Assessment of the intra-cluster innovation cooperation development trends in St. Petersburg

This paper summarizes the results of an expert survey conducted by the authors in 2017-2019 to analyze trends in the development of intra-cluster innovation cooperation in St. Petersburg. The article describes the results obtained in accordance with the previously published algorithm for applying expert assessments to analyze cluster development. A sequential description of the stages of the study is given, the characteristics of the sample of subjects in the cluster environment and the structure of the expert questionnaire used are given. In accordance with the classification of transaction costs used in this study, the following groups of issues are identified: time spent on finding contractors, time spent on concluding contracts with contractors, costs associated with violation of contractual obligations (opportunistic behavior), and development of the ecosystem of innovative cluster cooperation. It is proposed to introduce a system of integral indicators that characterize the dynamics of development of innovative intra-cluster cooperation, as well as the state of the ecosystem of innovative cluster cooperation. The analysis carried out in the framework of the study allows us to draw conclusions about the need to strengthen cluster policy measures and support programs aimed at expanding such forms of innovation cooperation as the joint use of R & d results and technologies, as well as the need to improve the regulatory support for cluster activities and illustrates trends in improving information support for the activities of cluster participants.