In today’s economy competition is getting severe not only on between companies, but also on the level of territories. This is why clusters in both developed countries and in Russia are becoming the new way of getting competitive advantages through creation of new highly qualified labour options, through innovative entrepreneurship development and closer cooperation of capital and science. The authors of this article carry out the analysis of the already existing clusters from the standpoint of their efficiency and applying the methodology of the European Cluster Observatory as well as several other approaches developed by Russian researchers. As of today the map of clusters for Russian Federation shows a very insignificant number of clusters in the field of new materials and technologies. Thus, this article suggests a structure for an aerospace composite cluster for Perm Krai. This region already has several innovation clusters, and this is why there is already a certain organizational and intellectual potential for this new cluster. During spring 2016 the government of Perm Krai was discussing the decision on this new structural unit – a composite cluster, however, detailed research on its potential structure has not been carried out. Basing on the available demand of the local market and evaluation of the parameters of the already successful industrial and innovation clusters in Russia we suggest here the strategic guidelines for the discussed cluster development until 2020.

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This article is devoted to issues of network interaction in the aviation industry in Russia, taking into account the trends and conditions of digitization. Networking is essentially the best way to integrate business, scientific and educational organizations and authorities. Digitization allows management decisions to be made faster and more efficiently, especially with the help of IT, to accelerate the creation and commercialization of innovations, and to engage new stakeholders in networking. Each interaction participant benefits from digital networking. In turn, the aviation industry is a priority for Russia and for other leading countries of the world. The article considers the possibility of developing network interaction in the aviation industry of Russia in the direction of creating an aerospace composite cluster in the context of digitalization. The experience of other Russian regions in which aviation clusters have already been formed has been analyzed. An analysis of the dynamics of industrial production capacities showed that the regions in which aviation clusters began to function show a significant positive dynamics in the volumes of shipped products. The development of network interaction in the aviation industry will increase the innovative component in the industry, strengthen the competitiveness and stability of the aviation industry in the context of digitization. One of the most significant processes in the framework of network interaction is the transfer of knowledge and technology especially with helping of IT.

Subject. We consider venture investment as one of the most relevant tools for innovative system development in the Russian Federation. Objectives. The purpose of the study is to analyze relationships between the Russian venture capital market and the innovative development of the Russian economy. Methods. The study draws on the systems and situational approaches (analysis of the current state of the system in the direction of its development), logical and retrospective analysis, synthesis, method of tabular and graphical analysis. We also employ the factor and correlation analysis. Results. The study considers theoretical foundations for venture financing. We provide a summary table, reflecting the characteristics of project stages for company development, and distribution of investors by these stages. We performed the analysis of the venture investment market in Russia, revealed the most attractive stages of company development and investment niches, considered the status of innovation-driven economy of Russia, and conducted a correlation analysis of relationship between indicators of the Russian venture capital market and indicators of innovative development of the country. Conclusions. Developing the venture capital ecosystem and the algorithm for attracting venture capital investors to finance innovation projects has a direct impact on and enhances the country's innovative activities. It will also enable to increase the number of successfully implemented projects.