www. kokanduni.uz FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF CLUSTERS IN UZBEKISTAN Rajabov Juratbek, Master student of MEKP-01 Tashkent State University of Economics, Kholikova Rukhsora Sanzharovna Associate Professor, PhD., Department of Economics of Branches Tashkent State University of Economics Abstract: The article highlights issues on the formation of scientific-innovative
infrastructure of clusters of Uzbekistan. At the same time, the author has developed proposals
for the formation of a scientific-innovative infrastructure that will promote the development
of integration between cluster members, increase production efficiency, commercialization of
innovative projects, develop and implement programs for the development of cotton-textile
clusters.
Keywords: cluster, cotton-textile cluster, scientific-innovative infrastructure, research
centers.
Introduction: Recently, there has been the most frequent use of the word "cluster",
"clustering" in our daily lives. Despite the fact that this term is a new definition in the
economy of Uzbekistan, foreign developed countries already have rich experience in
organizing and developing economic clusters.
In the national economy of Uzbekistan, in several priority sectors, especially in the
cotton industry, work is underway to organize production using this method - a group of
enterprises united in a single technological chain, where science, education and production
are mutually integrated. In this integration, primary raw materials will go through all the
stages of processing in stages, added value is added and turned into high quality final
products. We know that a cluster is a technological chain that includes the entire process,
starting from the primary processing of raw materials and ending with the production of
finished products from it. It will help reduce costs in the cost of production for transportation
costs, increase the production of finished products, which have a higher cost than raw
materials.
“If the whole system is properly organized on the basis of a scientific approach and
modern technologies, the number of jobs can be increased to 1 million. In this regard, it is
necessary to create opportunities to increase the yield of cotton on the basis of scientifically
based seed production and agricultural technologies, to double the industry's exports through
deep processing of raw materials. It is necessary to create scientific centers in each cluster,
such as seed, soil and biological laboratories, as well as seed preparation workshops [1].
In this regard, an urgent issue of developing intersectoral relations in the enterprises of
the cotton industry complex is the creation of scientific and innovative centers as part of
clusters. The cluster became economically beneficial for market participants, it directly led to
an increase in production capacity. Achieving the above goals is not feasible without the
formation of an appropriate scientific and innovative infrastructure.