Ways and Factors That Ensure the Transition of the Economy of the Macro-Region to a New Technological Structure

Abstract

Purpose:the purpose of the article is to study the state of technological structures of the subjects of the macroregion, to determine the factors influencing its formation and development, to justify the ways of modernization of technological development.Methods:the methodological base of the research is based on the use of a systematic approach and General scientific methods: scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis, generalization, system-structural analysis.Results:the analysis of the state of technological structures of the studied macroregion is carried out, the dominant structures are identified, the factors, among which are investments, commissioning of fixed assets and the level of education, which influence the formation and development of the technological structure, are considered. The direct correlation of the increasing level of technological structure with the increase of the educational level of the employed in the economy is revealed. The possible ways of technological development modernization for the macroregion are determined on the basis of the selection of the catching-up and advanced development strategy.Conclusions and Relevance:the main result of the research is the conclusion that the knowledge of the state of the technological structure of the region will allow to outline the strategy of its development, that the high educational level of the employed in the economy and social sphere will allow the region to move more rapidly to a higher technological structure. The implementation of the catch-up and advanced development strategy is designed to implement technological innovations that should lead to increased productivity, renewal of fixed capital and competitiveness, which will change the structure of the economy, to determine the most important areas of its modernization.