Assessment of the intellectual potential of regions: methodological foundations of the study

Abstract

As a result of globalization and integration processes in the world appears a new society – a society
of intellectuals. An intellectually developed society ensures the development of the state. According to
the global trend, there is a need to form an educated, intelligent society in Kazakhstan. For the development
of an intellectual society, it becomes necessary to assess the current state of the intellectual potential
of the country and its regions. The purpose of this article is to study existing methods for assessing
intellectual potential, discussing their advantages and disadvantages, as well as the development of the
author’s methodology for assessing the intellectual potential in the regions of Kazakhstan. The method
of a complex multifactorial index proposed by the authors makes it possible to assess the intellectual
potential of the regions of Kazakhstan in terms of education and science, innovation and social security.
The practical significance of the article is an assessment of the current state of the intellectual potential
of the country and regions and will determine the direction of the development of intellectual potential.
The theoretical significance of the article provides an opportunity to serve as a basis for the development
of methods for assessing the intellectual potential for Kazakhstan and its regions. The study used logical
analysis, analysis and synthesis, a systematic approach.
The developed methodology for assessing the intellectual potential of the region will determine the
level of the region’s innovative potential, compare the regions with the level of intellectual potential,
differentiate the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the level of intellectual potential and develop
programs for regional development.

Key words: intellectual potential, assessment methods, human capital in the regions.