INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE BRICS

Significant changes take place in the world. Four countries out of five BRICS ones (China, Russia, Brazil and India) are already in top ten countries of the world economy. The objective of this article is to characterize the place of BRICS countries in the world innovation development ratings and in the world industry in comparison with other world economy leaders. Several world ratings have been chosen for the analysis of BRICS countries' position in world innovation economy. They indicate the readiness to "knowledge economy". The rank of the countries in such ratings is made according to several indicators, which characterize the implementation level of information and communication technologies. The analysis shows the representativeness of the world ratings chosen for the analysis ("Networked Readiness Index", "ICT Development Index", "Global Competitiveness Index", "Global Innovation Index", "Bloomberg Innovation Index" etc.). Calculations revealed high correlation between the world countries' indexes in the innovation ratings and between separate indicators of their economic development (GDP, expenses for research, gross value added of high-tech production, ICT production per capita). Comparison of BRICS countries' position in innovation ratings against the leading countries has shown that China is on the higher position in comparison with the other BRICS countries. But not all BRICS countries have high positions in innovation ratings. It is shown that in case of creation of technologies it is necessary for BRICS countries not only to have a solid basis for maintenance and development of scientific and technological potential but also to join efforts in ICT creation and distribution to use all existing opportunities. Analysis of the manufacturing industry data (including high-technology) revealed strengthening of BRICS positions in the world industry. It is especially notable comparing accumulated figures of BRICS countries with NAFTA and EU data in dynamics.