Techno-Park Assistance in Mining Regions’ Integration into the Innovative Economy

Abstract

A characteristic feature of the innovative economy is the increasing role of human capital, knowledge and high technologies. According to the indicators of innovative development, Russia lags behind the Western countries. At the same time, the development of Russian regions is extremely uneven. First of all, this applies to the mining regions. Technological parks should bridge the gaps and help the mining regions to integrate into the new economy. The authors consider the essence of techno-parks, the history of their establishment in Russia, and also analyze the dynamics of the main indicators of their functioning. When considering techno-park structures of the Tomsk and Kemerovo regions, the most important problems inherent these regions are highlighted. The authors analyze in detail the results of the innovation territorial center "ITC Tomsk" and the Kuzbass Techno-park, determine the main activities for the integration of mining regions in the innovation economy and characterize the positive effect of the techno-park structures functioning.