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Journal Regional Economy -- re2025.04.005

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Davymuka, S. A. (2025). Osoblyvosti innovatsiynoho profilyu rehioniv Ukrayiny u voyennyy chas [Features of the innovation profile of Ukraine’s regions during war]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 118 (4), 5-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36818/1562-0905-2025-4-1 [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

Based on a comprehensive study, the dynamics of the formation of the innovation profile of Ukraine’s regions have been analyzed and characterized, taking into account military, socio-economic, and technological challenges. Characteristic trends in innovation activity at the regional level have been identified, as well as the influence of state and regional policies on their formation within the framework of updated strategic planning provisions. Based on published expert assessments, it has been established and substantiated that for several years now, the factor of war has been causing significant changes not only in socio-economic development but also in the functioning of the scientific and innovation-technology sectors of Ukraine and its regions. Retrospective studies have shown that even before martial law, the largest share of gross value added (GVA) in Ukraine’s total volume was provided by Kyiv (23–24%), Dnipropetrovsk (9–10%), Kharkiv (6–7%), Kyiv (5.5%), Lviv (5.1%), and Donetsk and Odesa (5.0% each) regions. Directions for effectively harnessing innovation potential as a key factor in competitiveness have been substantiated to further influence territorial development in the context of implementing updated regional development strategies. It has been demonstrated that, given the high risks and instability of events in the country due to military actions, the updated strategies can be considered roadmaps that offer a vision of how favorable conditions will be created for businesses, startups, researchers, investors, and international partners in the creation and implementation of innovations, which are critically important for protecting territorial integrity, rebuilding, and supporting the process of regional transformation through the digital development of innovative activities. The conclusions that the formation of an innovation profile depends on a number of global trends—including global security challenges, climate change, migration flows, the rapid development of the digital economy, and the regionalization of international production—are summarized and substantiated; however, it is the factor of EU accession that creates both challenges and new opportunities for Ukraine.

Keywords:

innovative development, innovation profile, regional policy, regional development strategies

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