Financial and legal policy in the field of innovation: theoretical and legal foundations

This article examines the historical development and current state of legal regulation of innovation in the Russian Federation, which is currently undergoing active development, particularly in the field of digital and technological innovation. It concludes that Russian innovation policy is characterized by fragmentation and a multiplicity of regulatory sources, which is explained by the complexity and sector-specific nature of innovation development in various sectors of the economy. Special attention is paid to financial and legal policy in the field of innovation—a subcategory of innovation and legal policy that combines financial and legal incentives for innovation with financial and legal regulation of the organization of innovative development in the financial sector. It is summarized that the theoretical and legal foundations of financial and legal policy in the field of innovation reflect the general foundations of legal policy, while also possessing distinctive features and requiring further research.