voprecotestВопросы экономикиVoprosy Ekonomiki0042-8736Voprosy Ekonomiki, NP10.32609/0042-8736-2024-6-96-119voprecotest-4836Research ArticleРЕГИОНАЛЬНАЯ ЭКОНОМИКАREGIONAL ECONOMYКогда размер не имеет значения: международное исследование факторов инновационной привлекательности средних городовWhen size does not matter: Innovation attractiveness factors of medium-sized citieshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0335-1944КуценкоЕ. С.KutsenkoE. S.

Куценко Евгений Сергеевич, к. э. н., директор центра «Российская кластерная обсерватория» Института статистических исследований и экономики знаний (ИСИЭЗ) НИУ ВШЭ

Москва

Evgeniy S. Kutsenko

Moscow

ekutsenko@hse.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-2062-655XБояковаК. Н.BoyakovaK. N.

Боякова Кристина Никифоровна, эксперт Центра отраслевых и корпоративных проектов ИСИЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ

Москва

Kristina N. Boyakova

Moscow

kboyakova@hse.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7865ОстащенкоТ. В.OstashchenkoT. V.

Остащенко Татьяна Викторовна, к. э. н., ведущий эксперт центра «Российская кластерная обсерватория» ИСИЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ

Москва

Tatyana V. Ostashchenko

Moscow

tostashhenko@hse.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8592-8112ТюрчевК. С.TyurchevK. S.

Тюрчев Кирилл Сергеевич, эксперт центра «Российская кластерная обсерватория» ИСИЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ, аспирант Масарикова университета

Москва; Брно

Kirill S. Tyurchev

Moscow; Brno

ktyurchev@hse.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3497-747XАртемовС. В.ArtemovS. V.

Артемов Сергей Викторович, к. э. н., к. э. н., замдиректора центра «Российская кластерная обсерватория» ИСИЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ

Москва

Sergey V. Artemov

Moscow

sartemov@hse.ruНациональный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»РоссияHSE UniversityRussian FederationНациональный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»; Масариков университетРоссияHSE University; Masaryk UniversityRussian Federation2024050620240696119Copyright © Voprosy Ekonomiki, NP, 20242024Voprosy Ekonomiki, NPVoprosy Ekonomiki, NPhttps://www.vopreco.ru/jour/about/submissions#copyrightNoticehttps://www.vopreco.ru/jour/article/view/4836

В статье выявлены ключевые особенности современных инновационных средних городов. В выборку исследования вошли 23 города с наибольшей концентрацией высокотехнологичных корпораций, компаний-единорогов, ведущих университетов и высокоцитируемых ученых среди всех стран ОЭСР. Отличительные черты городов определялись путем сравнения средних значений показателей, отражающих уровень благосостояния, открытость талантам, транспортную доступность, охват населения образованием, знания и технологии, цифровую инфраструктуру и экологию, с аналогичными показателями по странам их расположения. Установлено, что средние города с наибольшей концентрацией лидеров науки и технологий характеризуются высоким уровнем благосостояния; открыты талантам и аккумулируют на своей территории значительное число студентов, в том числе иностранных; тяготеют к крупным городам; обладают развитой цифровой инфраструктурой, обеспечивающей высокую скорость передачи данных. В свете зарубежного опыта рассмотрены возможные траектории развития российских наукоградов и других территорий с высоким научно-технологическим потенциалом. В отличие от исследуемых зарубежных городов, российские наукограды концентрируют незначительную долю местных и иностранных студентов, а их цифровая инфраструктура развита слабее.

This paper investigates the key features of modern innovative medium-sized cities. The study sample consists of 23 cities with the highest concentration of global high tech corporations, unicorn companies, leading universities, and highly cited researchers among all OECD countries. The distinctive features of cities were identified by comparing the average values of their indicators of well-being, openness to talent, transport accessibility, education coverage, knowledge and technology development, digital infrastructure and ecology with similar indicators of the countries where they are located. It has been revealed that cities with the greatest concentration of science and technology leaders are characterized by a high level of well-being; openness to talent and significant concentration of students, including international ones; preferential location near large agglomerations; developed digital infrastructure providing high Internet speed. This study offers new insight on possible trajectories for further development of Russian science cities and other territories with high scientific and technological potential in the context of foreign experience. Unlike foreign ones, Russian science cities concentrate a small proportion of local and foreign students, and their digital infrastructure is much less developed.

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