A cluster policy as a fundamental component of regional economic development (the case of the Rostov Region)

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Sheina Svetlana Georgievna
Fedorovskaya Albina Ahmedovna
Wiegand Dietmar

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The primary objective of a cluster policy is to ensure high rates of economic growth and diversification of regional economies by improving competitive abilities of enterprises, suppliers of equipment, components, providers of specialized production and customer services, R&D and education organizations that comprise geographical clusters. The cluster approach is a key constituent of the socioeconomic strategies in several Russian regions and municipalities, as shown by the project “The Cluster Policy Concept in the Russian Federation”, developed by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. This article focuses on a methodology for successful spatial clustering and cluster specialization analysis in the Rostov Region as the subject the Russian Federation. A comprehensive analysis of the spatial development of a subject of the Russian Federation is carried out through generalization and systematization of urban planning documents, together with the analysis of the current state of spatial development in the region. Presently, there is no integrated approach to assessing this territory of the Russian Federation in terms of the cluster policy development. The co-authors suggest customizing the universal assessment methodology for the cluster development of the Russian Federation. A comprehensive analysis of spatial development of the Russian Federation is carried out through generalization and systematization of urban planning documents, together with the analysis of spatial development in the region. A comprehensive assessment of a territory represents an integrated approach to the analysis of the spatial distribution and quality characteristics of all types of resources. A comprehensive assessment of the territory was made using geographic information systems, which are extensively used in the process of managing the spatial development, particularly in the spatial analysis of territories. ArcGIS software package is used as a tool for the comprehensive assessment of the territory. Following the comprehensive assessment, functional specialization maps of the Rostov region were made. The transportation and logistics cluster was indicated on the map, and the rating of the Rostov Region’s districts was displayed on the map.

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Sheina, S., Fedorovskaya, A., & Wiegand, D. (2021). A cluster policy as a fundamental component of regional economic development (the case of the Rostov Region). Real Estate: Economics, Management, (3), 61–66. https://doi.org/10.22337/2073-8412-2021-3-61-66
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Domestic and overseas experience

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