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Today, there is a need to shift from the export-oriented economic model to innovative economics in Kazakhstan. According to innovation indices, the State is significantly lagging behind other developed countries. The Republic of Kazakhstan can become competitive by shifting to a new model of economic growth and by rapidly reducing the backlog. The State needs an effective strategy for growth through innovation by implementing the development of commercial innovation. In this paper, the authors conduct a statistical analysis of indicators of innovative growth in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The indicators were compared to those of technologically advanced countries, in particular to indices, such as the share of innovationactive enterprises, domestic spending on research and development (percentage to GDP), total researchers equivalent per one thousand of the working population and the amount of researches conducted. As a result of the present study, the authors have determined the key factors that have a major influence on the innovative activity of SMEs.

The study examines the scientific, educational and production network, which is a systematic activity for the development of innovative educational programs as a kind of joint capital of industrial enterprises, scientific organizations and educational institutions, which is the basis for the development of all own capital of participants of such network interaction. Mechanism of network interaction within the framework of scientific, educational and production network on the basis of the paradigm of “open” innovations is associated with the creation of conditions for the development of innovative capital of the network entities, training of highly qualified personnel of пeneral and vocational education with the necessary competencies in the field of generation and dissemination of new knowledge, as well as improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the entities in the course of the scientific, educational and production network. Research was composed to measure variation in the economic development and innovation in Kazakhstan required in times of increasing global competition.

The advancement of water sustainability and reliance is highly dependent on the innovative ideas implemented in the sector. However, despite water being a vital resource, the water sector still faces many challenges in terms of innovations in comparison to other sectors. This study investigated different aspects of innovation activities in the water sector in the case of Kazakhstan and neighboring countries. The potential water-related issues calling for more innovation activities in the field are also expounded. Moreover, the potential effect of the COVID-19 global pandemic is also highlighted, based on a questionnaire survey conducted among different water-related firms. The innovation datasets were divided into three different decades to investigate the potential influence of a 10-year period on the characteristics of the innovation activities in the water sector; whereby, a p-value of approximately 0.014 was retrieved from the analysis of variance (less than the significance threshold of 0.05). As a result of our findings, it can be stated that there were statistically significant differences in terms of innovation during the three decades investigated in this study. Moreover, a relatively high correlation was observed between wastewater handling tariffs and the number of patented innovations, with a correlation coefficient of 0.868; however, there was a weak correlation between water supply tariffs and patented innovations, with a correlation coefficient of 0.333. Based on the questionnaire survey, it was observed that the innovation disruption caused by COVID-19 in terms of the motivation in water-related innovations has impacted more of the large-scale water firms than the small-scale firms. Therefore, the results derived in this study further reveal that there is a significant need to invest more towards innovation in the water sector, especially regarding large-scale firms.

Abstract:The article presents the research results of the optimal storage period for perishable products, which require specific thermal and temperature-humidity conditions, during joint transportation. A new classification to group perishable products that are subject to joint transportation by moisture and water activity is proposed. The calculations show that perishable goods during joint transportation need the following optimal parameters: an air temperature of the cargo space of −5 to 0 °C, relative humidity of 75 -95%, and storage life of no more than 10 days while in transit.UDC Classification: 656.1, DOI: http://dx