THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM AND THE FORMATION OF A MODEL OF SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION

The article substantiates the theoretical and methodological foundations of the classification of digital innovations in the context of regional economic development. A critical analysis of existing typologies has been carried out, which has revealed their limitations related to the fragmentation of research approaches, technological narrowness and insufficient consideration of territorial specifics, which reduces the practical applicability of the previously proposed schemes. To overcome these limitations, the author’s classification is proposed, integrating technological, functional, and institutional-territorial features. This approach allows us to comprehensively consider digital innovations as a multi-level phenomenon, providing an opportunity to analyze the processes of digital transformation at the meso level. Based on the developed classification, a conceptual model has been formed reflecting the systemic interrelationships between the drivers of the introduction of digital solutions, their typological characteristics, impact mechanisms, socio-economic results and trajectories of regional development. Special attention is paid to feedback effects demonstrating an increase or decrease in the dynamics of digitalization, depending on institutional, infrastructural, organizational and managerial conditions. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the formation of a holistic toolkit for analyzing digital innovations in the regional dimension, which has both significant theoretical potential for the further development of economics and high applied value for strategic planning and adjustment of regional socio-economic policy.

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