Regional production system driven by innovation development: case of Siberia, Russia

Abstract

This paper deals with the problems of development of regional innovation systems. The creation of effective innovation systems, capable to widen and increase the innovation activities, is proclaimed as one of the urgent needs for Russian economy. By now, Russian innovative activities are ranked rather low, when compared to other developed countries. According to The Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013, Russia is ranked 67th among 144 countries. During the last decade, there were a number of state initiatives focused on increasing innovation activity. However, the achieved results were not sufficient. The most dramatic expression of this problem seems to be a low level of demand on innovations from the domestic corporate sector. During the period 2000–2012, not more than 10% of industrial enterprises implemented innovations. The problems of Siberian innovation system are rather typical for the whole country. In this research, information about the largest innovation projects which are planned to be implemented in Siberia, are accumulated and the process of its implementation is analyzed. This analysis shows that in the medium-term Siberian economy is likely to continue to have the status of the resource-driven economy.