Institutional principles of creation and functioning of industrial parks at the level of territorial communities in the conditions of decentralization and smart specialization

Abstract

At present, the industrial park as an effective mechanism for the implementation of the regional economy needs transformational transformations and modernization changes in industrial production, which will help increase the competitiveness and sustainable development of local communities. The purpose of this study is to develop proposals for institutional support for the formation and operation of industrial parks at the level of integrated territorial communities in a decentralized and smart specialization, taking into account existing international practice. To achieve this goal, methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, comparison, system approach, systematization, structural and logical generalization were used. The article studies and summarizes the international experience of creation and development of industrial parks. The tax and customs privileges provided to industrial parks in different countries of the world are defined. The legal aspects of creation and functioning of industrial parks in Ukraine are analyzed. The main barriers that hinder the formation and localization of industrial parks at the level of united territorial communities have been identified. The structural and logical scheme of the concept of creation and functioning of industrial parks in Ukraine is constructed. Regional development strategies for 2021-2027 are considered. Based on the analysis, it is established that in a significant number of strategic documents the priority areas include accelerating the achievement of competitiveness and innovation of the region’s economy on the basis of smart specialization. Regional strategies do not address the creation of appropriate conditions for the formation of the institutional environment for the development of industrial parks. Therefore, it is advisable to make changes and additions to the Strategies of regional development until 2027, the content of which is to include a set of measures to intensify the development of industrial production and the formation of a network of industrial parks. An analysis of the financing of industrial parks in Ukraine has been performed. Proposals are provided, the implementation of which will improve the institutional and investment-financial support for the creation and development of industrial parks at the level of territorial communities.