TRENDS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF TECHNOLOGICAL PARKS IN THE WORLD AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE IN THE WAR AND POST-WAR PERIOD
Authors:   State Organization “Institute for Economics and Forecasting, NAS of Ukraine”, Boiko Olena 
Published: September 2022

Introduction. The development of innovative activity should be considered one of the strategic directions of the economic development of Ukraine in the war and post-war period. It ensures the transition of the country's economy to a higher technological level, and accordingly contributes to the increase of the country's competitiveness. The country's competitiveness depends on the level of development of technology parks, which can specialize in the development of one industry (specialized technology parks) or many industries (general technology parks), as well as develop several areas of specialization (semi-specialized technology parks). Their industry structure is represented by such directions as conducting research in the field of technologies; provision of information services; development of high-tech industry, trade in high-tech goods, technologies in the field of space and ocean exploration; production of new materials; training of highly qualified scientific personnel. When evaluating the activity of technology parks, we came to the conclusion that they should meet such parameters as territorial location, location depending on the size of the city, location in relation to the university, the total area occupied by the technology park, green areas, built-up area (the total area of all premises located in the technology park), the number of companies located in the technology park, the number of jobs created, basic and auxiliary services, areas of activity, ownership structure, etc. Materials and methods. The information base of the study was made up of statistical materials, regulatory and legal acts, national programs for the development of technology parks. Positive international experience in the development of technological parks can be used in Ukraine in the war and post-war periods for the purpose of economic recovery of the country. Results and discussion. As a result of the conducted research on the functioning of technological parks in the world, it was found that the main factors of their functioning (physical-geographical location, economic-geographical location) exist in the countries. Unlike the countries of the world, there are factors in Ukraine that restrain the development of technological parks, in particular, the presence of military actions in connection with Russia's attack on Ukraine. In this regard, proposals have been developed to improve the regulatory and legal framework in terms of the functioning of technology parks; development of network cooperation; attraction of funds from international financial organizations on program principles, etc. Conclusions. On the basis of the study of the peculiarities of the functioning of technological parks, proposals for their activation in Ukraine in the war and post-war periods have been developed. A significant development is the development of proposals in the direction of introducing the mechanism of public-private partnership in technological parks in Ukraine, taking into account the peculiarities of the experience of the countries of the world.