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9 the activities of individual firms, the cluster concept reflects the following key provisions: • the aggregate competitiveness of a cluster exceeds the simple sum of the respective indicators of its individual participants, as competitive advantage arises from network linkages; • the network structure encompasses a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives of the business environment as well as non-profit organizations and public authorities performing support functions; • territorial concentration facilitates interaction, particularly in terms of knowledge exchange and the introduction of advanced technologies, forming an ―innovative‖ environment that ensures the realization of a territory’s competitive advantages. In summary, the key advantage of the cluster-based model of economic organization lies in the ―exchange of information regarding needs for technologies, materials, and services among producers, suppliers, buyers, and related industries. The exchange of information provides all cluster firms with competitive advantages in the market and supports the attainment of market positions. Such exchange is facilitated by unity of goals, coordination, and common interests of horizontally and vertically connected companies within the cluster, as well as informal relations among managers and specialists, their joint participation in scientific events and associations, often territorial proximity, and the intention to establish long-term relations between structural elements of the cluster‖ [6, p. 35]. According to the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance, as of the end of 2024, 43 clusters had been registered in 16 regions of Ukraine, 13 of which were located in Kyiv Oblast [7]. Accordingly, stimulating and intensifying the creation of regional clusters is one of the key instruments for establishing partnerships among regional actors and, consequently, for enhancing regional competitiveness in terms of the productivity of natural resource potential. 4. Development of intermunicipal cooperation regulated by the Law of Ukraine ―On Cooperation of Territorial Communities‖ [8]. This instrument is based on the