Innovative and technological potential as a basis for sustainable economic development of Ukraine

Tsikh, Halyna
Suhoversha, Volodymyr

Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University Ruska St., 56, Ternopil, 46001, Ukraine

Tsikh, H. & Suhoversha, V. (2025) Innovative and technological potential as a basis for sustainable economic development of Ukraine. Socio-Economic Problems and the State (electronic journal), Vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 108-116. URL: http://sepd.tntu.edu.ua/images/stories/pdf/2025/25thvdou.pdf

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Dec-2025

Oct-2025

1-Jan-2026

Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University

UA

Ternopil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5049-3814
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0089-7712

https://doi.org/10.33108/sepd2025.02.108

330.341.1:338.2(477)

O31
O33
Q01

innovation capacity
technological renewal
institutional stability
sustainable development
digital transformation

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108-116

108

116

The relevance of the topic is determined by the need to build an innovation-oriented model of Ukraine’s economic growth under conditions of global transformations, wartime challenges, and European integration processes. The sustainable development of the state today is defined not only by the volume of GDP produced but primarily by the level of technological renewal, the ability to generate new knowledge, and effectively integrate it into the socio-economic system. At the same time, the uneven development of the institutional base, low R&D funding, and insufficient environmental balance limit the realization of the existing innovation potential. The purpose of the study is to generalize the indicators of Ukraine’s innovative and technological development according to international rankings and to develop a model that reflects the interconnection between innovation, institutions, and socio-economic outcomes. The research methods include systemic, comparative, and structural-analytical approaches, which made it possible to integrate the results of the Global Innovation Index (GII 2025) and the Sustainable Development Goals Index (SDG Index 2025), and to identify the key factors influencing the formation of the country's innovation-sustainable potential. The study found that Ukraine demonstrates an average level of achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (42nd place) while maintaining the status of an “innovation overperformer” (66th place). High positions were identified in ICT, education, gender balance, and scientific and technical creativity, along with low scores in institutional stability and R&D investment. The proposed model for forming the innovative and technological potential of sustainable development covers three levels – resource-institutional, innovation-production, and socio-economic - which form a closed feedback cycle between investments, technologies, and social effects. Prospects for further research lie in the development of quantitative indicators for assessing the effectiveness of innovation-driven sustainability, constructing an integrated index of innovation resilience, and defining the role of digital ecosystems in strengthening the technological security of the state.

The authors received no direct funding for this research.

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