TOOLS OF CLUSTER POLICY IN A REGION

Abstract

The improvement of the efficiency of industrial production in a region under conditions of innovative economy is inextricably linked to the promotion of innovative industrial activities in the region. Specific implementation of the main directions of the state cluster policy based on strategic planning and program methods for the formation and development of industrial and innovative clusters requires the clarification of methodological approaches to local solving of this problem. However, some issues concerning legal regulation of the creation and development of innovative forms of management remain poorly studied. In the article the role of the state industrial policy and its relationship with general economic policy in terms of, on the one hand, modernization and determination of innovative development of the economy as the mainstream of society development and, on the other hand, ongoing process of further deepening of economy market orientation is considered. The ways of solving of the basic problems of industrial policy, namely legislative reforms, policy in specific industrial sectors, investment policy, energy and environmental policy, policy in improving the competitiveness of enterprises and industries in domestic and international markets; regional development policy; trade liberalization; policy in the field of industrial cooperation between developed countries and countries with transition economies are determined. The basic problem of modern industrial policy is to create socio-economic and legal conditions for restructuring and conversion of large, medium and small industrial enterprises on the basis of new highly efficient forms of production that can provide a high level of innovative activity activation. The generalization and analysis of existing methods of the formation and construction of industrial clusters in our country and abroad make it possible to clarify the basic methodological positions of the formation and development of innovative clusters and industrial enterprises. The improvement of the state industrial policy in the conditions of postindustrial society should aim at the creation of necessary conditions for the introduction of scientific and technological progress in the activities of large, medium and small industrial enterprises in all economic sectors. The main stages to achieve this goal should include primarily legal transformation; restructuring of economic environment; balance of effective collaboration of both public and private industrial enterprises; technical and social restructuring.