Characteristics of innovative potential components: a regional aspect

Introduction. The article considers aspects of innovative development of mesoeconomic systems. An effective tool for assessing the functioning of territories has been formed based on a graph-analytical presentation in the form of a polygon of forces that determines the innovative potential of territories and allows graphically interpreting the genesis of a single entity. Goal. The study aims to analyze and assess socio-economic systems based on the subjects of the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation, with the possibility of diagnosing the dependence of the results of territorial management on the development of the innovative environment. Materials and methods. The study is based on general scientific, statistical methods that characterize the correlation of regional systems with factor features with the construction of a clustering dendrogram. Results and discussion. In the course of the work, the index of forces of the innovative potential of territories with the definition of the gradation of regional socioeconomic systems was calculated. Conclusion. A system of indicators that allows grouping the subjects of a specific federal district by basic indicators and determining the degree of their influence on the innovative environment of the regions has been formed.