Participation of Russia in the WTO causes accomplishment of conditions on interaction in world economic system. In this connection there is especially important a studying and an estimation of resource possibilities, development and inclusion of new mechanisms of complex influence on resource potential of various social and economic systems and the country as a whole. Preserving and increasing resource potential of region as one of the main components of national wealth, it is possible for the account research intensity productions in which can be used availability of considerable contingent of qualified personnel, and also decrease in costs.

In this connection the regional policy becomes the key factor in successful the decision of a task of improvement of quality of life of the population on the basis of the accelerated modernisation of economy, activization of investment and innovative activity at active participation of federal subsidising of regions. The requirement for forming of corresponding methodological and methodical base of the regional policy adapted for institutional features and stages of development of the Russian economy and, at the same time, considering world tendencies, and development on its basis of the differentiated approach to the analysis and forecasting of development of each region taking into account its resource potential increases.

The resource potential is the latent possibilities, capabilities, non-realised reserves of a resource which can be shown at change internal and environment. The basic tool of achievement of objects in view of social and economic development of region is provision of interaction of all available resources and possibilities.