Innovative activity of small and medium business in Kazakhstan: current status and development factors

Establishing of innovative economy in Kazakhstan, its transition to "digitalization" requires activation of innovative processes. World experience proves that the small and medium-sized business sector plays an important role. In this work the analysis of modern condition of innovative small and medium business in the whole of Kazakhstan and regional perspective was made. The tendency to the growth of the level of activity in innovation in small businesses on the background of reduction of this indicator medium-sized business is shown. As a result of the comparative analysis of innovative activity of the enterprises of Kazakhstan the low level in comparison with foreign countries is revealed. The final part of the work concludes the problems and factors, constraints on the growth of innovative small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan. Key among these are: financial constraints, low innovative potential of businesses, absence of a separate law on state support of small business in Kazakhstan. Therefore, the authors propose some recommendations on improvement of mechanisms of management of innovative activity of subjects of small and business medium-sized businesses. Such measures, in particular, according to the authors, are building a scheme of sustainable partnership of science and business based on reciprocal motion of applications of innovatively active enterprises and universities with scientific organizations, increasing entrepreneurs' awareness of innovative projects and increasing the openness of information about innovative grants approved by innovative projects and programs.

предпринимательство, малый и средний бизнес, регионы, факторы развития, инновационная активность, анализ, потенциал, entrepreneurship, small and medium business, regions, development factors, innovative activity, analysis, potential, кәсіпкерлік, шағын және орта бизнес, өңірлер, даму факторлары, инновациялық белсенділік, талдау, әлеует

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