Smart Agro-Clustering Based on the Chain "Education-Science-Business" for Sustainable Development

Abstract

The rapid development of technologies has made their adjustments in absolutely all universe processes. The accelerating pace of technology development, and constant crisis phenomena direct all interested parties towards clustering. The study is devoted to studying theoretical and methodological developments regarding clustering, the analysis of the current state of the course of sustainable development chosen by Ukraine and the achievement of goals within its framework. A special place is given to the aspect of financial regulation of creating an agricultural cluster. The analysis showed the need to improve the established clustering chain by adding schools as cluster members at the initial stage. The authors proposed and clearly presented a scheme of interaction between stakeholders in a Smart-cluster and described why this agrarian cluster could be considered smart. The resulting synergistic effect of creating a cluster is not only in increasing the efficiency of its work as a whole compared to the efficiency of individual participants but also in the mutual strengthening of competitive positions. To improve the financial regulation of creating a smart agrarian cluster, the authors proposed an algorithm that would allow the most efficient allocation of money depending on priorities. Forecasting needs to be reviewed periodically because it is planned that at the initial stage, the smart cluster will be financed by “locomotives”, i.e. profitable industries/enterprises; in the future, financing will fall on the shoulders of promising highly profitable non-resource high-tech industries/enterprises.

Clusters in Business: A Review of Successful International Models, Factors and Characteristics

“…There are three main scientific approaches on the Cluster theory: American, British, and Scandinavian (Bashynska et al, 2022).…”

“…Sixth, the location of clusters offers benefits and at the same time poses some limitations. Bashynska et al (2022) studied the conditions for development of the concept of smart agri-food cooperative formations based on the education-science-production chain for sustainable development and its financial support. The research was based on the theoretical and methodological analysis and emphasis is placed on the following: 1) In the definition of the concept of cluster and grouping, 2) In the analysis of scientific approaches to the theory of clusters, 3) In the analysis of the relevance of the research object in modern Ukrainian reality, 4) In the development of the concept of creating a conceptual basis for the creation of a smart cluster, 5) In the development of clusters for financial regulation with the aim of creating cooperative formations.…”

“…The analysis and study of all results and conclusions of previous research and studies leads us to some observations. Firstly, From the study of Abrhám (2014), the research by Muraru-Ionel et al (2019) and the research of Bashynska et al (2022), it is shown that although to date a single concept for the creation of clustering mechanisms has not been developed, nevertheless each country has identified its own set of successful practices for the implementation of policy elements for cooperative formations taking into account national characteristics for the approach of cooperative formations (clusters). Thus, the clusters have evolved into a key tool for the formulation and implementation of the economic development policy of the regions and the economy as a whole in several countries, and this, because they have become one of the main driving forces and determining factors of the competitiveness and efficiency which has been confirmed by world experience.…”

Ukraine`s Bioenergy Sector: Trends and Perspectives for the Post-war Green Energy Transition

“…In recent years, there have been clear global trends regarding the transformation of the global energy sector. The governments of most countries of the world have developed and are successfully implementing their strategies towards achieving sustainable development goals (Bardy and Rubens, 2022;Bashynska et al, 2022;Beyi, 2021;Sala et al, 2023;Keliuotytė-Staniulėnienė et al, 2021;Tu et al, 2022), including those directed to replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy resources (Gencer and Ackere, 2021;Hyrchenko et al, 2021;Mišík, 2021;Mišík and Oravcová, 2022). Ukraine also did not remain aloof from global trends, having declared the renewable energy development vector in the Energy Strategy of Ukraine until 2035 (CMU, 2017a) and the National Action Plan for the Development of Renewable Energy until 2030 (CMU, 2012).…”