Problems and prospects of innovative development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Kazakhstan

Transition from raw materials export model of economic development to the innovation cannot be doubted. Today, the country is far behind the developed and some developing countries in the world on a variety of criteria for innovative development. The Republic of Kazakhstan will be able to become competitive only if the transition to a new model of economic development and the rapid reduction of the backlog. State requires an effective strategy of innovative development, which consists primarily in stimulating the development and commercialization of innovations. The formation of an innovative economy in Kazakhstan is a complexity of economic, social, and political issues. An effective use of research findings and developments in the real economy is most important in terms of Kazakhstan’s successful competitiveness, assurance for high economic growth, improved quality of life, and to help realize other innovative priorities. In these circumstances, innovation management and development are becoming more relevant as the basis for developing Kazakh companies, by way of a defined set of relevant technical, operational, organizational, marketing, and financial operations. In this paper, statistical analysis of indicators of innovative growth in the Republic of Kazakhstan was conducted in comparison with leading developed countries. As the results of the academic research, key factors that have a major influence on innovative activity of the small and medium enterprises were determined

innovations, small and medium-sized enterprises, efficiency, strategies, competitiveness, ecological growth, indicators, инновации, малые и средние предприятия, эффективность, стратегии, конкурентоспособность, экологический рост, индикаторы, инновация, инновациялық қызмет, шағын және орта кәсіпорындар, тиімділік, стратегиялар, бәсекеге қабілеттілік, экологиялық өсу, индикаторлар

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