| The urgent need for the formation of national innovativesystem of the Russian Federation actualizes the problem
 of building innovative systems of meso-economic level, the solution
 is impossible without determining the most effective forms and methods of investing in the innovative development of the
 regions, bringing the required volumes of investment resources
 at the right time. For this it is necessary to accurately determine
 the terminology, to reveal the economic substance of the studied
 concepts to conduct data classification. Theoretical analysis.
 Analysis of scientific literature dedicated to investments in innovative
 activities, showed that to date there is no single representation
 and interpretation of the concept «form of investment and
 innovative activity», missing their full classification in conjunction
 with the methods of investment. Methods. The article presents
 schematically disclosed the author’s interpretation of the «form of
 investment and innovative activity of meso-economic systems»,
 shows its relationship with the methods and means of investing in
 innovation at the meso level. Results. The refined and expanded
 the classification of forms and methods of investment in innovation
 at the meso level with consideration of the peculiarities of the
 latter. Conclusions. Presents the systematization allows more
 balneo to reveal the economic substance of the forms and methods
 of investment innovation at the meso level and to determine the
 directions of their development.
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