Innovations as a driver for the development of the region’s investment attractiveness: incentive tools and methods

The article considers innovations that are the flagship of the development of investment potential of Russian regions and regional economic systems as the main element of investment attractiveness of the regions. The conducted research examines the basic tools and methods for the formation of an effective assessment system for innovative regional development as the level of the investment attractiveness of Russian subjects and Russian regional systems within the framework of Russian and foreign practice and experience. Definition and evaluation of such an indicator as the level of development of the digital environment of business communications, stimulating the effectiveness of innovative activities of business entities, have been identified as the main approaches (or methods) in studying this problem. The conducted research has a significant impact on the further study of directions for the development of a mechanism for effective assessment of the innovative potential and innovative development of the region, which serves as the basis for increasing the investment attractiveness of the Russian regions. The application and use of various assessments, diagnostics and their implementation in considering the innovative potential and innovative development of the region are to analyse the prospects for its formation. The obtained results of the research can be used in assessing these two phenomena to increase the investment attractiveness of the Russian regions.