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Journal Regional Economy -- re2025.03.005

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Davymuka, S. A. (2025). Osoblyvosti ekosystemy innovatsiynoho rozvytku rehioniv Ukrayiny v suchasnykh umovakh [Features of the ecosystem of innovative development of Ukraine’s regions in the current conditions]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 117 (3), 5-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36818/1562-0905-2025-3-1 [in Ukrainian].
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Authors



Davymuka Stepan Antonovych

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Honored Economist of Ukraine

Leading Researcher of the Department of regional financial policy of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine

Contacts: davymuka.s@gmail.com, ird_kozoriz@i.ua

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Resume

The prolonged period of military action on the territory of Ukraine leads to increased disparities in regional development, which requires the application of adequate mechanisms not only to ensure their security and recovery, but also to ensure competitiveness on a qualitative basis with the availability of effective and reliable tools for managing innovation processes. Practice has shown that an ecosystem approach to the organization of innovative activity allows for the activation of internal market mechanisms based on the principles of self-development and self-realization, but requires constant updating of both methodological and organizational tools, including in the formation of regional innovation ecosystems (RIE), which is primarily due to technological and institutional factors. The purpose of the article is to identify the peculiarities of the formation and development of innovation ecosystems in the regions of Ukraine, taking into account current socio-economic challenges, as well as to justify directions for improving the effectiveness of the implementation of innovation potential in the context of the implementation of updated regional development strategies. Based on a systematic study, the features of the current stage of formation and development of innovation ecosystems in the regions of Ukraine have been analyzed and identified, taking into account socio-economic and technological challenges. The directions for improving the effectiveness of the implementation of innovative potential using modern models of innovative ecosystems in the context of the implementation of updated regional development strategies have been identified and substantiated. It has been proven that regional and local authorities, when developing updated strategies for the development of territories and selecting mechanisms for their implementation, need to focus on the methodology and practice of European countries regarding the functioning of regional innovation ecosystems that are capable of making a technological breakthrough in the relevant segments of the local, national, and international markets and capable of ensuring the technological leadership of the region as a whole.

Keywords:

ecosystem approach, regional innovation ecosystem, technology platforms, smart specialization, regional development strategies

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