METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE SUBJECTS IN UKRAINE'S DEFENSE SPHERE

Анотація

The article is devoted to the study of methodological support and evaluation of the efficiency of the innovation infrastructure subjects in Ukraine's defense sphere. It is substantiated that the effective functioning of the innovation activity system in the defense sphere is impossible without proper methodological support and effective evaluation mechanisms that allow timely identification of «bottlenecks» and adjustment of management decisions. Based on the analysis of current regulatory legal acts of Ukraine (Temporary Regulation on Innovative Activities in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 2024; Methodology for Assessing the Scientific and Technical Level of a Promising Project, 2022), it is revealed that the current evaluation system is focused primarily on the stage of selecting innovative projects, but does not provide for a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency of the innovation infrastructure subjects themselves - the Innovation Activity Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Innovation Development Accelerator of the Ministry of Defense, the Brave1 cluster, and the VIP1 integration platform. An analysis of international experience in evaluating the efficiency of defense innovation structures is conducted: the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) system of DARPA (number of successful technology transfers, ratio of project cost to value created), the Balanced Scorecard model for defense innovation hubs (Canada, Great Britain), and the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) monitoring system (NATO standards). A comprehensive methodology for evaluating efficiency is proposed, which includes four groups of indicators: input flow indicators (number of applications, quality of applications, share of projects corresponding to priority areas); process indicators (speed of passing through stages, share of decisions in compliance with deadlines, cost of supporting one project); outcome indicators (number of samples adopted for service, share of prototypes that reached serial production, economic effect from implementation); impact indicators (combat effectiveness, reduction of losses, increase of capabilities). A method for calculating an integral indicator of the efficiency of an innovation infrastructure subject based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is developed. Recommendations for implementing the proposed methodology in the activities of the Innovation Activity Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other innovation infrastructure subjects are substantiated.

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