Аннотация:The aim of the study is to obtain and substantiate the quantitative characteristics of the influence of science and business on the results of innovative activity of the regions of the Russian Federation. As these results are considered issued patents and developed new production technologies. The hypothesis was tested to determine the dependence between the innovative activity of the region and the number of potential links between organizations that create new knowledge and innovative-active enterprises. The totality of these relations is characterized as an innovative space of the region. The results obtained through econometric modelling using official data of Federal state statistics service of the Russian Federation for the period 2009-2013, allows to prove some properties of estimates of the technical efficiency of regional innovation space and the estimates of the elasticity of innovative activity by size innovative space for regions of the Russian Federation. The role of public authorities in creating conditions for increasing the innovation activity of the regions of the Russian Federation through the opening of new scientific organizations and higher educational institutions is emphasized.