Аннотация:Implementation of innovative development model adopted in Russia due to the influence of territorial differentiation and heterogeneity of economic space gives mixed results in the regions. This is accompanied by the problems, ultimately associated with improving the quality of life of the population. The quality of life is the resulting indicator reflecting the level of territory development and its living conditions. At present, there is no clear understanding of which exactly factors make the main contribution to the establishment of a particular living standard. It is clear that the presence in the territory of advanced industries using innovative technologies should have a positive effect on the dynamics of economic factors that contribute to the indicator value of quality of life. This means that we need approaches that allow us to connect the factors of innovative development of the regions and the quality of life of the population in them. The authors analyze the relationship between the indicators “innovative development – quality of life” using the methods of correlation and regression analysis; evaluate the feasibility of using indicators related to advanced technologies use for the analysis of regions’ innovative development. They also propose an approach that can become an effective tool, both when choosing strategic guidelines and methods of current management