ICSTI support of the innovation sphere (promotion of scientific and technical projects)

Vladimir FokinDeputy Head of Department, ICSTI

Prague, 2009

ICSTI support of the innovation sphere

Prague, 2009

The Role of SMEs in Economic Development

The key factor of economic development;

SMEs play a dominating role in the innovation processes;

Innovation advantages of SMEs:

flexibility, ability for rapid adaptation to new demands;

raising the share and significance of knowledge workers in companies;

higher share of costs for R&D carrying out with the R&D being more effective.

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Difficulties for SMEs caused by globalization processes

foreign market entry

use of external intellectual and raw materials resources

unmet needs in the market of information and consulting services

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Aims of IPN

• Acquisition and dissemination of information on technologies, scientific-and-technical developments and requests for them

• Promotion of technologies and scientific-and-technical developments

• Formation of information environment and creation of conditions for direct access to and exchange of the available information

• Provision to SMEs of ICSTI member countries of access to a wide range of services, data and information

• Facilitation of access for SMEs of ICSTI member countries to the corresponding information and services provided by other international structures

• Support for SMEs in the projects of development of innovative-technological cooperation

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IPN Forerunner – Project «Business-Office»

• Network database containing proposals of and requests for high-tech products and

technologies

• Educational-methodological materials for raising business qualifications with an emphasis on innovative-technological activity

• Reference information about the business-sphere in Russia;

• System of provision of practical assistance to the participants in ITA in commercialization of their technologies (only in Russian) and in organizing innovative-technological business, and methodical recommendations concerning the process of commercialization of the technologies

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IPN Instruments

• Bilingual journal "Information and Innovations”

• Internet-portal «Business-Office»

• Permanent exposition of innovative technologies from SMEs in ICSTI Headquarters

• Training and training seminars on various aspects of innovation activity

• Regular international business-meetings of the holders of technologies with potential buyers

• International thematic seminars and conferences

• Collection «Innovation processes in ICSTI Community»

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  Data Base of Novel Technologies and Hi-Tech Products

Thematic lines:

Geology Mechanical Engineering Medicine and Health Instrument-making Information Technologies Agriculture Construction Telecommunications Chemical Industry Ecology Environmental Protection Electronics Power Engineering

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Key tasks of IPN:

Developments and technologies promotion

purposeful or passive search for customers or

partners.

Forming stable interest in concrete scientific and

technical innovations from physical and legal

persons.

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Promotion stages

• Study of the situation in specific fields of science and technology

• Initiative proposals or purposeful search

• Search for and selection of developments

• Establishing contacts with the authors

• Preparation of initial information

• Dissemination of the initial information

• Work on enquiries

• Preparation of a detailed proposal (jointly with the developers)

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Study of the situation in a concrete field of Knowledge

Main sources:

• Personal ties experts, specialists, etc.;

• Publications in scientific editions;

• Exhibitions materials;

• Seminars, conferences, meetings;

• Internet;

• Promotion information;

• Mass media.

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Selection of a development for promotion

Selection criteria:

• Topicality of the theme;

• The development level;

• Development stage (finished product, pilot batch, pilot product, breadboard model, clinical tests);

• Developer’s personality.

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Developer’s personality

(“Technical specialists do not like “non-technical” people”)

For successful cooperation it is necessary:

• To understand the developers' motivation for activity;

• «For the author to have a rational approach;

• To ensure mutual trust between the developer and entrepreneur;

• To create a business climate in cooperation.

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Primary proposal

• Title;

• Purpose;

• Brief description of the development (without disclosing the know-how);

• Advantages;

• Technical characteristics;

• Presence of intellectual property (patent, know-how);

• Illustrations;

• Development stage;

• Cooperation proposals.

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Processing of the selected information

Is carried out in close cooperation with the authors to ensure objectivity.

In each ICSTI member country search for and selection of information are carried

out in their own way, but:

А) The original nature of information.

B) Direct contact with the developers are obligatory.

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Dissemination of primary information

PurposefulPurposeful

Identification of potential customers

Preparation and distribution of concrete proposals

Main ways: 1. Site2. Publications in specialized

editions3. Participation in exhibitions,

seminars4. Use of the partner network5. Own experts

Passive Passive

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Work on enquiries

Quick processing of enquiries;

Good contact with the developer;

Effective communication by the ICSTI executor;

Efficient organization of interaction between the customer and developer.

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Systematic approach to information promotion

Publication in the journal “Information and Innovations” reproduction of specific

proposals in a number of editions: “Science in Russia”, “Inventor and Rationalizer”,

“Ferrous Metals”, “Science and Innovations” (NAS of Azerbaijan), “Innovation

entrepreneurship and technologies transfer” (Association of Innovation

entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic)

Information presentation on ICSTI site (icsti.su) and its partners' sites, i.e.

Russianfidtech.com, Ukrainian uintei.kiev.ua and others.

Presentation of information and partners' science-intensive products on innovation

exhibition and salons (8-10 events a year)

Organization of seminars and target-oriented visits to companies and institutes

Deployment of partners' science-intensive products samples at the expositions at

ICSTI headquarters

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Target-oriented events held by ICSTI an important IPN element

Business Days of High Russian Technologies, London (2003)

Russian Indian projects on implementation of national priorities in innovation-

technological development of Russia and India, ICSTI headquarters (2009)

Seminar presentation of Russian developments in

material science, Poland (2006)

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Complex support of visits by foreign specialists delegations

Selection of organizations and firms that are in the domain of the customer's interests

Work with the host organization Preparation of concrete proposals of the host

organization

Organization of the visit, holding talks, help in closing the optimal cooperation mode

Organizational informational support of the projects, follow-up

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Exposition in ICSTI headquarters

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Seminar on the problem “Systems on Chip”

With participation of about 20 leading Taiwanese firms and over 40 Russian scientific organizations and firms from 12 Russian towns, specialists from Belarus, Kazakhstan.

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Analytical research done by order

Main direction search in Russia and CIS countries for technologies and developments promising for use in the interests of the customer.

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Implemented promotion projects

Search for ideas to create new elements for office equipment (Samsung) Estimation of the possibility in Russia to create new designs of technical units for

modern household equipment (Samsung, LG) Development of new highly efficient electronic throttles (V Lux, Belgium) Transfer of technology for fabrication of laser closed loop gyroscopes (KIST) Organization of delivery of pilot and small batches of products, including magnetic

liquid from Belarus, over 30 projects, a contract between a Ukrainian enterprise with

a Serbian company concluded through UkrISTEI

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We welcome all interested organizations and firms to participate in ICSTI Innovation Promotion Network.

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Thank You!

International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) Department of Scientific and Innovative-Technological Sphere

Moscow, 125252, Kuusinen str., 21-бTel.: (499) 198-64-30, 198-70-25, 195-95-61Fax: (499) 943-00-89E-mail: business-office@icsti.su, info@icsti.su, ecolink@centro.ru

Vladimir Fokin, Deputy Head of Department

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