Strategy of the Irkutsk Oblast Development for a Long-term Perspective

Strategy of the Irkutsk Oblast Development for a Long-term Perspective /
Under the supervision of V.N. Knyaginin. — SPb., 2007. — 88 p.

Brief Summary:
Elaboration of the Strategy of the Irkutsk Oblast Development for a Long-term Perspective was realized by CSR «North-West» on demand of Foundation for Regional Development of the Irkutsk Oblast'.

Present publication contains full text of the Strategy along with reference and analytical information.

The Strategy elaborated by the CSR «North-West» specialists served as a base for the document of the same name approved on the meeting of Interdepartmental Committee of Regional development ministry at January 15, 2008.

Table of contents:

CHAPTER  I. Analysis of external and internal factors which may have an effect on the Irkutsk Oblast' development

Actual social and economic situation in the Irkutsk Oblast'

General characteristic of the regional economics:

• Main indicators of economic development.
• Industrial specialization of the Irkutsk Oblast.

Main characteristic of social situation?

• Demographic situation in the Irkutsk Oblast.

Development potential: Irkutsk Oblast' resources

• Natural and raw stock resources.
• Water resources.
• Unique resource: Baikal lake.
• Human capital.
• Railroads as a basic infrastructure.

Possibilities for development: external context

• Super-cycle of raw materials in world economics.
• Dynamic development in Asian — Pacific region.
• Main trends having effect on long-term development of Russian Federation.
• Forecast for Russian economics development.
• Reinforcement of Russian position in Asian — Pacific region.
• Changes in spatial organization of Russian economics.
• Movement of industrial centre of the state to the East.
• New fictionalization of territories in Russia.
• Corporative changes in basic sectors of economics.

CHAPTER II. Scenario for Irkutsk Oblast development

Inertial development of Irkutsk Oblast

• Prospects for development of main industries in Irkutsk Oblast.
• Risks of inertial development of Irkutsk Oblast.

Scenario of controllable development of Irkutsk Oblast

• New industrialization
• Capitalization of Baikal lake
• Selection of targeted scenario of development

Strategic priorities of long-term development of Irkutsk Oblast

• Irkutsk — macro-regional centre of economics' management
• Creation of modern centre of business in Irkutsk

Creation Irkutsk agglomeration: preconditions and prospects

Development of urban environment of Irkutsk city and agglomeration

• Improvement of key industries competitiveness

Liquidation of infrastructural restrictions

Balance on labor market and modernization of professional education system

Ecological programs

Creation of international tourist centre on Baikal lake

• Creation of touristic cluster
• Advantages giving by cluster method of approaching to development of tourism

Active marketing of the territories

Liquidation of infrastructural restrictions for tourism development

• Strategy of the Irkutsk Oblast Development in Long-term Perspective: research brief (PDF, 3,5 Mb, 33 pages). (Only in Russian)
• Presentation of main thesis of the Strategy project for the Irkutsk Oblast Development in Long-term Perspective (PDF, 24 pages) (Only in Russian)

Project manager: Vladimir  N. Knyaginin, Director, CSR «North-West»

Task force manager: Victoria Movily, CSR «North-West» Expert

Contacts: +7 (812) 380 0320, 380 0321

The publication is not for sale.

Source:CSR "North-West"

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