STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR INTEGRATION OF THE INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF BUILDING AN INNOVATIVE ECONOMY AND PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The purpose of the study is focused on finding optimal and effective organizational and economic mechanisms for integrating the intellectual potential of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. The introduction of sustainable development tools and the transition to models for achieving the SDGs in the field of education, science and technology is considered by the authors as a strategic priority for the integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. Intellectual potential is the fundamental basis for the innovative development of business entrepreneurship. The subject of the research is the intellectual potential of economic systems and its relationship with innovative development. The object of the research is the countries with developing economies — Kazakhstan, Russia. The methodology was based on the use of the following general scientific and special research methods: analysis and synthesis, the dialectical approach, the statistical method of data analysis, the method for establishing patterns and hypotheses, the method of aggregated analytical calculation. Within the framework of the results of the research: the creation and development of corporate-type universities; creation and development of regional and interregional centers of competence; creation and development of centers of business initiatives; scientific and educational consortia.