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Purpose: The purpose of this chapter is to scientifically verify the credibility (prove or disprove) the existing argument for the global technological inequality within the conflict of traditions and innovations, as well as from the perspective of social consequences of the innovative development of the economy and the basics of conflict management. Design/methodology/approach: A review of existing sources of research literature has shown that they formed an insufficient scientific basis for determining the essence and scope of social consequences of the innovative development of the economy and the basics of conflict management in terms of global technological inequality. The method of comparative analysis of statistical data over time is used to fill the identified gap in the scientific knowledge system in this chapter. The top 10 countries of the world, which are characterized by the highest level of the innovative development of the economy, were chosen as the objects of study. Findings: This chapter presents a review of facts determining that there are arguments for the conflict of traditions and innovations against the backdrop of global technological progress from a scientific perspective, a conflict that has social consequences for the innovative development of the economy and the basics of conflict management. Today, the protection and promotion of national interests are being increasingly determined by digitalization as the primary function of diplomatic services. For example, cybersecurity affects national security;web platforms support the economic well-being of citizens and companies;the Internet contributes to the development of healthcare, education and other essential social services, especially during the crisis caused by the COVID-19. Originality/value: It is expected that wide introduction of high technologies in developed countries will reduce the competitive ability of currently less indus-trialized economies of Asia and Africa in terms of cost of labour, will increase the technological gap between them and developed countries that will diversify their economies and create more jobs. In the past, countries such as China, Mexico, Brazil and several Asian countries were climbing the income ladder, transferring labour force and capital from the relatively inefficient agricultural economy to the more efficient products and services. Today, there are fears that high technologies and Industry 4.0 will revolutionize these conventional development processes, making a thorny path even more thorny, and will lead to conflicts of traditions and innovations as a source of global technological inequality. © 2022 by Alexey V. Tolmachev, Olesya A. Meteleva, Evgeniy B. Luparev and Elena V. Epifanova.
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The purpose of this research is to test the hypothesis and scientific analytics of cluster formation as a factor in sustainable economic development and to identify prospects for managing this factor in order to maintain sustainability. The authors have carried out a statistical analysis of depending indicators of cluster development in the country and existing manifestations of sustainable development. Global Competitiveness Index 4.0, Economic growth rate, GDP per capita, Sustainable Development Index were chosen as manifestations of sustainable development. The methodological apparatus of the research is based on methods of economic statistics (econometrics): the method of correlation analysis, the method of regression analysis, and the analysis of variance. The authors also use such methods of scientific research as classification, problem, and comparative analysis, synthesis, method of analysis of cause-and-effect relationships, hypothetical-deductive method. The article proves that there are two forms of manifestation of sustainable development, which are influenced by the cluster development - Global Competitiveness Index 4.0 and Sustainable Development Index. The results of developing clusters in countries are an increase in the country’s rating in terms of key manifestations of sustainable development. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.