Оnipko T. Innovation-cluster development as a factor of growth of competitiveness of economic systems

In the thesis the statement and the decision of the relevant for Ukrainian economy scientific problem of development of theoretical and methodological foundations of research on innovation-cluster development as a factor of growth of competitiveness of economic systems is carried out. The conception of innovation-cluster development based on a combination of innovative and competitive approaches to the formation of clusters, which contributes to the systematic analysis of innovation clusters and their impact on the competitiveness of regional and national economic systems is proposed. In order to define and evaluate intra- and cross-cluster interconnections the conceptual model of the innovation cluster is developed, which is universal in view of reflection of the basic elements of its internal and external environment on the basis of generalization of the world practice experience of functioning of innovation clusters.