Pilot Innovative Territorial Clusters in Russia: A Sustainable Development Model

Abstract

Many countries consider regional clusters as drivers for economic growth and an efficient tool for interaction between actors of a regional innovation system. Numerous financial and non-financial mechanisms of government support are aimed at making these clusters self-sustainable. However the emergence and outlook of a cluster largely depend on a range of basic conditions, so there is always a risk that without government support, the cluster will not be able to shift to the desired trajectory. The paper analyses Russian experience in supporting pilot innovative regional clusters and suggests indicators of their sustainability.