TENDENCIES IN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN ECONOMY

Abstract: Based on the statistics analysis and systematic approach, the article highlights the dynamics of the scientific, technological and innovation development, and shows the tendencies in innovation process in Ukraine. It proves that the scientific and technological development is happening slowly and very unsteadily in different branches and sectors of the economy. The role of the innovation factor in the growth of the competitiveness of the Ukrainian economy is hampered for the following reasons: lack of demand for innovation, lack of development institutes which provide for the functioning of the innovation economy with all its constituent parts; lack of the efficient and consistent governmental scientific and technological, industrial and innovation policy. To solve the key issues of improving the efficiency of the innovation economy development, it has been proposed to develop and officially approve a strategy of the innovation development of Ukraine, and the corresponding schemes of its implementation