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Vologova, Yu. V. (2026). Innovative Development Programs for State-Owned Companies as a Tool for Developing Russia’s National Innovation System. AlterEconomics, 23(1), 190–209. https://doi.org/10.31063/AlterEconomics/2026.23-1.11
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This article analyzes innovative development programs for state-owned companies and their role in shaping Russia’s national innovation system, particularly in the context of global strategic challenges and the pursuit of technological sovereignty. The study introduces a tiered analytical framework for assessing development opportunities within the national innovation system at three levels: subsystem, system, and suprasystem. It also examines how innovative development programs have evolved as a policy instrument capable of influencing each of these levels. First, the article identifies key areas of innovation policy at each development level and highlights those that can be implemented through these programs. Second, it compares actual program outcomes with the levels at which they were implemented. The analysis shows that such programs have evolved from addressing subsystem-level challenges — the innovative development of state-owned companies themselves — to tackling suprasystem-level goals, including technological sovereignty and national technological leadership. Third, based on the results of program implementation across these levels, the study provides recommendations to improve their effectiveness. These include expanding project-based approaches to R&D planning with the aim of achieving market leadership, creating a system for managing unused domestic innovations, and formalizing collaboration with the international science and education sector. Finally, the article examines current conditions affecting Russia’s innovation development, particularly the disruption of suprasystem-level connections in the national innovation system. It identifies systemic functions of innovative development programs that can help address challenges beyond the scope of existing national projects.
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