Implementation of mid-term priority directions of innovation activities at the national level in 2020

Abstract

One of the main principles of the state innovation policy of Ukraine is the innovative model of economic development, which is provided by concentrating the resources of the state on the priority areas of innovation. The Law of Ukraine "On Priority Areas of Innovation in Ukraine" approved seven strategic priority areas of innovation, according to which the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "Some issues of determining medium-term priority areas of innovation at the national level for 2017-2021" from December 28, 2016, No. 1056 established 41 medium-term priority areas of innovation at the national level for 2017-2021. and introduced an annual monitoring of their implementation by the main managers of budget funds. The research is devoted to the results of monitoring the implementation of priority areas of innovation activity carried out by the Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information. which is provided by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and informs the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine about its results. Monitoring the implementation of strategic and medium-term priority areas of innovation carried out based on the data of the main managers on their innovation activities and technology transfer at the expense of the state budget. A comparative assessment of the results of innovation activities in the context of strategic priorities and medium-term priorities of innovation activities at the national level and by types of innovation activities has been carried out; the dynamics of innovation and technology transfer has been investigated. According to the results of the study, conclusions were made, in particular, on the growth in 2020 of the demand of the business sector for innovative developments and an increase in budget funding for priority areas of innovation; growth of technology transfer activity in the domestic market. Proposals for further innovative development in Ukraine are provided, including: to develop and implement a single system of priority areas of scientific, scientific and technical and innovative activities, which will contribute to the creation of a competitive domestic sector of scientific research and scientific and technical developments on the world market, ensuring sustainable development and national security of Ukraine.