Multi-Level System of Indicators on the Activity of Innovative Technology Parks in the Sectors of Information and Knowledge Economy

Abstract

This paper reviews the issues of multi-level system of indicators on the activity of innovative technology parks in the sectors of information and knowledge economy. The economic system of developed and developing countries is primarily based on natural and material resources. At the next stage of development, a new innovative economy based on information, knowledge, and ICT is formed through the resource advantages. In such conditions, the main economic development growth is realized in innovative technoparks. The foundations of scientific and methodological development of composite indicator system are explored, in this regard. The stages of development of hierarchical indicators system, requirements posed to them, their generalized composition and content are shown. Main group of indicators characterizing the activity of technology parks separately and its relevant function are defined. A system of multi-level composite indicators integratively reflects the main level and the lower levels coming after it. Indicators system includes the main composite index and 10 sub-indices of technoparks. Composite index contains subindices of significance and scalability, infrastructure and information provision, favorable business environment, investment-financial reserves and material-technical resources, innovative potential, activeness and environment, human resources and professional staff training, scientific-research, experimental developments and innovative projects, innovation products and services, effective management and creative results, socioecological development. The study presents the stages of successive formation of indicators and variables upon which main indices and sub-indices of technology parks functionally depend. Directions of future research are identified on the basis of indicators.

Issues of developing an expert method on online platforms for complex assessment of the activity of scientific technoparks in multi-criteria conditions

“…The indexes proposed for the comparative assessment of the performance of technoparks, which have a significant impact on the composite index, and their weight coefficients on the scale (0, 10) were as follows according to the results of expert assessments (Table 1) [15].…”

“…Experimentally, the activity of 15 different technoparks was evaluated on a scale of 10 indices (0, 10) and relevant calculations were made according to the known rule. In the next process, the relationship between the values of the composite index according to the rank adopted by the decision maker and the indices affecting it were mathematically modeled and the relevant results were obtained on the basis of initial estimates [15,24]. The results of the evaluation were considered appropriate by the expert group.…”

“…In addition, tax and customs benefits, scientific-innovative and educational activities, scientific-technical, technological and resource potential, financial-investment sources, level of development of residents, higher education and research institutions, integration of scientific research and educational institutions for comparative assessment of technoparks activity level, compliance of the specialization of the technopark with the priorities of regional policy, best practices in the field of technology commercialization, etc. such as good governance indicators should also be considered [14,15]. Indicators characterizing the activity of technoparks include investments, loans, number of innovation infrastructure entities, benefits, cost structure of innovation projects, production of innovative products and services, budget funds and other payments, jobs, salaries, total budget funding of technoparks, number of resident companies, number of jobs created, volume of products and services produced by residents, personnel and technical potential, ICT potential, activity on commercial and other services, consulting, practical, production activity of technoparks, etc.…”