On the issue of assessing the industrial cooperation development in the region

In the context of import substitution organized as a consequence of the economic sanctions introduced by a number of foreign countries, the authorities and the Russian government, as well as the scientific community, have faced the task of finding the ways to diversify the economy in order to reduce the effects of the negative factors, as well as accelerating technological progress. One of these areas is the development of industrial cooperation, since it makes it possible to produce high valueadded products due to the concentration of homogeneous industries, allowing to expand the scale and volume of output and satisfy the demand for labor products. However, the lack of a support system for industrial cooperation processes slows down its development, and the main condition for its organization is making assessments of this interaction development. Due to the fact that currently there is no general approach, the aim of this work is to formulate a methodological approach to assessing the industrial cooperation development in the region. The article analyzes the state of the industrial sector of the Vologda Oblast the socio-economic situation of which is highly dependent on the situation in this sector. The main problems in its activities are identified. The existing methodological approaches to the assessment of the cooperative interaction of enterprises are analyzed. The main results of testing the developed methodology for assessing the industrial cooperation development in the region on the materials of the Vologda Oblast are presented. Through the long-term program of industrial cooperation development in the Vologda Oblast the proposals for improving cooperation have been made. The materials of this article can be used by researchers, graduate students and students, representatives of state authorities and administrations who are interested in the development of cooperative interaction between enterprises in the region. The novelty of the study consists in the generalization, systematization, comparative analysis of the theoretical and practical aspects of the industrial cooperation development and the development of an author's methodological approach to assessing the industrial cooperation development in the region.