Sverdlovsk region: rating analysis of innovation development in the region. Part 1

The article is focused on comprehensive monitoring of the dynamics of development of the regional innovation system of the Sverdlovsk region in comparison with the other regions of Russia. The study is based on the methodology of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge of the Higher School of Economics National Research University. Using static and dynamic analysis, index and graphical methods, an individual profile of the innovation development of the Sverdlovsk region over the period from 2008 to 2017 is compiled and compared with the leading region and the other regions of the Ural Federal District. Comparative analysis has shown that all subindexes, except for the “Innovation Activities” subindex, show relative balance and positive trends in development. Over a decade, the Sverdlovsk region has demonstrated resistance to negative changes in the economy and politics, while remaining in the first group of regions with a lag of less than 20% from the leader for most indicators.