is essential for the development of the national economy.Purpose. The paper aims to analyse both the institutional and investment environment, in which regional IT-clusters develop, in particular the features, tendencies and priorities of their functioning to assess the role of venture capital in the development of the IT sector in Ukraine and to define the strategic directions to improve the instruments of public policy relevant to the development IT clusters in forming of an innovation ecosystem. Methods. Fundamental provisions and principles of innovative development theories and concepts of clustering, economic convergence and integration, diffusion of innovations and place-based innovation systems constitute the methodological basis of the research. Structural-functional and factor analyses are applied in order to reveal major tendencies and preconditions of the development IT sector in Ukraine and to evaluate the impact of venture capital on its establishment and activation. A Multi-factor regression analysis is conducted to perform econometric modeling of the impact of institutional features peculiar to the impact of the entrepreneurship activity environment on the development of the IT sector and forming of its investment capacity in Ukraine. The measures to improve the mechanism to assist the development of IT clusters in forming of an innovation ecosystem are suggested as a result of using the system approach.Results. The authors of the article have elaborated suggestions relating to the improvement of the public IT sector development policy in Ukraine. The intensity of the impact of venture capital on the establishment and development of the IT sector in Ukraine is assessed. The dynamics of exports of Ukrainian IT outsourcing products is researched. It shows that IT outsourcing is one of the most dynamic and leading directions of the IT sector in Ukraine. The evaluation of the impact of entrepreneurship activity and institutional environment on the development of the sphere of information technologies and forming of its investment capacity (the system of venture investment) is conduct...
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