A methodological approach to assessing the formation of an innovative code for regional economic developmentt

Aim. The work aimed to develop a methodological approach to assessing the formation of an innovative code for regional economic development, based on the technological modernization of Russian society.
Objectives. The work seeks to identify the stages of formation of an innovative code for economic development in industrial regions within their economic genotype; to develop tools and evaluate the formation of an innovative code for regional economic development.
Methods. For assessment of the formation of an innovative code, the author proposes using comprehensive indicators reflecting the effectiveness of the triple helix in the context of institutional interaction trajectories, namely an innovation policy quality index, an innovation activity index, and an innovation competencies index. The study period was 2008–2023. The coherence and discontinuities of the triple helix that form the innovative code are demonstrated using a correlation analysis, which identifies the extent to which changes in the variable indicating the performance of one economic transformation trajectory are consistent with changes in the performance variable of another trajectory.
Results. The innovative code of regional economic development is still in its nascent stage within the economic genotype of industrialized regions. This is evidenced by the weak development of innovation activity in industrialized regions; gaps in the triple helix of institutional interactions that drive variability in the economic legacy of regions; and the lack of a positive impact of innovative transformations on the dynamics of the gross regional product (GRP) of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
Conclusions. Industrially developed regions generate impulses for technological development that have not yet been transformed into an innovative code capable of driving variability in the economic legacy of regions and ensuring the evolution of regional economic development as a whole. The transformation process can be accelerated by strengthening the coordination of administrative, industrial, technological, and scientific research trajectories, ensuring the integrity of the helix of institutional interactions among the basic carriers of the regions’ economic genotype. The results obtained can be used by state and local governments to develop new and improve existing scientific and technological policy implementation strategies in industrial regions aimed at enhancing the innovative development of manufacturing industries, as well as spatial development strategies for Russia as a whole.

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