The article presents a system of information support for innovation activity, which takes into account the specific information needs of users at various stages of the innovation life cycle. According to the results of a survey of innovative enterprises in Russia and Kazakhstan, a description of the problem situation is given. The features of the information needs of innovative enterprises at various stages of the innovation life cycle are characterized. The proposed model of the innovation life cycle (generation of ideas — research work — development work — release of an experimental batch — market launch — growth — saturation — decline — withdrawal from the market) is described in relation to external information resources. The functioning of the innovation information support system is based on the formation and subsequent use of a meta-information database (metadata database) containing a description of information resources relevant to the tasks of each stage of the innovation life cycle. In terms of architecture, the innovation support system is built as an information portal, which contains meta-information both about the information resources of the territory (in our case, this is Kazakhstan) and about the resources of other countries. The description of the conceptual model of the innovation support information system, including the sequence diagram and the functional model, is given.

   The problems of the development of the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan over the past 30 years are considered. Comparisons are made of the development indicators of the republic with other republics of the former USSR, primarily with the Russian Federation. The socio-economic aspect of the multi-vector policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, carried out by it since independence, is analyzed. The reasons for the economic success of Kazakhstan in comparison with other states that were previously part of the USSR are determined: the pragmatism of the economic policy of the republic, the rejection of an economically unjustified break in economic ties with the Russian Federation, an effective macroeconomic and investment policy. The successful economic projects implemented in the republic are considered. A comparison is made of some of the main development institutions in Kazakhstan and Russia. Much attention is paid to the development of education and scientific and technical potential. It is proposed to intensify scientific and technical ties in the field of high technologies between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.

   The paper considers the issues of economic and mathematical modeling of gross domestic and regional products based on multiplicative production functions, taking into account (and without taking into account) neutral scientific and technological progress. An assessment of the statistical and economic significance, as well as the economic adequacy of the constructed models, was carried out. When modeling, it is proposed to use such an indicator as the effective volume of labor, taking into account the qualitative characteristics of this factor of production. This approach made it possible to significantly increase the share of economically significant and economically adequate models of gross domestic product, which is confirmed by the results of numerical experiments conducted for the Russian Federation, the Volga Federal District and the Republic of Mari El.

   The authors examined the main natural and social factors that have a negative impact on the direction and pace of modern social development in the context of global climate change. Negative climate change is complemented by increasing pollution and environmental degradation. Failure of local authorities to solve environmental problems and the transfer of them to higher level leads to erroneous management decisions. The objective result of this is the strengthening of bureaucratic solidarity on the basis of incompetence, the stimulation of irresponsibility and the preferred orientation towards inaction. To solve the problem of improving public administration, the authors are proposed and substantiated the main measures of public policy and management in relation to the basic resources of life support. The necessity of more intensive integration of efforts of scientists and specialists with the authorities is argued.

   Since 2019, the processes of development of rural agglomerations have been initiated in Russia, support for projects for the development of which is provided for by the state program of the Russian Federation "Integrated Development of Rural Territories". At the same time, in the subjects of the Russian Federation, the formation of rural agglomerations occurs spontaneously, without any specific criteria for identifying agglomerations and determining their composition. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to substantiate the criteria for identifying a rural agglomeration. Approbation of these criteria was carried out on the materials of the Vologda region. A mechanism (model) for managing the formation and development of rural agglomerations in the system of spatial development of the region is also proposed.

   The article analyzes the phenomenon of self-sacrifice in the theories of identity fusion, “devoted actors” and passionarity. The ability to self-sacrifice is considered as the basis for the conceptualization of the qualitative characteristics of the community. A mechanism for the formation of an identity fusion is proposed. On the basis of this mechanism, the processes of “undermining the spirit of self-sacrifice” and “displacement of offensive heroism by defensive heroism” characteristic of the modern American army are analyzed. It is considered how these processes can affect the security of Russia.

   Modern society makes increased demands on the development of human potential of the child population. This is accompanied by an increase in the educational load on children and the formation of additional risks for their health. In the Russian Federation, including the Vologda Oblast, there are negative trends in the health status of school-age children. The proportion of children with chronic diseases remains high. The issues of organizing sanatorium treatment and recreation in these conditions are of particular relevance. In this paper, on the basis of statistical data and the results of representative sociological studies, it is shown that in the Vologda Oblast, among school-age children, there is still a high need for sanatorium treatment and recreation. A contradiction was revealed between the insignificant coverage of school-age children with health-improving services and the high need for them, confirmed by the recommendations of pediatricians.

   The article proposes, tests and discusses a variant of calculating indices that characterize the dynamics of trend (leveled) indicators, which are the product of other quantities (factors).The calculation scheme makes it possible to detail the additive and multiplicative effects of the influence of various factors that form trends in generalizing statistical indicators, and to decompose the latter into separate components (sub-indices). The developed technologies were tested on data on sown areas, productivity and gross harvest of grain crops in a number of regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. State statistics data were used as an information base.