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Butko, M. P., & Kyslynskyy, S. S. (2015). Metodolohichni osnovy otsinky rivnya intelektual'noho rozvytku rehional'nykh hospodars'kykh system [Methodological bases of evaluation of intellectual development level in regional economic systems]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 78(4). [in Ukrainian].
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Priorities and competitive advantages of regional development not only lay in the plane of its economic system, but primarily they are manifested in its intellectual potential. It can be used as an innovative strategic resource of any region’s or even country’s efficient functioning. However, many scientific research papers concern only certain components of intellectual capacity, not taking into account its comprehensive meaning. A comprehensive approach to assessing the predictive capacity of regional economic systems will determine maximum capacity of regions of Ukraine for further effective implementation. The article aims to develop the principles and methodological approaches of estimation of regions’ intellectual potential in modern conditions. Modernization vector of Ukraine’s development require from the regions of our country to focus on new opportunities and resources for its effective functioning. These resources are information, knowledge, intelligence, experience, etc., and capabilities are intellectual, scientific-technical, information-communication and other potentials. Assessment of intellectual potential of regional economic systems should be based on correct methodological principles, dividing them into groups of general and specific nature, followed by the addition of authors’ a posteriori and meritocracy principles. Many domestic and foreign scientists have made a significant contribution to the methodology of assessing the intellectual potential of the region using a variety of tools and approaches. According to the authors, the generally accepted methods and approaches in the evaluation of intellectual potential of regions give primarily quantitative measurement of its component. Author evaluation method of intellectual potential of regional economic systems uses an integrated approach to the definition of the components of the weight capacity to identify causal relationships dynamic changes in its components and integrated assessment to aggregate trends in its further development. It is based on the author’s understanding of the essence of the intellectual potential of the region and includes the evaluation of science and technology, innovation, information and communication components, evaluation of human resources and the level of investment support of knowledge based sectors of economic activity. Given the current geopolitical realities and in order to give objective evaluation the calculations of intellectual development of regions are carried out on the basis of state statistics for 2010 - 2013 years because during this period integrity of scientific, industrial, educational and innovative space of our country was observed. Further assessment will not take into account the potential of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and the annexed Crimea and town Sevastopol. Empirical measurement of levels of intellectual development of Ukraine’s regions showed that the city of Kyiv and Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv and Zaporizhya regions the leading regions. The negative trend of the most regions is explained by low domestic commercialization of scientific developments, the decline of investment resources, slowing of innovation development in manufacturing, underestimation of the role of education in increasing of competitive advantages at European and global levels.

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regional development, assessment of intellectual potential, intellectual potential of regional economic systems, system of methodological principles