This subsection of the monograph is devoted to the study of technological competitiveness as a comprehensive capability of an enterprise to create, implement, and commercialise innovative technologies, ensuring sustainable advantages under accelerated technological cycles and intensified global competition within the framework of Industry 3.0-6.0. The evolution of views on competitiveness is revealed, tracing the shift from a static interpretation focused on comparative advantages to a dynamic, systemic, and multidimensional approach that integrates technological, organisational, and human components.
It is substantiated that modern technological competitiveness is determined not only by the availability of technical solutions, but also by the enterprise’s ability to systematically renew technological competencies, develop human capital, R&D, and efficient supply chains, as well as by institutional support and technology transfer mechanisms, which are particularly critical for countries with transformational economies. It is shown that under conditions of digital transformation, ecosystem-based logic becomes decisive, whereby competitive advantages are formed through the integration of enterprises into broader networks of knowledge, technologies, and partnerships. The role of interaction between the state, business, science, and society within the Quadruple Helix framework is characterised as a key factor in accelerating the identification, absorption, and scaling of innovations and increasing the level of technological readiness (TRL). Approaches to managing enterprise technological advantages are systematised (the resource-based view and VRIN/VRIO criteria, dynamic capabilities, innovation and technological tools such as TRL and the ISO 56002:2019 standard, and the ecosystem approach), and the expediency of their integration is substantiated to ensure strategic uniqueness, rapid adaptation, measurability of innovation processes, and synergy of network-based interaction.
It is concluded that there is a need to align management approaches with ecosystem logic and performance indicators, including TRL parameters, R&D intensity, and partnership interaction, and to emphasise the transformation of requirements for technological competitiveness as a result of the transition from Industry 3.0 to Industry 6.0, with an increasing role of artificial intelligence, human-centred solutions, and a focus on sustainable development.
Publication Date: 2026-06-11