Improving the legislative framework as a driver of increasing innovative activity in the regional industry

The article is devoted to the topical issue of ensuring state technological sovereignty based on the formation of an effective system of legal incentives and regulation of technology transfer processes. The purpose of the study is to analyze the legislative regulation of innovation activities and technology transfer in the Russian Federation in order to identify systemic gaps and develop recommendations for its improvement. The work tests the hypothesis that fragmentation and inconsistency of the regulatory framework, as well as insufficient focus on commercialization of technologies, hinder the innovative development of industry and regions. The methodology is based on an integrated approach that combines the analysis for legal, economic and managerial aspects of regulating innovation activities. The formal legal methods (normative and textual analysis, legal hermeneutics), institutional analysis of the influence of legal norms on the behavior of entities engaged in innovation activities, as well as the text mining analysis using AI to identify key terms and their interrelations are used. The results of the study demonstrated that the Russian legislation in the field of innovation is characterized by insufficient consistency, duplication of support measures and poor development of technology transfer mechanisms. The key problems were identified: the gap between science and production, low efficiency of regional innovation clusters, the absence of a single law regulating innovation activities. It was found that only a small number of regulations directly affect the commercialization of technologies, while most are focused on their creation. The findings emphasize the need for developing a comprehensive legislative framework, strengthen coordination between federal and regional initiatives, and introduce incentives for sustainable interaction between science and business. The scientific novelty consists of the first comprehensive study of legislative barriers to technology transfer in Russia using digital methods of analysis and development of practical recommendations for public policy. This is a contribution to the theory of innovation law and technological development management. The practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of using its results to shape public policy aimed at ensuring technological sovereignty. The prospects for further research are related to assessing effectiveness of existing support measures, studying foreign experience and developing digital tools to improve efficiency of technology transfer.

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