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Industrial Cluster Systems as a Strategic Tool for Innovative Recovery of the Economy of Ukraine

Danylo Yuriyovych Cherevatskyi
Dr. of Economics, Head of Department
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4038-6393
e-mail: cherevatskyi@nas.gov.ua, 
Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv

Citation Format
Cherevatskyi, D. Yu. (2025). Industrial Cluster Systems as a Strategic Tool for Innovative Recovery of the Economy of Ukraine. Vіsnyk ekonomіchnoі nauky Ukraіny, 1 (48), рр. 209-214. https://doi.org/10.37405/1729-7206.2025.1(48).209-214  

Language
 Ukrainian

Resume
The article examines the current state and strategic prospects for the development of industrial cluster systems in Ukraine in the conditions of the war and post-war periods. Key institutional barriers, financial disparities and differences between the cluster policy of Ukraine and the European Union countries are analyzed. International experience is summarized, in particular the practices of smart specialization (S3), participation in the Horizon Europe, Euroclusters programs, etc. Examples of Ukrainian clusters that are already integrated into transnational projects are presented. Special attention is paid to substantiating the need to form a national cluster strategy, develop financial infrastructure and launch institutional support. Guidelines for the transition to the Industry 5.0 model with an emphasis on sustainability, innovation and social inclusion are determined.

Keywords
cluster policy, industrial clusters, cluster systems, smart specialization, Industry 4.0, international cooperation, economic recovery, cluster financing, cluster movement, digital transformation.

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Received: 02.05.2025
Accepted: 26.05.2025
Published: 19.06.2025