ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY PARAMETERS OF THE REGION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PRIVOLZHSKY FEDERAL DISTRICT)
The article is devoted to the study of the nature of regional innovation processes implementation on the basis of assessing the main parameters of the region's innovation activity using the tools of economic and mathematical analysis. The urgency of such an assessment is substantiated as a necessary measure of continuous monitoring of innovation activity at the regional and federal levels as a source of relevant information for understanding the trends of their innovation and economic development, making forecasts and developing management decisions. A number of theoretical and methodological aspects of the innovative activity assessment are highlighted, related to the target orientation of the research, the content side of the factor space and its categorization when analyzing the innovation sphere, and the variety of methodological tools used. An assessment of innovative activity in the Privolzhsky Federal District was carried out using the apparatus of comparative, correlation and regression analysis. The importance of the role of research and development personnel in innovative development is revealed. Conclusions are made about the level of interdependence of a number of indicators of innovative activity in the region under study. An economic and mathematical model of the influence of the innovative products volume on the level of gross regional product has been created, which has practical significance for the technical and economic forecasting of the development of the region under study.