CLUSTER INITIATIVES IN EU POLICY

Abstract

According to the results of literary research it is possible to univocally state thatthe geographical proximity between enterprises of a similar profile of activity facilitates theachievement of a higher level of productivity and innovativenesss. The clusters covering thespatial sphere of its location: producers, suppliers, service providers, research units,educational institutions and other units supporting a given sector became an important factorin the economic development of regions. The trend towards interaction and basing on theresources of business partners operating in a given location results from the new trends ofmanagement, among others, the school of resources in strategic management at the top withkey competences and the open innovation paradigm.cluster, innovativness, UE policy