Peculiarities of strategizing the high-tech coal chemical industry in the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass as a resource-type region

Strategic development of resource-based regions requires diversification of the economy based on the creation of high-tech industries. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of strategizing high-tech industries and to develop an approach to strategizing the coal chemical industry as a basis for strategic transformations of regions dependent on coal mining and export. The work is based on the general theory of strategy, the methodology of strategizing by Academician V.L. Kvint, the methods of comparison, abstraction, classification, economic and statistical analysis are used. It is substantiated that the coal chemical industry as part of chemical production in the context of strategic innovative development can meet the criteria of a high-tech industry. Such industries are characterized by high research activity, the use of the open innovation concept, great complexity and uncertainty, the potential for creating and securing world standards with the subsequent extraction of technological rent. It is shown that the creation of the coal chemical industry in the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass meets the first law of strategy – the law of saving time. To implement the second law of the strategy, a matrix of analysis of competitive advantages of a resource-type region in the development of high-tech industries and complexes is proposed. Strategic principles for the development of high-tech industries and complexes in resource-type regions are developed and substantiated in accordance with the rules of strategic thinking of V.L. Kvint. Taking into account the best world experience, a structural and logical diagram of the sequence of developing a strategy for the coal chemical industry in a resourcetype region is proposed. Conclusions. The developed approach to the strategic development of high-tech industries allows ensuring the leadership of resource-type regions in the national and global economic space, their harmonious development, based on the formation of their own scientific, technological, industrial base for the production of products with high added value (in particular, coal chemical products).