Процессный подход к оценке технологической конвергенции регионов России: динамика инновационного разрыва

Вопросы экономики. 2025. № 5. С. 130–152.

Ataeva A., Климентьева А. Ю.

The regional innovation subsystem is considered an integral part of
the broader regional socio-economic system, influencing and being influenced
by the production, social, ecological, and other subsystems. A process-based
approach to assessing the technological gap is proposed, viewing innovation
activity as a set of interrelated stages, from resource base formation to the generation
of specific outcomes such as new products, processes, and services.
The assessment of the technological gap in regional innovation subsystems is
suggested to be conducted through an analysis of resource factors and outcomes
of technological development. Convergence assessment methods are employed
to identify technological gaps among Russian regions, allowing for the detection
of convergence or divergence in regional technological development levels.
The study reveals that technological β-convergence was not consistently observed
throughout the analyzed period. Signs of technological divergence were identified
during 2000—2008 and 2009—2013. However, during 2014—2018 and
2019—2022, signs of β-convergence emerged. The shift from negative to positive
convergence after 2014 coincides with substantial changes in state innovation
policy, including policies on import substitution, the initiation of the National
Technology Initiative, and the implementation of national projects. The results
of β-convergence evaluation, taking into account resource indicators, demonstrate
a significant impact of these factors on the nature and pace of technological
convergence. The findings have substantial practical implications for shaping
public policy aimed at reducing technological disparities among Russian regions.
Differentiated strategies for innovation development must be devised for various
regional groups: regions experiencing persistent divergence require priority
support measures and resource concentration to overcome institutional barriers;
regions with unstable convergence need stabilization of conditions for innovative
activities; leading regions should focus on supporting mechanisms for technology
diffusion into other regions.

Keywords: инновации, процессный подход, innovations, technological gap, process approach, regional innovation subsystem, convergence of Russian regions, региональная инновационная подсистема, технологический разрыв, конвергенция регионов России

Publication based on the results of: Citizen-state interaction in the context of digital transformation: Political, psychological, and managerial factors and barriers (2025)