The work opens a series of articles devoted to the concept of innovative development of the Nizhny Novgorod region. This article examines the issues of formation of innovation policy in industrial region. Analyzes the basic Concept of Innovative Development of the Nizhny Novgorod Region until 2020. Identified five basic directions of control actions on innovative activity in the region. Defines the main mechanisms for implementation of the Concept of Innovative Development of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Keywords: innovative development, the concept of innovative development, innovative activity in the region