Formation of self-developing innovation ecosystems in innovation centers - spatial growth points of the scientific and technological leadership of the country and regions

The article considers the experience of creating innovation centers in Russia. On the example of the innovation centers Skolkovo, Innopolis, InoTomsk, ITMO Highpark, the organizational and legal forms of their functioning are systematized and the main subsystems of innovative territorial ecosystems are substantiated: scientific and educational environment, business environment, institutional environment, urban and sociocultural Wednesday. Based on the analysis, the main problems of their development were identified. The necessary infrastructure elements for the sustainable development of innovation centers have been developed. The main goal of creating innovative systems should be self-development. The stages of creation of territorial innovative ecosystems are singled out: self-organization and self-development. Definitions of these stages are given. The types of innovative territorial centers and the necessary measures for the creation of self-developing territorial innovative ecosystems are proposed.