In modern conditions of development, it is interesting to study foresight as an effective tool for identifying new strategic research areas and technological advances that in the long run can have a significant impact on the economic and social development of state. The article used the method of patent analysis, as one of the methods of forming a list of technological areas to determine the strategic directions of science.
The results of research based on patent analysis showed that today the economic development of Kazakhstan allows to increase R & D investment. However, the share of spending on science is only 0.1% of the country’s GDP, while the recommended share of spending for developing countries is 1-1.5% of GDP. It was also revealed that despite the increase in the number of enterprises with innovations, in 2017 the share of innovative products to GDP is 1.5 times lower than in 2013. Moreover, there is an aging of scientific personnel and a weak influx of young specialists into science, and the trend of aging scientific personnel continues. Thus, a number of problems were identified that were holding back the innovative development of Kazakhstan.
Keywords: foresight, technological direction, patent, intellectual property, patent analysis, innovative development.
