Importance Scientific and technical programs are one of the mechanisms of the Russian economy's restructuring and modernization. Introducing the intellectual deliverables of the program contractors should be effectively supported. Under the economic crisis and scarcity of funds, it is important to choose the best deliverables of scientific and technical programs, possessing the maximum potential of their implementation. Objectives The objective of the theoretical research is to develop scientific and methodological approaches to evaluation and analysis of absorption capability of results of State dedicated scientific and technical programs. Methods Principles of the systems approach and general scientific methods of research, i.e. the classification and structural analysis, a combination of logic and functional methods, revealing the cause-and-effect relations serve as a methodological basis of the study. To assess the absorption capability of program results, I employ methods of verbal decision analysis and the theory of multisets. Results The paper defines basic characteristics of scientific and technical programs, their major types, formalizes the concept of absorption capability of the scientific and technical program's result in the form of a system of criteria. I reveal methodological flaws in the existing approaches to assessing and analyzing the potential of scientific and technical results of State programs' implementation, and offer approaches to absorption capability analysis, considering the weaknesses of the existing approaches. Conclusions and RelevanceThe findings of the study will enable to make scientifically reasonable decisions on dedicated programs' implementation.
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