期刊名称：Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast
印刷版ISSN：2307-0331
电子版ISSN：2312-9824
出版年度：2017
卷号：10
期号：3
页码：59-77
出版社：ISEDT RAS
摘要：The policy of Russia in the Arctic is based on innovation modernization in the interests ofnational security, development of the smart use of natural resources, conservation of unique arcticecosystems and local communities. The aim of the present research was to analyze specific features ofinnovation policy in Northern and Arctic territories of Russia and the Nordic countries. The articlepresents an original analysis of development of such a policy, which, in our opinion, can be carriedout with the help of considering development scenarios of the Arctic zone and challenges of theirimplementation in the long term, with the help of studying the situation in the Northern territoriesand countries in national and global innovation activity rankings; with the help of studying approachesto the formation of innovation policy in the Nordic countries, the experience of which could be usedby Russian Federation constituent entities that have similar geographical and geopolitical features.We considered two strategic scenarios of socio-economic development of the Russian Arctic zone andthe innovative scenario deserves priority attention. Despite the government’s efforts to diversify theRussian economy, it still remains resource-driven. So far, innovation developments in the primaryindustries supported by the ideology of import substitution has not changed the situation for the better.The present article highlighted the challenges that hinder the implementation of innovation trends inthe Russian Arctic economy. However, the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (the Russian Arctic)provides examples of successful implementation of innovation (in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), as evidenced by national rankings. Russia’s neighbors inthe Arctic region such as Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Finland, all of which entered apost-industrial phase of development over 30 years ago, are current leaders in global innovationrankings. It is of practical interest to study characteristic features of development and innovation inthe Nordic countries, their experience and possibilities of its use under the Russian conditions. Inconclusion, we note that the development and implementation of innovation technology, the useof foreign experience, international cooperation tools and perspective areas of intellectual servicein the Arctic economy can serve as a response to system and rapid transformations that occurin the Arctic region at present. The material of the article can be used in the educational process inuniversities, it is also relevant for government officials, researchers, geographers, and economists, whodeal with forecasting and territorial development in the Northern regions.
关键词：Arctic; Nordic countries; development strategies; innovation; economic development;science; international cooperation.
