Evolution of the goals and instruments of the EU regional industrial policy: benchmarks for Russia

The strategic guideline for the Russian Federation, stipulated by the Strategy for Spatial Development, is to strengthen the connectivity of the economic space, modernize the sectoral structure, and stimulate the dynamics of the industrial production of the territories. The formation of a regional industrial policy, coordination with global scientific and technological priorities and the possibilities of the territories is considered as a driver of Russia's recovery growth. The article analyzes the experience of European countries, presents the evolution of the priorities of the industrial development strategy, systematizes effective tools and practices for updating the EU industry. The industrial policy of the EU is studied by the authors in two dimensions: 1) taking into account the integration goals and the potential of institutional support; 2) from substantive positions, in terms of priorities, tasks, mechanisms for the transformation of industry. The high elasticity of transformational changes in response to global challenges has been revealed: multiplicative enrichment of subject goals (“innovations - digitalization - resource-saving technologies - industrial ecology”); creation of a comprehensive toolkit focused on the complementarity of the industry of the EU countries, focused on platform solutions, digital connectivity, environmental neutrality. The position on the presence of out-of-country patterns and qualitative stages of modern industrial policy in countries and macro-territories with a heterogeneous economic space is substantiated, benchmarks of effective solutions are identified in the context of systemic government support for transformational changes in the industry of territories with different levels of development. The obtained conclusions can be used in the development of decisions in the field of state regulation of the industrial policy of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.