Communication centers in the institutional environment of the innovative economy

The article examines the connection between ICT factors and level of innovation of the social and economic system, the importance of informal communication and tacit knowledge within the framework of modern concepts of "knowledge economy" and communicative economy. It explains the approach to defining the elements of the innovative infrastructure elements of national and regional innovation systems, which can be defined as communication centers. It defines the functions and features of the institutions of the innovation infrastructure, platforms and communication environments in individual companies, as well as "institutions for the development of innovative lift".