Forecasting Scientific Support For The Advancement Of The Digital Economy

Abstract

The aim of the study is to forecast scientific support for the advancement of the digital economy in the world and Ukraine. A methodological approach for forecasting scientific support for the advancement of the digital economy, based on bibliometric and patent analysis, is proposed. The main task of the analysis is to compare scientific developments which contribute to the advancement of the digital economy in Ukraine with those in other countries in the world. The forecast results indicate the upward trend in the volume of patents and scientific publications which ensure the advancement of the digital economy in the world in the coming years. It is revealed that, if the current situation persists, the share of Ukraine in the global number of patents and publications will remain extremely low. The forecast demonstrates that the inequality in the level of scientific support for the advancement of the digital economy between leading countries of the world and Ukraine will increase in the near future if immediate measures to stimulate own researches in the field of digital technologies are not taken at the state level.