Definition and assessment of homogeneous regional zones according to the state of innovative development

This article contains the results of research in the field of regional development of Ukraine, in particular in terms of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of innovative development, in order to develop an approach to the formation of innovative clusters and improve regional development. The proposed approach is based on an agglomerative cluster procedure using the “neighbor” method, which allows grouping of homogeneous regions. As a result, the regions are clustered into 3 homogeneous clusters according to the level of innovation development. Also, the key indicators of innovative development are investigated, for each newly created cluster, with the substantiation of expediency of clustering in the corresponding kind.