Pilot Innovative Territorial Clusters in Russia: A Sustainable Development Model

Abstract

Many countries consider regional clusters as drivers for economic growth and an efficient tool for interaction between actors of a regional innovation system. Numerous financial and non-financial mechanisms of government support are aimed at making these clusters self-sustainable. However the emergence and outlook of a cluster largely depend on a range of basic conditions, so there is always a risk that without government support, the cluster will not be able to shift to the desired trajectory. The paper analyses Russian experience in supporting pilot innovative regional clusters and suggests indicators of their sustainability.

Clustering and Emergent Features of the Regional Economics of the Kemerovo Region

“…Clustering of the economy was studied in a large number of scientific papers reviewing the impact of clusters on socio-economic development of the territory [6][7][8] and the factors of successful development of the cluster forms of companies organization [9] as well as clustering problems in regional economies [10][11][12][13].…”

Cluster Strategies in Russia and France: Common Objectives, Specific Paths

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Activization of the Industrial Development on the Platform of Partnership: Measures of State Regulation

“…В рамках первого представлены исследования инструментов и мер государственного регулирования развития наиболее результативных и востребованных хозяйственной практикой форм партнерских отношений промышленных структур, к числу которых относятся региональные промышленные кластеры, государственно-частное партнерство, стратегические альянсы и т.д. (Ахенбах, 2012;Партнерские технологии, 2016;Kutsenko, 2015;Ketels, 2014;Ketels, Lindqvist and Sölvell, 2012;Regional Clusters, 2002). Во втором при изучении средств государственного стимулирования приоритетных сфер экономической деятельности различные партнерские технологии рассматриваются как способ активизации, например, сектора исследований и разработок, инновационной деятельности, развития малого и среднего предпринимательства, ведущих отраслей промышленности и т.п.…”