Introduction. Over recent years, Ukraine has made considerable efforts in shaping the current state policy for the development of regions, where priority development of the territories is a further reformation of the system, which together will ensure the country's economic growth. Therefore, it is precisely today that has never before been given special attention to the European innovation concept of the development of regions on the basis of smart specialization. Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to study the peculiarities of the smart specialization approach to the development of the policy of regional development of Ukraine, namely: 1) studying the concept of smart specialization, its principles and essence; 2) determining the boundaries specialization as a tool in the development of the region; 3) development of recommendations based on the use of analytical methods to identify potential priority areas of smart specialization. Results. The article analyzes smart-specialization, as an instrument of regional development, allows to integrate the key aspects of vital functions and development and instrumental in an active collaboration and co-operation of different participants of process of development for the sake of creation of general prospect, and also foresees creation of unique resources and possibilities on the basis of unique industrial, of a particular branch structures and proper base of knowledge. The use of smart-specialization, as to the instrument of development of regions, is regulated four simple rules: choice and critical mass; competitor advantage; interconnection and clusters; general management, - that behave to the sphere of researches and innovations which are also used in other spheres, and in particular to social, economic, protective environment and others like that. Conclusions. For Ukraine, implemented models of smart specialization is an urgent task, and on its basis it is possible to unlock the regional potential for structural and technological changes, as well as industrial modernization of innovative principles. This is important in terms of overcoming the destructive tendencies of conservation of the inefficient economic structure of the regions of Ukraine based on the artificial identification of certain industrial regions as priority.
The position of Ukraine and the EU regarding the moratorium which is introduced on the export of rough wood was considered in the paper. The preconditions for introducing a ban of the exports of timber are analyzed. The analysis and generalization of domestic normative legal acts and international commitments of the WTO and Ukraine, including the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), in the field of forestry regulation, is conducted. The actual problems in the forest product industry of Ukraine are found out. The main objective of the article is to propose recommendations for the development of the export policy of timber trade in conditions of European integration that will not contradict the international obligations of Ukraine. Investigations have shown that in the provisions of the GATT and the Association Agreement there are exceptions, which allow non-compliance of commitments in certain extreme cases. However, in adopted bills there is no ample evidence regarding the necessity of applying or restricting exports. Based on international experience, the impact of the export ban on the timber industry as a whole has been determined. It has been established that the wood-based industry receives positive effects only in the short-term period. However, all sectors of forest product industry will be negatively affected in the long-term period. Recommendations on the development of export policy for timber trade by abolishing import duties and value added tax for equipment for forest-based processing enterprises, the analogues of which are not made in Ukraine, for the purpose of modernization of equipment and further development of the forest-based industry, have been given. Based on the experience of European countries, it is proposed to export timber using the "residual method", that is, primarily to provide raw materials to domestic producers, and to introduce export duties on roundwood production. After analyzing alternative ways of developing Ukraine's export policy regarding timber trade in conditions of European integration, based on the escalation of tariff and tariff barriers, optimal rates of ad valorem and specific export duties have been proposed. With the justified introduction of export duties, the restriction of domestic consumption of timber, the abolition of import duties on the necessary equipment for wood processing, which are not analogous to those produced in Ukraine, all prerequisites for the development of domestic forestry are created.
Introduction. The problem of Ukraine's economic development in modern conditions is directly related to the implementation of the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement, so the national economy is facing new opportunities and challenges, including the lack of effective mechanisms to restrict timber exports. The research aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the export bans to the EU. Aim and tasks. The aim of the paper is to study the mechanisms of regulation of the timber market and their export to the EU. Results. The impact of the imposed moratorium on the declared goals is analyzed in the paper. Analyzed statistics show no effect moratorium on the reduction of deforestation and halt exports of unprocessed timber. It is also impossible to make a clear conclusion about the positive impact of the moratorium on the supply of raw materials of domestic enterprises woodworking and furniture industries. However, within the structure of Ukrainian exports, the share of products of woodworking and furniture industries has increased. This was due to the reduction of Ukrainian export volumes against the background of increasing the share of exports of timber and wood products, as well as the resumption of sales of the furniture industry. Conclusions. A study of the ban on raw wood showed that in general, the effect of the moratorium imposed is not obvious, since the number of woodworking enterprises has increased and the level of employment in these sectors has increased. Ukraine requires the adoption of a comprehensive targeted program that would combine measures to develop both the woodworking and forest industries. The national interest of Ukraine is the preservation and restoration of forests, and the moratorium introduced is an example of how partial, fragmentary unsystematic decisions are made. The practical significance of the results allows to analyze existing and find new alternative export balance, ensuring equal opportunities and non-discrimination between domestic and European Union market.
Introduction. Establishment of foreign economic relations between the countries in the field of customs activity involves the mutual use of methods of foreign economic activity regulation. The penetration and rapid spread of information technologies, the development of the transport system, and scientific research have led to the diversification of foreign economic relations, where customs relations have acquired a different character and the use of innovative technologies is becoming increasingly important. The purpose of the paper is to study the peculiarities of innovative processes occurring in the customs authorities and to determine the directions of improving communications with enterprises using innovative technologies. Results. It is found out that a lot of foreign customs authorities use various innovations, including radio frequency scanning, block chain technologies, laser technologies, biometric tunnels, “smart entry”, drones, virtual assistant, flying SpectroDrones and others. The classification of innovative customs technologies of customs control which are divided on product and process technologies is offered in the scientific work, thus product customs innovative technologies allow to receive and analyze information even before the crossing of the customs border or the arrival of the vehicle at customs, and process technologies provide an opportunity to conduct customs inspection more effectively. The developed model is aimed to improve the interaction between customs bodies and the enterprises on the basis of implementation of innovative technologies and formation of criteria of assignment of the special code to the enterprise that gives "green light" and possibility of making a quick decision at the checkpoint by the lower divisions of the customs service. Conclusion. The main factor of the improvement of the interaction of customs authorities with enterprises based on the introduction of innovative technologies is the complete computerization and informatization of the entire customs process, as well as the accumulation and use of customs history to identify goods and participants of the FEA, which create a potential threat to the security of the FEA.
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