Cluster Associations Activity as Prerequisite of National Economy Innovative Development

The transition to an innovative model of the national economy development is one of the necessary conditions for the formation of competitive advantages of national production structures. In this context, the content and role of cluster associations in innovative development of national economy have been examined. It has been proved that the formation of cluster associations promotes innovative transformations in the economy of the country. The author has studies the organizational forms of cluster associations and their components which ensure the development of innovative activity. Foreign experience of forming the innovative cluster association components has been considered and the possibility of its use in Ukraine has been outlined