Current Trends and Prospects for the Development of Public-Private Partnership in the Implementation of Smart-Specialization in Ukraine

The current state of development of public-private partnership is studied and the prospects of PPP development in the implementation of smart-specialization in Ukraine are substantiated. It is determined that the implementation of agreements on the basis of public-private partnership is in its infancy. Despite the improvement of the legislation on partnership between the state and business, the number of PPP projects has not increased. Information on public-private partnerships on the websites of regional state administrations is analyzed. It is revealed that PPP is gradually being integrated into the practice of strategizing socio-economic development of regions on the basis of smart-specialization. The regional development strategies for the use of public-private partnerships are analyzed and recommendations are given regarding the prospects for the development of PPP in the implementation of smart-specialization in Ukraine. It is proposed to develop an Action Plan ” Roadmap” for the development of public-private partnership in each region. It was revealed that the result of the development of the Roadmap should be to determine the areas of practical implementation of Ukraine's regional policy in the field of public-private partnership.