Cluster Development Centre

On November 18, 2015 Cluster Development Centre began its work as a Regional Development Centre department.

Cluster Development Centre was established to implement the cluster policy of the Novosibirsk region realizing its activities on the one stop principle.

Cluster policy of the Novosibirsk region is an integral part of the economic policy aimed at forming and support clusters. The purpose of the regional cluster policy is to ensure high rates of economic growth and diversification by improving the competitiveness of enterprises – suppliers of equipment, components, specialized production and services, research and educational organizations that form clusters.

The implementation of the cluster policy contributes to the competitiveness growth of each member, and the entire cluster as a whole realizing the effective interaction of cluster members. That means the expanding access to innovations, technologies, modern management methods, advanced equipment, specialized services and highly qualified personnel, increasing opportunities of attracting investment and entering international markets, as well as reducing transaction costs.

The Novosibirsk regional ministry of economic development coordinates and monitores the implementation of the cluster policy in the region. The executive authorities of the Novosibirsk region take part in the development and implementation of cluster policy within the framework of the assigned powers.

Cluster Development Centre is the link between the state authorities and initiating enterprises, as well as institutionalized clusters.

SIBERIAN SCIENCE POLIS RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION CLUSTER

Siberian Science Polis Research and Production Cluster is a historically established and continuously developing complex of interrelated enterprises and organizations, with advanced scientific, technological, educational, and entrepreneurial competencies. It combines such industry areas as:information technologies, biopharmaceuticals, biotechnology, high-tech medicine. Siberian Sciento Polis Cluster of Novosibirsk is the participant in the Russian Ministry of Economic Development project “Innovation Clusters — Global leaders in Attracting Investment”.

Regional Development Centre is a cluster management organization of the Siberian Science Polis Research and Production Cluster providing methodological, organizational, expert-analytical and informational support for the development of the cluster.

Siberian Scientopolis Cluster of Novosibirsk is awarded with European Cluster Мanagement Excellence label in bronze.

In October 2018 cluster management organization specialists participated in benchmarking. The benchmarking was based on a personal interview between the cluster manager and an impartial  European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis benchmarking expert.  The analysis was focused on 36 indicators that capture different dimensions of the cluster and the cluster management organisation, including the structure of the cluster, the cluster management and the governance structures of the cluster, financing of the cluster organisation, services provided by the cluster organisation, communication within the cluster and achievements and recognition of the cluster and the cluster organisation. After the analysis the Siberian Sciento Polis Cluster of Novosibirsk was awarded with the European Cluster Management Excellence label in bronze.

THE FIRST GRAIN CLUSTER OF THE NOVOSIBIRSK REGION

The purpose of the cluster is to consolidate the efforts and actions of the cluster members to protect the interests of Russian agricultural and industrial producers. Improving the efficiency of grain production and products of its processing.

CLUSTER OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

The cluster was created to develop the agro-industrial complex and agricultural engineering in the Novosibirsk region, increase the competitiveness of agricultural machinery producers, as well as implement an import substitution program in agricultural engineering. The main tasks of the cluster are to attract additional funds to the industry for the development of highly competitive agricultural equipment production, assistance in updating the technological base of enterprises, as well as the development and expansion of cooperation ties.

SIBERIAN METAL-MACHINE-BUILDING CLUSTER OF ADDITIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTION FACILITIES OF THE NOVOSIBIRSK REGION

The cluster is based to create in the Novosibirsk region the innovative metal-engineering cluster of the scientific and production enterprises of low-tonnage metallurgy, the organizations developing the science-intensive multi-coordinate equipment processing for additive productions with program digital management, and also the enterprises, carrying out modernization of production with introduction of digital additive technologies in accordance with the state order and market demand, including the markets of import substitution and of equipment reparing.

Cluster Development Centre team

Services provided by Cluster Development Centre:

1. Assistance to the cluster participants in receiving the state support.
2. Ensuring the participation of cluster companies in events at big Russian and international exhibition venues.
3. Direct advisory services about legal support for the cluster participants’ activities.
   
4. Organization and conduct of trainings and seminars involving the outside organizations for the cluster members' professional development.
5. Assistance in the development of feasibility studies for the joint projects.
6. Carrying out promotional activities for the cluster participants in the media to highlight the cluster activities and the prospects for its development.