Strategic development of the innovative infrastructure of a region

Abstract

This article emphasizes the importance of innovative infrastructure in the development of various countries. The current state and problems of the innovative infrastructure implemented in Russia are determined and the results of its underestimation are indicated. The article includes the author’s methods of estimation of the innovative infrastructure development within a region, since the level of development of the innovative infrastructure and the quality of its’ performance trigger not only the success of implementation, costs and efficiency of the innovative reformations in a country, but also the feasibility of any innovation project. The recommended indicators of the developmnt of a regional innovative infrastructure are presented. The encouragement of innovative activities is quite literally the highest priority course of the economic policy of the state, as long as the level of science and technology development mainly influences on the long-term strategic advantages of a country; the potential development of a state largely depends on the innovative infrastructure.