Analysis of the development of innovative and technological activities of industrial enterprises in the region in the current economic context

Abstract

This article substantiates the relevance of developing innovative and technological activities of industrial enterprises in the region, systematizes the categorical framework, identifies strengths and constraints, analyzes the state of the innovation and technological sphere in the Saratov Region, and develops recommendations for accelerating this process using clustering. The purpose of this work is to identify problems and substantiate proposals for the formation of a regional innovative cluster of industrial enterprises based on a theoretical study and empirical analysis of innovative and technological activities in the Saratov Region. Objectives of the work: to substantiate the relevance of developing innovative and technological activities of industrial enterprises in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, to clarify the categorical apparatus for the problem under consideration, to analyze the state of the innovation sphere in the Saratov Region, and to determine the content of the organizational and economic mechanism for managing a regional innovative cluster of enterprises. The subject of the work is the organizational and economic relations arising in the process of developing innovative and technological activities of enterprises based on regional clustering. Research methods: dialectical method of cognition, systemic, process, comparative, and economic-statistical analysis. Research results: the content of key economic categories has been clarified, a set of factors hindering innovative and technological development of regions, including the Saratov Region, has been identified, and recommendations for the formation of a cluster model of innovative and technological activities of enterprises have been proposed.