scholarly journals Organizational and infrastructural processes security for formation and economic development of cross-border clusters

2021 ◽  
Vol 11/2 (-) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Oleksandr YEMELIANOV ◽  
Olha MYSHCHYSHYN ◽  
Anastasiia SYMAK
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Cluster Formation ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Infrastructural Support

Introduction. Improving the society's well-being and the income of businesses in border regions should be based, inter alia, on the benefits of their geographical location. One of the most effective ways to realize these benefits is the formation of cross-border cluster structures. However, the formation of cross-border clusters and their further development are difficult processes, the course of which is possible only under certain conditions. Specifying these conditions is an important step in developing a general strategy for cross-border cooperation and finding ways to intensify it on the basis of building cross-border cluster structures. Particularly, the necessary conditions for the formation and development of cross-border clusters are proper organizational and infrastructural support of these processes. The purpose of the paper is to determine the composition and to specify the features of organizational and infrastructural support of the formation and economic development of cross-border cluster structures. Results. The concept of economic development of a cross-border cluster was interpreted. The main stages of this development were identified. The creating model of the potential for cross-border cluster formation was presented. The main system components for ensuring the realization of this potential were identified. The grouping of creating ways of cross-border cluster structures was carried out. The processes sequence of formation and development of cross- border clusters has been offered. The main subjects of infrastructural processes that ensure formation and development of cross-border cluster structures were identified. Conclusions. The study showed that a necessary condition for the formation and development of cross-border clusters is the potential for these processes. There should also be a system to ensure the implementation of this potential, which consists of subsystems of organizational, infrastructural, methodological and regulatory support for the formation and development of cross-border cluster structures. There are some relationships between these four subsystems. Particularly, the infrastructural support of these processes largely determines the level of their organizational support. The obtained results can be used in the strategies development for socio-economic development of the border regions of Ukraine.

scholarly journals THE EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION AS AN INCLUSIVE FORM OF CROSS-BORDER ECONOMY

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Yurii Maslov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Eu

The article considers the process of creation and features of activities of various types of transborder formations peculiar for the European Union. Today the cooperation within Euroregions becomes more and more widespread practice both in the EU and among the regions of countries-participants of the Union and those ones neighbouring to the EU, including Ukraine. The problem of modernization of the EU regional policy in the context of the intensification of globalization processes is touched upon. The influence of global factors and changes in the EU regional policy on the transformation of Ukrainian regional policy is determined. In the context of the development of the regional policy of Ukraine, problems of economic development and well-being of citizens in Ukrainian regions are identified; development directions for the cooperation of Ukraine and the EU in this area are established. The purpose of the article is to consider issues of cross-border economy, cross-border region, classify them, define features of Euroregion and, based on the analysis conducted, consider imperatives and problems related to the development and introduction of the Danube Strategy and identify the place and opportunities of Ukraine in this association. The macro-regional approach to solving the tasks of the integration policy of the European Union chosen by the European Union Committee allows uniting the territories according to the principle of their mutual supplementation, reducing the barriers of national borders and creating new opportunities for cross-border regions. The Danube Strategy, despite the common principles and methodologies for the formation of Euroregions, has obvious features. Firstly, the region is characterized by deep imbalances both between countries and within countries themselves. Secondly, the Strategy is an example of a multidisciplinary approach to territorial planning in the region and has a pronounced ecological character, and environmental problems are solved in the search for a compromise with the tasks of socio-economic development. Thirdly, being the internal strategy of the European Union, however, has a significant external dimension, the incorporation of which can be quite a challenge. There are four main directions for the regional development in the Danube Strategy (so-called “pillars”: association, ecology, well-being, strengthening). For each direction, priority areas are designated that are supervised by the coordinating countries. Conceptually, the EUSDR is a continuation of the Europe-2020 strategic document of the EU and proclaims the achievement of the region of “smart, sustainable and inclusive development” as its main objectives. At the same time, a kind of paradox is that the Danube strategy aimed at levelling social, economic, institutional gaps in the region generates them by the very principles of its existence. It is hard to imagine that unequal countries, getting too different funding, will be able to equalize their capabilities at the finish. The strategy will help realize the EU’s obvious desire to transform the Danube into an internal transport artery with a highly developed infrastructure and improved cargo traffic, which will allow connecting the North Sea with the Black and Azov seas, placing the transportation of resources of Caspian region and Asia under control of European structures. The creation and activity of cross-border regions make a significant contribution both to the strengthening of political and economic integration within the EU and to the development of cooperation between the member countries of the Union and neighbouring states.

scholarly journals The Socio-Economic Development of Cross-Border Territories: Statistical Monitoring

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
О. М. Motuzka ◽  
V. V. Parkhomenko
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Statistical Monitoring ◽  
Socio Economic Development

Because the methodology for studying the socio-economic development of cross-border territories is still poorly developed in the Ukrainian science, this study aims to highlight its theoretical essence and justify the need for statistical monitoring and identification of practical problems related with its applications at personal, institutional and regional level.   Given the global market competition, the socio-economic development of cross-border territories is impossible without creating favorable financial, institutional and infrastructure environment. The socio-economic development of cross-border territories is determined by a set of indicators reflecting the capabilities of territories located on both sides of the border to produce a certain output of goods and services using the available human and material resources.    The importance of cross-border statistics grows with the expansion of cross-border cooperation. Cross-border statistics refers to the generalized information on the socio-economic development of cross-border territories; it has to support the CBC-related operation of central and local administration bodies and private entities in border regions, aimed at expanding business partnerships and meeting public needs on border territories. The source of data for cross-border statistics is the statistics of border regions. The analysis shows that trial decisions used now in the Ukrainian statistics system for testing border region statistics, such as statistics of tourism, including travels abroad, are not capable to meet information needs of the regional development policy, foreign trade statistics and statistics of internal and external migration. The statistics of cross-border regions has to face the following challenges:  improve the comparability of statistical indicators by harmonizing statistical surveys’ methodology, terminology, definitions and classifications; expand and improve printing and publishing activities; develop analytical work; introduce and develop cross-border surveys; construct on-line cross-border database.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship as a Form of Cross-Border Cooperation: Complementarity in EU Border Regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8463
Author(s):  
Herman T. Wevers ◽  
Cosmina L. Voinea ◽  
Frank de Langen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Regional Problems ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation ◽  
Insight Into

EU border regions continue to face economic and social disadvantages compared to other regions in the same country. Since 1990, the European Commission has been implementing extensive territorial cooperation programs to support EU border regions in solving regional problems and building social cohesion. This study offers a contribution for decreasing the economic and social disadvantages of EU border regions by investigating the complementarity between institutional EU cross-border cooperation and social entrepreneurship. We argue that both concepts build upon similar drivers and characteristics with the aim of creating impact and bringing about change. We test and improve our initially literature-based framework to provide a better insight into how institutional and entrepreneurial processes could benefit from each other. We conduct interviews with experts operating at different governance levels and in various EU countries and border regions. The complementarity between both concepts is confirmed considering a differentiation between governance levels and fields of expertise. The results show that complementarity between the concepts mainly exists in terms of taking advantage of opportunities for a certain effect. The commercial activities of social enterprises are seen as effective, but it is necessary for social enterprises to establish sustainable EU cross-border cooperation and to improve regional social and economic development.

scholarly journals CROSS-BORDER ASPECTS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE OF REGIONS: THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION CONTEXT

2016 ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
К. Kutsab-Bonk
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Transboundary Cooperation ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

The current stage of European integration of Ukraine is determined by the intensification of partnership relations with the EU in the all planes of socio-economic interaction. In particular, it concerns development of cross-border cooperation and capacity of cross-border markets potential. Because of that the problems of cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and EU today becomes more urgent. One of the key criteria of successful cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the EU is the alignment of proportions of economic development on different sides of the border. In this sense, an important indicator of the quality of transboundary cooperation is cross-border convergence of regions. It reflects the socio-economic effect from implementation of transboundary projects and plays an important role in the context of leveling the existing threats and challenges of cross-border economic, social and information security. Alignment the quality of life and standards of economic development on different sides of the border eliminates a number of risks associated with the spread of destructive forms of cross-border cooperation, such as smuggling at cross-border markets, illegal labor migration, corruption at the border crossing etc. The priority instrument of transboundary convergence spreading is the institutionalization of cross-border space. First of all it concerns the formation of the legal support, oriented to the deployment of convergent processes. In addition, institutionalization concern such key elements of transboundary cooperation as the functioning of cross-border institutions, the eradication of transboundary institutional dysfunction, and a decrease the level of transaction costs of participants of cross-border markets. Important way to stimulation of cross-border convergence is the formation of joint cross-border brands for each of cross-border regions between Ukraine and the EU. On this basis, should be developed appropriate strategies for development of cross-border markets. Such strategies should ensure the maximum use of socio-economic potential of corresponding cross-border regions, and also should form grounds for the spread of convergent processes within them.

scholarly journals Role of public government in cross-border cooperation

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
T. V. Sokolska ◽  
S. P. Polishchuk
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
International Projects ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

The article considers the role and place of public authorities in shaping the policy of effective cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the EU taking into account the national interests.Particular attention is paid to the principles and features of territorial cooperation, taking into account the specifics of the EU’s external cooperation as well as the interests of the participating countries.The basic principles of the cooperation are determined on the basis of connections as well as contractual interregional and interstate relations, in compliance with the national legislation and respect for the international obligations of the states that are subjects of contractual relations; the thematic objectives are defined.The current state of Ukraine and the EU countries cross-border cooperation development is characterized and the main factors limiting this process are outlined. The most significant ones are the insufficient level of the national economic development and inconformity of the national legislation with European standards; lack of well-balanced management at the local level; the impossibility of implementing international projects of economic and social development due to ineffective management; lack of proper infrastructure; lack of marketing which aims to facilitate the existing resource potential of the border regions; sparking interethnic conflicts; the lack of skilled personnel in different spheres of establishing effective cooperation between the authorities, business and the public, etc. are also among them.Lack of sufficient financial resources and managerial powers in local administrations, in particular, for establishing the information infrastructure necessary for the cooperation with the authorities of the foreign countries regions and the development of financial projects is a specific problem of cross-border cooperation.The role of international projects and regional programs such as EU4Business, cross-border cooperation (Black Sea, Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland), EU programs, such as ERASMUS, HORIZON (61 projects amounting to 11.95 million euros were announced in 2016), COSME (May 2016) and their role in improving the socio-economic development of the border regions as well as solving common problems in ecology, health, safety and security, promoting the living conditions of citizens are grounded in the paper.The role of the united territorial communities (UTC) in cross-border cooperation activating, in particular their participation in international projects is grounded and the results of this activity in the Transcarpathia are presented. Insufficient level of professional training of public authorities representatives is pointed out. It is proved that cross-border cooperation is one of the main economic mechanisms of attracting foreign investments and grant funds for the economy modernization, for new jobs creation through the small business development, attraction of innovative technologies, access to the European market and the entry of Ukraine into the European community in the current economic situation.The expediency of working out the coherent effective state policy of cross-border cooperation with the EU, in which the legal, institutional and financial instruments should be clearly defined, along with the determined means of its implementation and mandatory public monitoring of the results is emphasized. The development of cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the EU countries, ensuring a competitive economy running, the effective development of international trade, improvement of conditions and support of entrepreneurship, can be realized under the condition of implementation of the policy of public administration at the regional level.

Perspectives of strengthened cooperation between cross-border regions: The European Commission’s proposal of a regulation on the mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in the cross-border context

2021 ◽  
pp. 1023263X2110103
Author(s):  
Alessandro Rosanò
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Administrative Obstacles

According to some recent data, cooperation between cross-border regions may prove key to support the economic development not only of those regions, but also of the European Union as a whole. However, the very existence of the border may have a negative impact in that regard. The purpose of this article is to provide an analysis of the European Commission’s proposal of a regulation on the mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in the cross-border context. This instrument, should it come into force, may play a decisive role in promoting the economic development of those areas and the Union, but, most importantly, may be regarded as a way to introduce a cryptofederal element to the European integration process.

scholarly journals Management of Financial and Economic Development of Border Regions of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 595-605
Author(s):  
Kateryna I. Malinoshevska ◽  
Dеnys Martyshyn ◽  
Inga Perestyuk ◽  
Svitlana Panchenko ◽  
Azad Omarov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Regional Innovation System ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

The aims of the research are to study the management efficiency of financial and economic development of the border regions of Ukraine through the assessment of funding of the Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020. The methodology is based on quantitative and qualitative research following the concept of “cross-border regional innovation system”. The basic research methods are statistical analysis of project financing indicators of the Cooperation Programme and content analysis of reports for 2016-2019 on project implementation. The results demonstrate the crucial role of the proximity of border regions in the level of development of the social-economic system, which accelerates cross-border cooperation and the effects of integration. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of the Programme prove the existence of insignificant short-term effects of cooperation between countries due to different levels of development of the border regions of Ukraine and Poland. The higher level of economic development of Poland’s regions has provided a comparative advantage in the implementation of projects in the framework of the Programme. The formation of a market model of Ukraine’s economy determines the implementation of projects in the social sphere, which in the long run will provide an influx of investment. The practical significance of the results lies in the possibility of using the results of the study in the development of cross-border cooperation programs within the concept of “cross-border regional innovation system”.

scholarly journals Transboundary regions of East Asia: geographical and political preconditions and limitations to long-term development

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
P. Ya. Baklanov ◽  
M. T. Romanov
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Northwestern Pacific ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Dynamic Structures

The contradictory integrity of globalization and regionalization processes in the modern world has been embodied in the formation of specific spatial areas – multiscale cross-border regions, whose functioning and development are determined both by the interactions between neighboring countries and by the totality of external geopolitical and geoeconomic circumstances. The article is devoted to the factors and features of cross-border processes and socio-economic development within one of the largest and most dynamic structures of modern Eurasia – the Greater Macro-Region of East Asia, embracing the northeastern and eastern territories of Russia, eastern China, Japan, and both Korean republics, Vietnam, and a number of other countries facing the seas of the northwestern Pacific. The integrity of this vast and very heterogeneous macro-region ranging from Chukotka to the Philippine Sea is based on relatively stable cross-border relations, which, in turn, are one of the determinants of these territories’ development. The role of geographical prerequisites (geographical location, climatic conditions, natural resources of land and sea) and geopolitical factors (geopolitical location and crossborder features) in the long-term development of this macro-region is assessed. It is shown that both favorable and negative prerequisites are associated with the cross-border nature of the integrated geosystems, including the marine ecosystems. Various types of cross-border regions with two-, three-, and four-link territorial segments belonging to different countries have been identified. The geopolitical potential of countries and regions is assessed, and the zones of geopolitical tension are revealed.

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