Knowledge and innovation dynamics of the Northwest Russia under geopolitical changes

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ID13079787
AuthorsAndrey S Mikhaylov (0000-0002-5155-2628, Institute of Economic Forecasting, corresponding author), Daniil Maksimenko, D D Maksimenko, Mikhail Maksimenko (0000-0001-8441-6676), M R Maksimenko, Maxim M Filatov (0009-0001-3374-6090)
Year2023
Volume15
Issue4
Pages79-103
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBaltic Region (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2310-0524 • E-ISSN: 2079-8555
PublisherImmanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.5922/2079-8555-2023-4-5
OpenAlexW4390420728
LanguageEN
References cited45

Over the past 25 years, Russia has faced several economic and geopolitical challenges, including the 2008 global financial crisis, sanctions imposed in 2014, and the COVID-19 pandemic. To remain resilient in the face of these challenges, Russia needs to adopt a flexible development strategy and transition to a new path of development. This transition requires the development of new knowledge-intensive industries, expansion into promising markets, strengthening trade and economic partnerships, and achieving technological sovereignty. This study examines the innovation system in Northwest Russia and identifies factors that are critical for its sustainability and innovation security in the face of geopolitical instability. The study uses an integrated approach to trace the knowledge production and innovation process from research findings to the commercialization of new technologies. The study finds that there are strong correlations between innovation activity and R&D investment, patent activity, and the number of innovative organisations. The study also identifies three types of regional innovation systems in Northwest Russia: core, semi-periphery, and periphery. The nature of the regions’ involvement in R&D determines the dynamics and specialization of their publications and patents. The study also finds that there is a positive correlation between the volume of innovative products and quantitative factors in the functioning of subsystems involved in knowledge generation and innovation. Finally, the study examines the geography and structure of the international research network that the regions of Northwest Russia had formed by 2022. It shows that the geopolitical transformation requires a significant part of cooperation ties with unfriendly countries to be restructured

Business · Commercialization · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Geopolitics · Investment (military · National innovation system · Political science · Politics · Sovereignty · Sustainability · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Regional Development and Policy · Regional resilience and development · Marketing

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