Franko L. State innovation policy in the context of increasing the competitiveness of the Ukrainian economy

In the dissertation, a study of the conceptual basis of the interconnection of the SIP and the competitiveness of the NE, which differs from the existing ones by a combination of: 1) analysis of the scientific work (bibliometric analysis in thematic, spatial and spatio-temporal dimensions using the Vosviewer 1.6.17 toolkit); 2) analysis of public interest (trend analysis in the spatial dimension using the Google Trends toolkit) to this topic; 3) correlation analysis (confirming the dependence of the Competitiveness Index on the Global Innovation Index). This made it possible to single out the main thematic directions within which scientists are investigating the relationship between SIP and the competitiveness of non-governmental organizations, as well as the most powerful research networks, to follow the evolution of the transformation of the scientific interest of scientists from different countries of the world, to diversify countries according to the level of public interest in the problems of competitiveness of non-governmental organizations and to the SIP, trace the trajectory of changes in the superposition of European countries in 2023 compared to 2021 depending on the values of the Competitiveness Index from the Global Innovation Index. The essence and tools of SIP implementation, its transformation in the era of Industry 4.0 are studied; the directions of implementation of the research concept of SIP are described, taking into account the influence of the drivers of the competitive environment. Methodological principles for determining benchmark countries based on the level of business environment favorability for innovative development, clustering countries according to the effectiveness of state policy on intellectual property protection, substantiation of the dominant role of state investments in the activation of innovative business activity, and determination of sectoral innovative determinants of the country's competitiveness has been developed. Methodological principles for determining the main innovative sectoral determinants of the country's competitiveness have been developed, which involves the use of neural network modeling tools and made it possible to assess the impact of the weighted average standardized values of international indices characterizing innovative transformations on the competitiveness rating of Ukraine and EU countries based on synaptic weight by the following sectors: innovative development of the business environment; innovations in industry; innovation management; eco-innovations; digital innovations; Intellectual Property. The study deepens the methodological principles of substantiation of the main directions of the formation of the national strategy for the transfer of innovative technologies, the principles of the formation of regional innovation policy based on clustering of the regions of Ukraine using Kohonen maps are substantiated; recommendations were developed regarding the sectoral perspectives of the road map for the implementation of the SIP: stimulating the government's readiness to create a business environment favorable for the implementation of innovations; stimulation of the interaction of the participants of the innovation system; effective protection and commercialization of intellectual property; stimulation of technology transfer; introduction of green bonds; popularization of advanced technologies in the economy (such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, smart sensors, drones, cybernetics, 3D printing, robotics, cloud services, etc.). These measures are the basis of the state innovation policy of Ukraine and will contribute to the effective implementation of opportunities in the development of various industries in various regions of the country, also they will increase economic growth and the overall competitiveness of the country.