inconsistency of the principles of functioning of the current cluster policy of the regions
of Ukraine to the needs of innovative development.
The scientific community singles out the following principles of cluster policy:
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subordination to the strategic priorities of the national policy of spatial
development;
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selectivity of financing of the most competitive projects on a competitive
basis;
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integration and harmonization of the priorities of regional socio-economic,
industrial and scientific-technical policy in the framework of supporting clusters;
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integration of spatial and sectoral paradigms of competitive development of
the region within the cluster approach;
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decentralization of the resources for supporting clusters with the possibility of
involving central, regional and local authorities, public and private entities of network
interaction, wide use of public-private partnership forms;
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constant support for the development of clusters from the standpoint of
institutional and resource support [6, p. 206].
The main provisions of the scientific literature allow us to conclude that the
above-mentioned principles of cluster policy are general and incomplete. They do not
take into account the specifics of the development of an innovative economy based on
the imperatives of harmonization and consolidation of subjects’ interests of different
economic levels. Therefore, it is recommended supplementing the above list. Among
the key principles for the formation of an innovative model of cluster policy, it is
worthwhile to single out (Fig. 1):
The principle of the synergy of the state and business on the principles of social
responsibility. It broadens the understanding of the common interests of the state,
regulates the interests of the cluster members; forms economic and social
responsibility, as well as legislative provision of clustering processes.
Principle of priority of innovative development. The information economy is
focused on innovation. Practice shows that the majority of the most profitable and
productive activities at present are unrealized in the regions of Ukraine, for reasons of
underestimation of the potential for clustering but not balancing the critical interests of
innovative development. The construction of innovative architecture of the regions of
Ukraine based on the cluster economy is a priority in conditions of increasing
competition on the domestic and foreign markets, acceleration of information progress.
The principle of the "Triple Spiral" is the entrepreneurial interaction of
universities, business and the state. Regional innovative architecture can be formed
provided that the principle of the "triple helix" is observed. The implementation of
innovative projects within the cluster requires the elimination of gaps in the chain
"science - technology - production - market". This process can be helped by the
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