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Conclusions and recommendations. 
Today, an important issue in developing a 
strategy for the development of cotton and textile clusters is the creation of a scientific and 
innovative infrastructure. "Innovation infrastructure - organizations that contribute to the 
implementation of innovative activities (innovation and technology centers, technology 
incubators, technology parks, educational and business centers and other specialized 
organizations" [17]
 
It is recommended to create such a scientific and innovative infrastructure that will 
promote the development of integration between cluster members, increase production 
efficiency, develop and implement programs for the development of cotton and textile 
clusters; commercialization of scientific developments. 
It should be noted that the formation of a class of advanced clusters serves the 
development of not only one industry or region, but also the economy of our country, 
increases its competitiveness. Each cluster must be based on innovation. This can be achieved 
by deepening the integration of production and science, higher education. In this regard, 
promising cooperation is being established on the development of clusters between the 
Association of Cotton and Textile Clusters of Uzbekistan and the Research Center "Scientific 
Foundations and Problems of the Development of the Economy of Uzbekistan" at the 
Tashkent State University of Economics. 
To date, an agreement has been reached between the Association, the university and the 
center on the establishment of cooperation relations in five areas with the involvement of 
foreign specialists. These are academic activities, research activities, international 
cooperation, innovation activities, digital technologies. 
For example, if we consider academic activities, in the near future it is planned to open a 
joint faculty that will train highly qualified personnel for the industry, develop a special 
program to develop the integration of production and the education system for bachelors and 
masters, create a textbook called "Cluster Economics" and implement many tasks, such as the 
formation of a set of teaching materials. In addition, special training courses will be organized 
aimed at improving the skills of logistics in the value chain, building national brands, 

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