The Use of Cluster and Foresight Technologies in the Design of Strategies for Sustainable Development of Rural Areas of the Region

Abstract

The article justifies the need of the use cluster and foresight technologies in the strategizing of sustainable development of rural areas. A brief analysis of foreign experience in applying the cluster approach and foresight technologies in the development of regional strategic planning programs has been carried out. The strategy design algorithm of sustainable development of rural areas in the region based on the use of cluster and foresight technologies has been presented. It is revealed, that in the modern conditions of rural areas development of the Republic of Bashkortostan, it is necessary to develop strategic programs and anti-crisis measures that should focus on the use of the cluster approach and foresight technologies. As a result of the clustering and foresight research, the “reference” (“leaders”) and “target” (“outsiders”) municipalities of the Nonchernozem zones of the Republic of Bashkortostan have been defined. It is summarized, that the use of cluster and foresight technologies helps to make the transition from the actually existing monofunctional model to a multifunctional model of sustainable development of rural areas of the region.