The role and place of Ukraine in the innovative dimension of Europe

The purpose of the article is to study the indicators of innovative development of Ukraine and determine its place in the innovation dimension among other European countries. The methodological basis of the study is the use of general scientific methods: the method of theoretical generalization and comparison, as well as economic and statistical analysis, which are used to study indicators of innovative development of Ukraine and Europe, as well as modern computer technology for data visualization. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is that the main positive and negative tendencies, as well as perspective directions on the way of innovative development of Ukraine are revealed and its place in the innovation dimension among other European countries is determined. The paper analyzes the trends of innovation development of Ukraine for the period from 2012 to 2019. The study uses data from the Annual European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2020, which publishes indicators of Ukraine and EU member states, as well as several non-European countries. It is established that in the vast majority of innovative areas Ukraine occupies the last positions among the considered countries. However, the analysis of the consolidated index of innovations shows that in recent years in Ukraine there is a tendency to slow growth of this index, and Ukraine belongs to the group of «modest innovators». For an in-depth analysis of the dynamics of innovation dimensions of Ukraine, the following types of indicators are also considered: «framework conditions», «investments», «innovation activities», «impacts». Conclusions. It was found that in the vast majority of innovation areas Ukraine occupies the last positions, but in this area there are some positive changes. In particular, the international competitiveness of the scientific base has improved; the environment in which enterprises operate has become more favorable for innovation; there is an intensification of innovation in the business sector; the links between cooperation between innovation institutions have expanded. The conducted research can be used for the formation and implementation of innovative development strategies of Ukraine, which will increase its rating and international competitiveness. Key words: innovation, innovative development, innovation index, dynamics, tendencies, competitiveness, innovative technologies.