Cluster policy should involve a scientific and methodological knowledge base of
these types of policies, but one should not expect duplication of activities. The direction
of this type of policy is communication and technology, it combines management
mechanisms and instruments, orientates their action regional markets.
Clusters and cluster policies aimed at small and medium-sized businesses are
becoming especially important. Because it is the investment and innovative capabilities
of this market sector that have reserve elements and form a hidden potential for use.
Regional cluster system should be aimed at supporting and promoting this particular
segment of the economic complex, as the most vulnerable to fluctuations in economic
cycles, crisis phenomena, asymmetry of development.
As a result of complex development in the paradigm of the relations "business
regional community - national markets - world markets", it is possible to realize
precisely national interests (creation of security, high level of awareness and
information transparency, infrastructure development, positive image formation,
evaluation and publicity of business reputation). As a result, a number of positive
changes should be expected. This is a unique opportunity to obtain an effect at the level
of the so-called intensive development, ensures the improvement of managerial
relations and relations without additional attraction of significant material resources.
Cluster policy requires a methodological justification for the management
effectiveness and effectiveness of the mechanisms, tools, and technologies that will be
implemented. Achievement becomes the key task: mutual coordination of main
development interests; targeted use of the region's potential; forming a positive image
of the region and business, and improving the quality of business reputation;
improvement of the business environment of the region; obtaining additional
opportunities for sharing communications, information networks.
The overall economic efficiency, regional economy and the distribution of
scientific foundations for the formation and implementation of cluster policy in general
will be achieved due to: the effect of business growth and its revenues; development
of specialized industries and the transition to a cluster form of development of
industrial structures; formation of new types of inter-industry and interregional
cooperation; improvement of regional infrastructure; activation of the use of different
kinds of resources; balance of the regional reproduction complex; coverage increase
and employment of the population; the formation of additional elements of
competitiveness and increasing the competitiveness of both individual enterprises and
the regional economy; the growth of markets and the emergence of new market niches;
activation of market infrastructure; increase in investment attractiveness and the like.
We should expect to receive other managerial effects and in this case auxiliary:
technological, social, informative, which are no less significant. So, for example,
technological efficiency is provided due to introduction of more productive equipment,
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