INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY OF REGIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN

According to various estimates, 70-100% of the increase in production in the modern world is provided by innovative technologies. Innovations solve issues of social and economic development, change the quality of life, consumption structure, people's behavior, the state of the environment, production culture and much more. Changes in the social sphere in Kazakhstan are taking place as dynamically as in the whole world, however, while innovative development in the field of production is still lagging behind the pace of transformation in developed countries. Regions play an important role in the development of innovations. Taking into account the importance of the development of innovations at the regional level, the article examines the issues of the formation of a regional innovation system, innovative potential of the region, based on the study of literary sources, analyzes the indicators of innovation activity of the regions of Kazakhstan for 2020. The analysis was carried out using statistical data, ranking by 9 indicators was carried out, and then ranking of regions in terms of innovation activity. The study was conducted by using formal logic methods, comparing quantitative indicators of innovation activity of regions according to official data of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the rating assessment method was also used. The study was conducted in several stages.

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