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1 National Technical University of Ukraine 
"Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine (corresponding author)
E-mail: oliai@meta.ua
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7882-3942
2 National Technical University of Ukraine 
"Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine 
E-mail: uas.natalya@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7519-6560
3 National Technical University of Ukraine 
"Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Ukraine 
E-mail: sachenko.andrii@lll.kpi.ua
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1861-8064

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2025-11-1-104-114

STRATEGIC GOALS AND QUALITATIVE PROGRESS INDICATORS 
OF THE PROCESS OF NEO-INDUSTRIALISATION  

OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN UKRAINE
Olha Ilyash1, Nataliia Semenchenko2, Andrii Sachenko3 

Abstract. Research subject. The article describes a system of strategic objectives and quality metrics associated  
with the development of neo-industrialisation processes in the manufacturing industry of Ukraine. The article shows 
that the implementation of the strategic and operational goals of the state policy requires the implementation of a 
set of measures, the main of which is the determination of the priority areas of the state policy in terms of innovative 
development and the creation of a "core" of new industries, which are prioritized in the development of high-tech 
entrepreneurship and increased export potential of the processing industry of Ukraine. Methodology. The scientific 
research is derived from a systematic approach to the analysis of the entire landscape of neo-industrialisation,  
which includes the survey of the current state of the industries, the establishment of metrics and methodological 
tools for the implementation of the development policy of the manufacturing industry. The proposed approach 
is derived from a combination of economic data analysis, expert opinion and forecasting. Purpose. The aim of the  
study is to formalise the methods and to justify the steps necessary for the implementation of a neo-industrial 
strategy that focuses on the technological modernisation of the manufacturing industry, increasing the 
competitiveness of the national economy and its technological integration into global processes. Conclusion of the 
study. The article develops the primary objectives of operational importance associated with the achievement of 
strategic goals in the manufacturing industry, namely the modernisation of infrastructure, the digitalisation of the 
economy and the creation of conditions for the integration of high-tech innovations into production processes.  
The article presents the formation and practice of calculation of the regional index of quality progress of the process 
of neo-industrialisation of the processing industry with the structure and the algorithm of its formation. It is proved 
that the structure of the index should be formed by indicators consisting of institutional, structural and functional 
components of processes of neo-industrial modernisation of regional industrial and economic complexes.  
The article presents the development of tools for the analysis of the effectiveness of state and local economic 
policy measures, visualisation and analysis of planned and actual values of key indicators of neo-industrialisation.  
The authors propose a strategic approach to the interaction between the state, business and scientific institutions 
in order to ensure a symbiotic effect for the neo-industrial development of the manufacturing industry.

Keywords: development strategy, processing industry, indicators, neo-industrialisation, strategising, innovation, 
high-tech development, Industry 6.0.

JEL Classification: O10, O14, O20 

1. Introduction
There is no doubt that the right strategic guidelines 

for the country are an essential prerequisite for 

achieving the objectives of public policy. However, 
their implementation is based on a system of measures 
and means that will lead to the desired reforms and 



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structural and institutional changes. This applies  
directly to the neo-industrialisation of the national 
economy, the principles of which often do not 
correspond to the commercial and economic 
interests of individual economic actors, or there is 
a lack of political will and/or public understanding,  
motivation/resources, institutional factors, etc.  
The situation will not change unless proactive decisions 
and actions are taken. Therefore, the situation will 
not change unless proactive decisions and actions 
are taken. In other words, any strategy is just a plan, 
while its implementation requires the implementation 
of its measures. This is the urgent need to concretise 
the practical steps of a neo-industrial strategy 
for the development of Ukraine's manufacturing 
industry. Moreover, as shown above, the achievement  
of the goals and strategic objectives of state policy  
in the analysed area is based on a rather complex  
and systemic task, which should be countered by 
a diversified and variable instrumentation of state 
regulation.

Conversely, the preparation and implementation of 
numerous activities necessitate substantial resource 
support, encompassing a diverse array of financial, 
investment, intellectual, human resources, material 
and technical, intangible, informational, and so forth. 
That is why, from the theoretical and methodological 
point of view, the issues of substantiation of volumes, 
sources of attraction, rational allocation and efficient 
use of financial and resource potential of intensification 
of the processes of neo-industrialisation of the  
national economy of Ukraine in general and its  
processing industry in particular are of no less 
importance.

In general, the success of the state policy includes 
not only the quality planning, full and effective 
implementation, but also the control over the course 
of the relevant processes, including the analysis and 
diagnostics of the state, the vectors and scope of 
neo-industrialisation, the competitiveness of this  
industry and the national economy as a whole, the 
realisation of its economic and resource potential, as 
well as the quality and effectiveness of the state policy  
in the analysed area (Ilyash, 2015). This not only  
updates, but also brings to the fore the task of 
forming and using a methodology for monitoring the 
implementation of the neo-industrial strategy for the 
development of the processing industry.

2. Indicators for the Development  
of a Neo-Industrial Strategy  
for the Processing Industry

The present discussion pertains to a comprehensive 
approach to the implementation of the aforementioned 
strategic guidelines of the neo-industrial strategy 

for developing Ukraine's processing industry.  
It is imperative to direct the implementation of  
a set of measures focused on achieving the operational 
goals of the strategic plan in this area. The totality of 
these goals, in conjunction with a full range of indicators 
(criteria for achieving operational goals), are presented 
in Table 1. Concurrently, the methodological basis  
for analysing neo-industrial processes in the field  
under study will be based on the identified indicators.

It is evident that the operational objectives of state 
policy are structured in a manner that unveils the 
problematic aspects, while concurrently highlighting 
the areas that are prioritised for reform to achieve 
strategic goals. These strategic goals serve as the 
pivotal reference points for the intensification, scaling, 
and effectiveness of neo-industrial trends in the  
Ukrainian processing industry.

In particular, the formation of the "core" of neo-
industrial sectors necessitates, in the first instance, the 
reforming and systematic improvement of the quality 
of functioning of the sectors of the national economy 
of Ukraine responsible for social and humanitarian 
development and security (Amosha, Vyshnevskyi & 
Zbarazska, 2012). The areas of responsibility encompass 
healthcare, education and science, culture, sports,  
social infrastructure, the media system, spiritual and 
religious development, and folk crafts, among others. 
Without qualitative changes it would not have been 
possible to preserve the human potential during  
the war and to use it effectively in the post-war 
reconstruction of the national economy, which is the 
main resource and condition for neo-industrialisation 
processes (Kulakova & Zhytnyk, 2023). 

However, this is the case with the intellectual and 
human resource potential of the neo-industrialisation 
of the processing industry, while it is in dire need of 
other resources. Consequently, the modernisation of 
sectors providing support for neo-industrialisation  
is imperative. This encompasses the domains of  
scientific, technical and innovation activities, intellectual 
property, information and communication technology 
(ICT), financial, credit and investment segments, raw 
materials and material resources, and technical and 
technological support (Bondarets, 2016).

Infrastructure is a vital component of facilitating  
the processes of high-tech growth, the establishment 
and development of breakthrough high-tech industries 
and sectors, and the supply of relevant resources, 
support for communications and connections,  
and so forth. The development of fundamental 
infrastructures, such as transport, communications, 
road transport and logistics, business and  
financial infrastructure, digital communications 
and payments, and banking, is imperative for the  
formation of the "core" of high-tech industries  
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Table 1
Strategic and operational objectives of the neo-industrial strategy for the development  
of the Ukrainian processing industry and indicators of their implementation

Strategic (operational) objectives Indicators of achievement of operational goals

Formation of the "nucleus"
 of neo-industrial sectors
(- Strengthening the capacity of social 
and humanitarian development 
and security sectors; 
- modernisation of the resource sectors 
of neo-industrialisation; 
- development of basic infrastructures;
- scaling up the sectors of neo-
industrialisation potential.)

– The number of higher education institutions ranked in the top 500 QS World University Rankings;
the number of research results that led to practical testing of technological innovations by business 
entities;
– the number of registered new intellectual property objects based on breakthrough technological 
innovations;
– the number and structure of researchers involved in research and development commissioned 
by business entities;
– expert assessments of the quality of essential services in education, science, healthcare, culture, 
sports, and so forth;
– the extent of digital transformation of the economy and society;
– the state of development and quality of digital infrastructure;
– the capacity of Ukraine's transport and logistics infrastructure;
– the volume and dynamics of venture capital funding;
– volumes of products (services) sold, number of business entities, number of employees 
in such industries as robotics, nanomolecular technologies, biotechnology, genetic engineering; 
– nanomedicine, artificial intelligence, microelectronics, ICT, instrumentation, nuclear energy, 
aerospace engineering, pharmaceuticals.

Development of high-tech small 
and medium-sized enterprises
(- Growth in the share and number 
of innovatively active SMEs;
- an increase in the number of high-tech 
startups implemented;
- building institutional infrastructure to 
support and resource high-tech SMEs.)

– Th e number of SMEs that have created/commercialised high-tech intellectual property;
volumes of innovative products sold (manufactured using advanced technologies) by SMEs;
– the number of SMEs employed by high-tech entities and the share of R&D personnel;
– number of co-operation practices (SMEs and large businesses) and successful implementation 
of high-tech projects;
– the volume of investments in R&D in the SME sector;
– the structure of innovation and technology activity in the SME sector;
– expert assessments of the completeness and quality of the functioning of the SME innovation 
and technology development infrastructure.

Increase in exports of high-tech 
processing products
(- Technological modernisation 
of the production and export potential 
of the processing industry;
- improving financial, resource, 
and investment support;
- increasing efficiency in the system: 
production, transportation, storage, 
processing, sales of products of high-
tech processing industries.) 

– Th e share of exports and imports of high-tech products (services) in GDP;
– exports of domestic high-tech products and Industry 6.0 industries;
– share of domestic high-tech products in the global and regional markets;
– expert assessments of the quality and structural characteristics of exported domestic high-tech 
products;
– the volume of imports of modern technologies and means of labour that correspond 
to the VI-VII technological modes;
– expert assessments of the completeness and quality of the export infrastructure 
of the processing industry;
– the volume and efficiency of foreign direct investment in domestic production of high-tech 
products and Industry 6.0.

Increasing the contribution 
of the processing industry 
to the competitiveness 
of the national economy
(- Import substitution;
- impact on local economic 
development and overcoming depressed 
areas;
- investments in human development 
and social responsibility.)

– Export-import coverage ratio;
– import dependence ratios of the domestic market, including by product groups and advanced 
technologies;
– the share of production and employment in the processing industry in the economies 
of hromadas and regions;
– the share of investments in the processing industry, in particular in high-tech projects, 
in the total investments of hromadas and regions;
– the share of the processing industry's expenditures in the overall structure of the hromada and 
regional spending on human development, including education, science, research and development;
– expert assessments of the level of social responsibility of the processing industry.

Improving the national economy's 
position in leading international 
rankings:
- European Innovation Scoreboard;
- Global Innovation Index;
- Global Competitiveness Index;
- Digital Competitiveness Index;
- Knowledge Economy Index;
- Technological Readiness Index

– Indicators of innovation and technological development in the economy in general 
and in the processing industry in particular;
– expert assessments of the quality of the environment for R&D, implementation 
and commercialisation of breakthrough high-tech innovations;
– expert assessments of the availability of advanced technologies for the processing industry;
expert assessments of the state of development of the ICT sector and dissemination of its results 
in the business environment and in the processing industry;
– expert assessments of the extent to which the innovation and technological potential 
in the processing industries is realised;
– expert assessments of the level of knowledge and technology, as well as the readiness of ICT 
system actors for future changes;
– expert assessments of the quality and maturity of institutional support for innovation 
and technological development of the processing industry.

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Finally, these three conditions create the conditions 

for setting and achieving the fourth operational  
objective of this block, which is to develop sectors 
with neo-industrialisation potential. These are mainly 
robotics, nanomolecular and biotechnology, genetic 
engineering, nanomedicine, artificial intelligence, 
microelectronics, instrumentation, programming, 
nuclear and alternative energy, aerospace, 
pharmaceuticals, and so forth (Chourasia et al., 2022).

Under the whole range of operational goals, the 
system of indicators for their implementation should 
reflect key issues/aspects of the quality of domestic 
education, training and development of highly  
qualified scientific personnel, provision of social  
services for human development, digitalisation of the 
economy and society, activity in the most high-tech 
industries, types of economic activity and system 
technologies.

It is further postulated that the strategic objective 
entitled "Development of high-tech small and  
medium-sized enterprises" is predicated on the 
realisation of such operational objectives as, firstly, 
the augmentation of the share and number of 
innovatively active small and medium-sized business 
entities specialising in the real sector. It is vital for 
the implementation of the functions and tasks of 
representatives of this sector of the economy in 
intensifying innovation and technological activities  
and increasing the level of technological mobility of 
systems (Duggal et al., 2022). 

Secondly, there has been an increase in the number 
of high-tech startups. Such entities are, by their 
very nature, minor or even micro-entrepreneurship  
entities, and they are often the driving force behind the 
initiation, testing and development of breakthrough 
high-tech technologies, when large or even medium-
sized enterprises cannot do so (Mazaraki & Melnyk, 
2021). Consequently, the absence of the activation  
and, more crucially, the implementation of high-
tech startups would impede the country's ability to  
effectively initiate the processes of neo-industrialisation, 
both in general and, specifically, in the industrial 
processing sector (Mazaraki & Melnyk, 2021).

Thirdly, the establishment of an institutional 
infrastructure to support and resource high-tech 
small and medium-sized businesses is imperative. 
The inability of both high-tech startups and SMEs in 
the processing industry to independently organise 
investment-intensive activities, such as innovation 
and technology, necessitates the provision of 
adequate support in this area. Such support can be  
facilitated through the establishment and effective 
functioning of infrastructure elements (Oliynyk & 
Kuznietsova, 2018).

In order to ascertain the degree of development  
and, consequently, the full implementation of the 
strategic goal of the state policy, which is to intensify 

and expand the activities of the high-tech sector of small  
and medium-sized enterprises, it is necessary to  
consider all possible parameters (by the number 
of business entities, the scale of production and 
sales of products (services), jobs created, et cetera  
(Karaeva et al., 2011).

As already mentioned, one of the main criteria of 
neo-industrialisation is to strengthen the technological 
competitiveness of the economy, especially in the  
global market of industrial products (Prushkivska, 
2013). This is manifested in the increase in exports 
of processed products, which in turn is based on 
the implementation of operational goals for the 
technological modernisation of the processing 
industry's production and export potential (exports 
can be increased if a country has sufficient production, 
transport and logistics capacities and the processes 
of their use and development involve the use of the 
most advanced modern equipment and technologies); 
іmprovement of financial, resource and investment 
support (research projects "production → transport → 
storage → processing → marketing of products" of high-
tech processing industries (concentration of efforts 
on production alone will be insufficient and will not 
have the planned effect if other links of the integral  
process lag behind in their capacities/potential; 
accordingly, the subjects of the state policy of neo-
industrialisation should equally support development 
and increase efficiency (and on the basis of the 
introduction of high modern progressive technologies) 
(Sachenko, 2024).

Indicators used to verify the achievement of the 
strategic goal of increasing exports of high-tech  
products of the domestic manufacturing industry  
should reveal the scale and intensity of production  
and exports of such products, the import and 
implementation of advanced technologies, the state of 
development of support infrastructure and resource 
provision for exporters, and the formation and 
realisation of the export potential of domestic Industry 
6.0 industries.

3. Objectives and Measures  
of the Neo-Industrial Strategy  
for the Development of Ukraine's  
Processing Industry

The strategic goal of increasing the contribution 
of the processing industry to the competitiveness 
of the national economy should be considered the 
most comprehensive and systemic (Kasych, 2016). 
Accordingly, the operational goals should address 
several systemic aspects, such as import substitution, 
overcoming depressed regions, investment in human 
development, etc. In fact, the high level of import 
dependency of Ukraine's domestic market is evidence  
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production and sales of domestic products on the 
domestic market.

Therefore, the realisation of the potential of the 
processing industry to strengthen the competitiveness 
of the Ukrainian economy is mainly related to the 
creation and efficient use of production capacities  
and opportunities. However, this requires adequate 
financial and resource support (Zhytnyk et al., 2024). 
To this end, a number of state and regional financial 
support programmes for enterprises specialising in 
processing should be developed and implemented.

Another aspect is the issue of technical regulation, 
metrology and standardisation. The authors believe 
that these issues have not received sufficient 
attention in the history of the Ukrainian economy  
(Reshetylo & Ostrovsky, 2018). In order to stimulate 
and develop the processing industry and strengthen  
the position of domestic business entities in this  
sector at both domestic and international levels, 
it is necessary to actively apply tools to improve 
standardisation systems and ensure the integrity of 
measurements (in addition to providing financial 
and resource support). Such tools might include 
the introduction of a labeling of goods and a service  
model of export support based on the established 
national information centre on technical barriers to  
trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures. 
Furthermore, it is recommended that the latter be 
expanded (Yankova, 2023). 

Digital tools should be increasingly introduced 
in this area to improve the conformity assessment 
system for the domestic manufacturing industry.  
The development of export-oriented industries and the 
international recognition of the national metrological  
infrastructure require the application of new and 
the modernisation of existing national standards 
and measurement standards, the establishment 
and maintenance of measurement standards and 
measurement services, and the conduct of applied 
research in the field of technical regulation, metrology 
and standardisation. 

In the context of international harmonisation of 
national standards, it is imperative to adopt and 
implement measures that address the barriers arising 
from discrepancies in technical requirements and 
regulations across different countries.In order to 
enhance the standards of public administration, the 
focus should be directed towards the transition of 
domestic processing enterprises to international 
requirements and norms. This transition, in addition 
to fulfilling their direct functions and tasks, will  
contribute to the strengthening of the competitiveness 
of domestic products in both domestic and foreign 
markets. This approach offers a direct solution to the 
problem of import dependence and serves to increase 
domestic export potential.  

Concomitantly, it is asserted that Ukraine, with its 
substantial agricultural and raw material capabilities, 
possesses considerable potential to generate and 
augment production, encompassing the agro-
industrial complex, at the local level. This endeavour 
is expected to result in the creation of employment 
opportunities, the alleviation of economic depression, 
and the revitalisation of socio-economic development 
in small and remote hromadas. The enhancement of 
these processes is contingent upon the identification 
and allocation of investment resources. Consequently, 
within the overarching framework of state policy  
in this domain, the creation of a conducive investment 
climate and the stimulation of investment in the 
processing industry must be distinctly identified as 
priorities. In this regard, measures should be taken 
on an ongoing basis to establish clear coordination of 
efforts in working with foreign and domestic investors, 
improve the regulatory framework for business 
activities, including optimisation of existing measures of 
state support for investment in the processing industry, 
improve trade logistics and develop production and 
sales links between foreign investors and domestic 
small and medium-sized businesses specialising  
in the processing of industrial products.

The indicators that will signal the achievement of 
the above operational objectives are mainly those  
that characterise the manufacturing industry's 
contribution to important macroeconomic parameters, 
including industrial production and exports, job 
creation and employment, investment and the  
resulting increase in production capacity.

Achieving both the strategic and operational goals 
of the state's neo-industrial policy for the development 
of the processing industry will significantly improve 
the position of Ukraine's economy in international  
rankings such as the European Innovation Scoreboard, 
Global Innovation Index, Global Competitiveness 
Index, Digital Competitiveness Index, Knowledge 
Economy Index, Technology Readiness Index, etc.

However, the achievement of such benchmarks 
is determined by the proactivity and quality of  
the state policy on creating a good environment 
for research and development, implementation 
and commercialization of breakthrough high-tech 
innovations, availability of advanced technologies for 
processing industry entities, the state of development 
of the ICT sector and dissemination of its results in 
the business environment and at processing industry 
enterprises, the extent of realization of innovation and 
technological potential in processing industries, the 
level of knowledge, technology and skills acquired in 
the country.

In general, the implementation of the strategic and 
operational goals of the state policy requires a set of 
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Figure 1. Measures of the neo-industrial strategy for the development of Ukraine's processing industry

Source: authors' development

Strategic objectives State policy measures 

Formation of the "core" of 
neo-industrial sectors 

Development of high-tech 
small and medium-sized 

enterprises 

Increasing in exports of 
high-tech processing 

products 

Increasing the contribution 
of the processing industry 
to the competitiveness of 

the national economy 

Improving the place 
of the national economy 
in leading international 

rankings 

 Designing and implementing the National Programme for the
Development of Industry 6.0, creating its infrastructure, integrated
systems and joint projects;
 improvement of the system of strategy and programming
for the development of neo-industrial sectors;
 development of a system of financial and resource support tools
and digital communications.

 Modernisation of SME access to finance (including venture capital)
policies and improved resource provision;
 stimulation of the development of high-tech production based
on SMEs through modernisation and technological innovation;
 development of productive articulation in the SME sector;
 improvement of SMEs' access to new markets and facilitation of
foreign trade.

 Establishment of a centre for coordination and development of
institutional infrastructure to support exports of high-tech processed
products;
 support for the foreign economic activity of processing enterprises
in the implementation of joint investment and economic projects with
foreign partners;
 development of comprehensive marketing products (with government
support) for exporting processing companies;
 creation of a full-fledged regional and sectoral investment infrastructure
in the system of foreign economic activity of high-tech processing industries.

 Creation and scaling up of high-tech technical and innovation special
zones and industrial territorial and sectoral production systems (clusters);
 formation and development of integrated closed-cycle systems for the
development, production and marketing of high-tech products in the
processing industry;
 development of innovation and technology parks and ICT outsourcing
centres for the digitalisation of processing industries;
 stimulation of vertical and horizontal co-operation between
representatives of education, science, innovation and processing
enterprises.

 Improvement of regulatory and organisational support for the
development of the digital economy and digital infrastructure;
 provision of financial and economic incentives for processing
industry entities to implement digital modernisation projects;
 initiation and support of projects to create engineering clusters
and introduce VI-VII technological modes in the processing industry;
 scaling up the use of artificial intelligence, creating digital platforms
for a virtual interaction environment, boosting the development of the
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Thus, with regard to the formation of the "core" of 

neo-industrial sectors, the authors believe that Ukraine 
should formulate and implement a national strategy 
for the development of Industry 6.0, as well as build 
its infrastructure, which would allow the development 
of co-operation practices between manufacturing 
enterprises and business entities in related industries 
and types of economic activity. Such a policy must  
be implemented on the basis of systematic  
technological forecasting with the development 
and implementation of a comprehensive science,  
technology and innovation policy.

Such technological forecasting should be carried 
out by a specially authorised body in the field of state 
stimulation of high-tech production on an ongoing 
basis, with the results summarised at least once every  
five years and updated annually. The results of 
technological forecasting should be taken into 
account by the National Institute of Production and 
Technological Development when determining the 
areas for providing innovation grants, including within 
the framework of targeted technological programmes.

The measures to be implemented in accordance 
with the policy for the development of high-tech 
small and medium-sized enterprises include the 
improvement of the financing system for enterprises in 
this sector of the national economy, the modernisation 
of production facilities, the implementation of 
technological innovations in small and medium-sized 
industrial enterprises and the development of the sales  
potential of SMEs.

This will be facilitated by supporting the  
technological modernisation of SME production 
capacities through the development of relevant local 
research and production potential. Targeted and 
effective digitalisation of the manufacturing sectors of 
the economy will ensure economic recovery both in this 
sector and in the national economy as a whole through 
the creation of multi-level information technology 
platforms for the main and supporting processes in the 
manufacturing industry, based on the development, 
modernisation and integration of domestic and  
foreign methodologies and software and hardware 
products. These practices focus simultaneously on 
strengthening the stability and sustainability of industrial 
development, industrial and socio-economic security, 
a sustainable process of high-tech modernisation and 
labour productivity growth, increasing innovation 
activity in the economy, and involving small and 
medium-sized enterprises in digitalisation and ICT 
development. 

The present study puts forward a series of measures 
that are intended to form part of a new, modern neo-
industrial policy. These measures include government 
support for high-tech exports, improvements to the 
relevant infrastructure, the creation of structures to 
coordinate foreign economic activities, support for 

market research and the intensification of marketing 
activities. These processes must be accompanied by 
active innovation and technological activities and 
include the creation of innovation observatories with 
the functions and tasks of analysing the dynamics  
of the scientific, technological and innovative 
development of the manufacturing industry, assessing 
the effectiveness of the policies being implemented, 
their consequences and impact on the development of 
science, technology and innovation, and developing 
and implementing recommendations to improve 
the efficiency and effectiveness of the policies being 
implemented. 

Coordination of the activities of various development 
institutions and organisations to improve the  
existing ecosystem should be carried out by a single 
coordination centre, which could be established on 
the basis of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. 
All national, state, regional and local strategies and 
programmes for socio-economic development should 
be aimed at building a high-tech manufacturing  
industry and the national economy as a whole, 
stimulating the development of the most promising 
industries and projects for innovative technological 
development of industries as a benchmark for the 
business environment and science. The single joint 
centre should also carry out efficiency diagnostics and 
work on improving measures to stimulate the creation 
and implementation of high-tech innovations.

The same body should also initiate proactive 
measures to increase the contribution of manufacturing 
companies to strengthening the competitiveness 
of the national economy. This includes the creation 
and scaling up of high-tech technical and innovation  
special zones and industrial territorial and sectoral 
production systems (clusters), the formation and 
development of integrated closed-cycle systems for 
the development, production and marketing of high-
tech products of the processing industry, increasing 
the volume of activities of innovation and technology 
parks and ICT outsourcing centres for the digitalization 
of processing industries, stimulating vertical and 
horizontal cooperation between education, research 
and development.

The system of state measures outlined will also 
improve the position of the domestic economy in the 
leading international rankings of neo-industrialisation, 
innovation, technology and industrial development. 
These include, first and foremost, improving regulatory 
and organisational support for the development of the 
digital economy and digital infrastructure, providing 
financial and economic incentives for manufacturing 
companies to implement digital modernisation 
projects, initiating and supporting projects to create 
engineering clusters, introducing VI-VII technology 
modes in the manufacturing industry, expanding the 
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for a virtual interaction environment, and intensifying 
the development of the Internet of Things.

4. Formation and Calculation Algorithm  
of the Neo-Industrialisation  
Process Quality Index

Despite the implementation of these measures, the 
function of monitoring and control should be considered 
equally important, as it allows the authorities to get 
answers to the questions of how high quality, efficient 
and proactive the state industrial policy is, whether it is 
implemented in accordance with the plans and objectives 
set out in the strategy of neo-industrial development, 
and whether its results satisfy the domestic society. 

To this end, it is necessary to introduce the practice of 
calculating a regional index of the quality progress of 
the process of neo-industrialisation of the processing 
industry, the structure of which is shown in Figure 2, 
and the algorithm of its formation is shown in Figure 3.

Thus, the structure of the index is formed by 
indicators-characteristics that reveal the institutional, 
structural and functional components of the processes 
of neo-industrial modernisation of regional industrial 
and economic complexes. The methodology of the 
index calculation begins with the approval of the system 
of criteria used for the diagnosis and ends with the 
ranking of the regions and the preparation of the general 
report. 

Figure 2. Structure of the index of qualitative progress in the process of neo-industrialisation of the manufacturing industry 
in the country's regions

Source: compiled by the authors on the basis of (Zaichenko, 2020)

Components of the Quality Progress 
Neo-industrialisation Process Index

Indicators by іndex components

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✓ The level of influence on the development of high technologies (technologies of the 
VI-VII modes) of regional and local strategies and programmes to support it;

✓ influence of state authorities and local self-government bodies (on the activation of high 
technology development processes);

✓ institutional capacity of elements of innovation and technology infrastructure;
✓ the degree of contribution of innovative and technological activities of processing 

enterprises and their high-tech production to the development of the region's economy;
✓ prevalence of breakthrough technological innovations and their impact on the domestic 

market;
✓ availability of technological leaders on the market as role models in terms of 

technological modernisation of processing enterprises;
✓ the degree of success of competitive strategies for high-tech development in the 

processing industry.

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✓ Availability of venture capital investment for innovative and technological activities of
processing enterprises;

✓ sufficiency of financial support for servicing the processes of creation and implementation
of modern technologies of the VI-VII modes;

✓ availability of intellectual and human resources for the creation and implementation of
technological innovations;

✓ development of the consulting system on technological modernisation of industrial
production;

✓ sufficiency of marketing and information support for technological development in the real
sector of the economy;

✓ development of the intellectual property market and advanced technologies;
✓ the level of observance of rights to inventions, industrial designs and utility models.

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✓ The degree of realisation of the market capacity of high-tech innovative products of the
processing industry;

✓ investment attractiveness of the market of technological innovations in the processing
industry;

✓ a measure of consumer preferences (coefficient of differentiation) of high-tech products of
the processing industry;

✓ intensity of competition in the high-tech processing segment;
✓ the share of profitable projects for the introduction of advanced technologies;
✓ the share of high-tech manufacturing products in exports.

✓ share of the information economy sector



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In order to carry out such an analysis in a systematic 
and continuous manner, it is necessary to develop 
a specialised information system that includes 
and provides such key services as the state of the 
manufacturing industry, the development of export 
potential, the balance of production and consumption, 
a navigator of state policy measures, current  
regulations, human resources support for industry 
and applied science, monitoring of the development 
of regional industrial infrastructure, and electronic 
services for industrial co-operation.

It would be desirable to set up a specialised online 
dashboard with information on manufacturing 
industries, infrastructure facilities and information  
and analytical data on the development of the 
manufacturing industry in terms of space and 
industry sectors and the most advanced and advanced 
technologies used.

The functioning of such a system will be aimed at 
developing tools for analysing the effectiveness of state 

and local economic policy measures, visualisation and 
analysis of planned and actual values of key indicators 
of neo-industrialisation, visualisation and analysis 
of exports/imports, production and consumption 
balances of industrial products, data on practices and 
volumes of high-tech industrial co-operation, etc.

5. Conclusions
Neo-industrialisation is a systemic process that 

depends on and is expressed by various indicators. 
Therefore, it requires not only the understanding of 
strategic guidelines and tasks, but also operational 
goals, the achievement of which in a complex will  
allow to achieve the goals of state policy in the  
analysed area. As a result of the justification of 
tactical instruments and means of state policy for 
the implementation of the neo-industrial strategy 
for the development of the processing industry of 
Ukraine, it was established that a set of measures 

Figure 3. Algorithm for calculating the Process Quality Index for neo-industrialisation 
of the manufacturing industry in the country's regions

Source: authors' development

Approval of the system of criteria for the іndex components 

Development of a standard questionnaire 

Formation of an expert base 

Conducting expert surveys by region 

Consultation, verification and reconciliation of data 

Normalisation of results 

Data processing and calculation of values for each of the іndex criteria for each region 

Calculating the weights of each criterion  

Calculation of integral values for the three components of the іndex 

Calculation of component weights 

Calculation of the Composite Index 

Ranking of regions by іndex values  

Preparation of the report and justification of conclusions for the state industrial policy 



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(oriented to the achievement of strategic goals) should 
be implemented for such purposes. The measures 
consist of the development and implementation of the  
National Programme for the Development of 
Industry 6.0, the formation of its infrastructure, 
integrated systems, the implementation of joint 
projects, the improvement of the system of strategic 
and programming development of neo-industrial 
industries, the development of a system of financial 
and resource support tools and digital communication 
(formation of the "core" of neo-industrial industries). 
The neo-industrial strategy encompasses a range of 
initiatives aimed at modernising the policy of access of 
SMEs to financing, with a particular focus on venture 
capital. Additionally, it seeks to enhance resource 
security, stimulate the development of high-tech 
production based on SMEs through the utilisation 
of modernisation and technological innovations,  
foster the development of productive articulation within 
the SME sector, facilitate enhanced access of SMEs  
to new sales markets, and promote foreign trade 
by developing high-tech small and medium-sized 
enterprises. In addition, creation of a centre for 
coordination and development of institutional 
infrastructure for support of export of high-
tech products of the processing industry, foreign 
economic activity of processing enterprises in the 
implementation of joint investment and economic 
projects with foreign partners, formation of complex 
marketing products (with state support) for processing 
enterprises – exporters, formation of a full-fledged 
regional and sectoral investment infrastructure in 

the system of foreign economic activity of high-tech 
industries of the processing industry, increase in the 
volume of exports of products of high-tech industries 
of the processing industry. Other strategic points 
include the creation and expansion of special high-
tech technological and implementation zones and  
industrial territorial-branch production systems 
(clusters); the creation and development of integrated 
closed-loop systems for the development, production 
and marketing of high-tech manufacturing products; 
the development of innovation and technology parks 
and ICT centres for the outsourcing of digitisation 
processes in the manufacturing industry; the stimulation 
of vertical and horizontal co-operation between 
representatives of education, science, innovation and 
manufacturing companies (increasing the contribution 
of the manufacturing industry to the competitiveness 
of the national economy). Improving the regulatory 
and organisational support for the development of the 
digital economy and digital infrastructure, providing 
financial and economic incentives to the processing 
industry entities for the implementation of digital 
modernisation projects, initiating and supporting 
projects for the creation of engineering clusters, 
introducing technologies of VI-VII technological 
systems in the processing industry, scaling up the use 
of artificial intelligence, creating digital platforms for 
a virtual environment of interaction, activating the 
progress of the Internet of Things, developing the 
ideology of sharing will lead to the significant place 
of the national economy in the leading international 
rankings.

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Accepted on: 20th of February, 2025

Published on: 13th of March, 2025