Development of analytical competencies of academic clusters as a tool for strengthening expert support of public administration

The article is devoted to the creation of think tanks in the academic environment. Based on systematization of the modern theoretical base, think tanks are defined, their distinctive features in comparison with traditional research institutions are given, and the functional field of tasks that they solve is specified. It is established that analytical centers in many countries of the world are a promising tool for strengthening the scientific and analytical support of governments and improving the efficiency of public administration. The role of academic think tanks is growing right now, in a period of global external transformations, instability of traditional markets for domestic products, new exogenous socio­economic and informational challenges for Belarusian state when the national and local government is in urgent need of scientific and analytical support. An approach to the organization of scientific and analytical support for interdisciplinary clusters of the National Academy of Sciences ofBelarus, commercialization of applied research results and support of specialized public administraion bodies is presented. It is concluded that the creation of new analytical centers within the cluster structures of the National Academy of Sciences ofBelaruswill allow using all the intellectual potential of the academic community to solve priority state tasks.

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