INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE: METHODOLOGICAL BASIS OF LEGAL REGULATION

Problem setting. In terms of world economy changes, and transition to the new rules and principles of economic management, the legal research of concepts that provide economy transformation to an innovative model has been actualized. The innovative infrastructure is one of such concept. The analysis of essence, history and versatility of innovative infrastructure become more challenging for both economic and legal science. Analysis of recent researches and publications. The concept of “innovative infrastructure” in the economic law science is unexplored; the basis of the legal analysis of this concept is the results of economic researches. The following economists examines abovementioned concept: I.A. Derid, O.A. Mazur, A.S. Marchenko, A.D. Nefediyev, V.H. Tribushyna. Among lawyers who highlighted in theirs works the issue of "innovative infrastructure" we can mention Ju.E. Atamanova and O.E. Simson. Target of research. The purpose of this article is to examine the essence and place of the “innovative infrastructure” concept in the economic system of society to define the methodological role of the results of such research to further legal researches of the term, structure and subject matter of innovative infrastructure. Article's main body. The article examines the history of the formation of the concept of infrastructure. The author outlined economic approaches to the definition of innovative infrastructure and the methodological role of its results for legal research. Here is the problem of determining the place of innovative infrastructure in the economic system of society. Responding to a question about the place of innovative infrastructure in the economic system of society, we can conclude that it is an integrative, system forming element of the nationwide innovation system (NIS). Innovative infrastructure provides NIS's integrity and enables achieving its social, economic and legal purposes. The article also sets tasks and fixes targets of the innovative infrastructure functioning, and characterizes its influence on socio-economic relations. Conclusions and prospects for the development. Summarizing the study of the innovative infrastructure concept as a socio-economic phenomenon, we can conclude that it exists and develops only in a society with developed or developing economies. The experience of developed countries proves that in the terms of world market global competition the predominant position have been occupied by subjects with developed innovative infrastructure, presented with a number of entities that are able to promote the implementation of the innovations.