Аннотация
The main problem of the innovative development of the regions of Kazakhstan is the lack of innovative activity of enterprises, which is reflected in the volume, periodicity and impact of their innovations. At the same time, the majority of enterprises belonging to the real sector of the economy have sufficient resources for the development of innovative activities. However, the prospects for their interaction with enterprises in other sectors and sectors of the economy for technology transfer are insignificant. In this connection, the studies defining the main ways and methods of forming cluster initiatives in the regional economy are relevant. The analysis of the investment activity of industrial enterprises in the region predetermined the multidimensional nature of the research methodology, the need to use methods of system, statistical, comparative and logical analysis, grouping. The practical significance of the study is to develop specific recommendations to increase the investment attractiveness of Pavlodar region through the implementation of several cluster initiatives in the real sector. The results of the study allowed to develop some recommendations on the formation of a system for the implementation of cluster initiatives in the region, differing in their adaptation to the specifics of the industry, which made it possible to identify priority areas for the development of clusters in the real sector of the regional economy.