Innovative development: analysis of concept and determination of definitions

This article is devoted to the problem of theoretical definition of the concept of innovative development. The theoretical and methodological approach to the definition of innovative development considered establishes an inadequate conceptual definiteness of the given definition and actualizes its refinement. Analysis of various approaches to its identification made it possible to identify the following characteristic features: the dominance of the law of cooperation; humanization of innovative development; domination of the law of advanced development of human quality, social intelligence; ecologization of innovative development; strategic planning and management of innovative development; systematic innovation development. At the same time, the main feature of innovative development is its universality, expressed in the concept of development on an innovative basis of all sectors of industry, and not just advanced high-tech industries. The concept of innovative development, sub-state development, intellectual development, management and maintenance of its functioning is specified. The importance of indicative planning in the process of innovation development, which is complementary to market mechanisms, business association, consumer associations and trade unions, is underlined. The revealed signs can serve as a basis for developing indicators for assessing the innovative development of the Russian economy.