Moscow, Russia, 10 September 2012

I2I-model, experience in innovative activities

Mikhail Komarov,CEO, VEK-21 Ltd. & komarov-

mm@wisenetlab.ruCo-founder, ANO “Young innovative

Russia”

ITU Workshop on “ICT Innovations in emerging economies”

(Moscow, Russia, 10 September 2012)

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I2I-model

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innovative

talent

team

Innovation+talent+team To Innovation

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Our experience: team

5 years, 25 young talented people (3 PhD);Financial support from the government and private companies;Winners and participants of allrussian and international competitions and exhibitions;Covered 5 research areas;Collaboration with world top R&D institutions and labs.

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Our experience: factors

Problems from the community.Team interested in solving the problem.Time is the major factor in project implementation.Worldwide top-level experts – Open innovations.Real-life tests.Spin-off.

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Governmental policy

FABLabs program (1st FABLab – MiSiS (04.2012)). 10 more supported by the Government and ANO Young Innovative Russia.Skolkovo – as the first reason for innovations.Opportunity for everyone to choose the destiny (R&D from last grades at school).

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Implementing ideas

Office for innovators – my personal idea:Guidance.Real (not virtual) place to have meetings.Self-education and same-year-old specialists expertise. Community.Connection with FABLabs, Business-Incubators, Foundations, Companies.3 months participation enough to check the personal motivation.

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Our experience

No-one is interested in innovations from R&D. Complete product.No-one is interested in investments in R&D for 1-2 years (except governmental comp.) – Russia.Particular areas for innovations for the whole country.Lack of personal motivation to self-education. Young people.

Conclusions and Recommendations

Raise the talent from the “ground”.Permanent governmental participation on initial stage. Local communities with expertise.

Open innovations – next stage of globalization.Time is the major resource.Predefined time for project implementation.

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Some of our results

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