MAIN TRENDS AND INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITIES OF RUSSIAN INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT
In the first part of the article, the authors have described the results of the statistical analysis of the main indicators representing the innovation activities of the Russian industry for 2003-2013. The results of rating estimation of innovative activity of industry sectors are given. In the second part, the priorities of innovative development are considered according to the forecasts of the Ministry of Economic Development of RF. Their links with the economic institutes that are traditionally used in the practice of public regulation are demonstrated. The study arrived at the conclusions that the variability connected with the regulatory character of priorities needs taking into consideration in the forecasts of social and economic development. The purpose of the further research is to determine the perspective directions of innovative growth. The forecast of innovative development of industry sectors of Russia should be developed. It must be based on the scenarios using the macroeconomic indicators of the medium-term forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation for the period until 2018.