Prospects for Strategic Management of the ICT Cluster of the Kaluga Region
The organization of industry companies into a cluster is a rather complex form of «flexible» integration of companies in order to obtain competitive advantages, including in the form of state support. Science-intensive and high-tech companies are united in clusters, simplifying the model for organizing the receipt of state investment. In Russia, two more motives for such integration are relevant: 1) the dominant initiative of state authorities - federal and regional, and 2) the desire of high-tech companies to obtain additional guarantees for the security of doing business. However, the creation of a cluster of companies should not end with the formal signing of documents. The development of ICT companies in the cluster format should be of a strategic nature. The article considers the dynamics of changes in the organization of the ICT cluster in 2020-2021, proposes prospects for strategic development until 2027 based on SMART goals, highlights the key factors that make it possible to increase the competitiveness of the cluster, turning it from a formal object into a subject of the economy of the Kaluga region.