Аналізуються проблеми здійснення адміністративної реформи на регіональному рівні. Визначається, що важливим чинником на регіональному рівні є чітке розмежування повноважень та функцій між органами виконавчої влади та органами місцевого самоврядування. The distribution of powers between the executive authorities and local government bodies as a priority of the administrative reform implementation at the regional level. The problems of implementation of administrative reform at the regional level is being analyzed. It has been proved that the basis for successful changes is a definite distribution of authorities and functions between the local bodies of executive power and local government bodies.
У статті розглянуто стан інноваційної діяльності та досліджено інноваційну активність підприємств, установ, організацій Кіровоградської області. Конкретизовано проблеми інноваційного розвитку підприємств регіону. На основі проведеного аналізу визначено основні напрямки активізації інноваційного розвитку суб'єктів господарювання регіону.The objective of the article is to study the current state and problems of the innovation activity of enterprises and organizations in the region, to generalize the received information for the development and implementation of measures for qualitative reform and increase of the region's economy efficiency, ensuring of its development on an innovative basis. Summarizing the main economic processes in Kirovograd region and the results of the survey of innovation development of region enterprises state, it is necessary to note the unsatisfactory development of industry innovation activity, the results indicate that in the conditions of legislation instability, low investment rating of Kirovograd region, lack of financial and investment fund and tense relations with individual countries, there is a risk of lowering business investment activity in the region. This is facilitated by the decline in solvent demand for scientific technical products by the state and the business sector, the deterioration of scientific personnel qualitative characteristics and the material technical base of the research and a number of equally important factors. At the same time, Kirovograd region has significant potential for the innovation activity development under conditions of effective state and regional policy. However, despite the high innovation potential, the innovative component of the economic development of the region is poorly used. In order to create a system that will ensure effective innovation development, it is necessary to develop an innovation-investment strategy that would provide resource support for the subjects of the region's economic activity, the development of which takes place under conditions of constant negative change of internal and external factors.