Akademik Məlumat İdarəetmə Sistemi
37th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development - Socio Economic Problems of Sustainable Development, Baku, Azerbaijan, 14 - 15 February 2019, pp.626-632
The purpose of the study is to determine the conceptual foundations and approaches to the strategy of spatial development of the region based on the principles of "smart specialization" considering the specifics of the resource potential and geo-economic situation. The scientific novelty of the research is connected with the development of conceptual and categorical apparatus of regional and spatial economy in the form of the author's extended interpretation, hierarchy and systematization of such concepts as "region", "space", "territory", "spatial potential of the territory", "spatial development of the region", "strategy of spatial development", "smart specialization". In the process of comparative research using the method of "tag cloud" content analysis of strategic documents of the regional level of the European Union and some regions of the Russian Federation, in the context of their application of various forms of spatial organization of the economy and the principles of "smart specialization" was carried out. It is established that various forms of spatial organization of the economy and the principles of "smart specialization" are implemented by Russian regional authorities sporadically, fragmentary and unsystematic, which adversely affects the spatial development and leads to a lack of formation and implementation of the unique competitive advantages of the territories. The results of the study can be used in the development and updating of strategic policy documents at the regional and municipal level, including the mobilization of internal resources of the regions, the formation and implementation of strategies for socio-economic, innovative and spatial development and network interaction of the regions.