Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Innovative-Industrial Cluster Development in the Era of Digitalization

This article summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within scientific debate on identification of main theoretical practical principles functioning innovative-industrial clusters in different countries, as well formalization impact digitalization their activities. The approaches to determining characteristics features innovation-industrial clusters. In order substantiate background relationship between clusters’ performance processes, a bibliometric analysis Scopus publications this direction is carried out using VOSviewer toolkit. That made it possible identify essential contextual research relevant topics characterize evolutionary patterns changes during period. determine empirical causality innovative industrial development, an integral indicator development developed. Index considers measurement parameters regional industrial, entrepreneurial, development. Indicators were integrated principal components additive convolution. study modelled influence proxies digital economy panel data regression modelling Stata 14.2/SE software. paper, also identified those determinants state that depends greatest extent volatility country one-factor models. conducted for sample with 10 including Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine. time horizon covers period 2009-2021 (or latest available period). results can be useful scientists, authorities, local governments.