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The ecosystem of innovation. The Ecosystem of Innovation in Sochi is being transformed under the objectives of the National Technology Initiative Ecosystem of Innovation universities and research centers

On April 21, 22, 2016, the general director of Sarov Technopark Y. Sumin, the adviser to the general director for financial affairs and external communications E. Rukavishnikova and the head of the NPK project department E. Lobashov participated in the forum “Ecosystem of Innovation: Universities and Research Centers”, which held in Moscow. The forum was organized by RVC OJSC in partnership with NUST MISiS and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The key theme of the event is the development of innovative ecosystems of universities and scientific organizations, the creation of Universities 3.0., As well as a discussion of their participation in the National Technology Initiative.

Within the framework of the forum, a meeting of the working group “Territorial Organization of Research, Development and Production” was held as part of the development of the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation until 2035, in which the General Director of Sarov Technopark Yu. Sumin took part.

In recent decades, the role of universities and research organizations in the world is changing. The familiar functions (educational and scientific) are complemented by the entrepreneurial function. Such universities and research organizations (the so-called Universities 3.0) become key actors in national and regional innovation ecosystems, as well as leaders and centers for the creation of new technology industries, making a significant contribution to the country's global competitiveness. The University becomes not only a forge of personnel and an executor of R&D, but also a generator, coordinator and creator of new technological innovations in the global market.

According to the international expert community in the field of education, in the future only 3.0 Universities will be able to be competitive, since they have great opportunities for development.

The goals and objectives of the forum were to promote the development of modern innovative ecosystems at universities and research organizations of the Russian Federation, as well as the development of competencies for the interaction of all ecosystem players. This event is held for the second year and is a continuation of the annual RVC Forum "Ecosystem of Innovation", which is traditionally held in Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi).

The program included 16 practical panel discussions and 8 master classes by representatives of the top 100 universities in the world, including Oxford, National University of Singapore, Eindhoven Technical University and the University of California. Work on the site will take place on the thematic tracks "Services", "Industry", "Management", "National Technological Initiative", "Investments", "Techtransfer", "Territory" and "External Stakeholders".

The forum has been held since 2014 and annually addresses the most relevant topics of the development of technological entrepreneurship, regional innovation infrastructure, the venture capital market and the National Technology Initiative. RVC is the organizer of the Forum.

Among the participants are representatives of innovative business, universities, scientific and engineering centers, territorial innovation clusters, as well as venture investors, representatives of NTI working groups and delegates from federal authorities.

The program includes plenary sessions, industry round tables, strategic sessions, business meetings, and, of course, informal communication takes place among the Forum participants.


results

The key agenda of the Ecosystem of Innovation forum in 2017 was to summarize the outgoing year and identify the most relevant industry trends. More than 250 experts and investors invited by RVC to the dialogue have formed their vision of the strategy of the venture market, which will be sent to the Ministry of Economic Development.

The main trend, which is associated with the expectations of all forum participants, is the involvement of corporations in the venture capital industry. Among other important trends, there was an increase in interest in working in international markets, an increase in expectations for attracting funds from institutional investors. Among the main problems are the lack of quality projects and regulatory imbalances.

The goals, objectives and directions of the implementation of the development strategy of the venture market were identified by Oleg Fomichev, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, in the framework of the plenary session of the forum. The goals of the strategy are to ensure the availability of venture capital financing and develop venture support tools. The strategy will include three directions - the formation of sustainable institutions of the venture market, the expansion of the supply of venture capital, and the development of technological entrepreneurship.

Tasks of the 2017 Ecosystem of Innovation forum tracks:

Track "Projects and Technologies":

Discussion of ways to ensure an adequate flow of high-quality technological projects for the Russian venture ecosystem in 2018-2020. View of the supplier and consumer of the projects.

Track "Investments":

Assessment of the expected parameters of the Russian venture capital market over the 5-7 year horizon and the key challenges that investors will face. Determine which competitive advantages will be able to attract new investors, including foreign investors, to the market.

Track "Society":

Determine who a successful technology entrepreneur is and what conditions are necessary to significantly increase their number. To establish how the state can help in this.

More than 300 guests, including representatives of ITMO University, visited the Ecosystem of Innovation forum, which was held on December 5 and 6 in Sochi. The Forum was attended by representatives of federal and regional authorities, innovation clusters, business incubators, technology parks, universities, venture funds.

The Desant ITMO University has traditionally in an expanded format visited the Ecosystem of Innovation forum. Participation in the expert discussions of the Forum allows us to demonstrate how the university is effectively transforming into University 3.0 at all levels, creating the infrastructure for entrepreneurship, project education and training, which are in demand in modern conditions and are ready for the challenges of the future.

This time, the forum discussed the formation of innovative infrastructure in the regions as ecosystems for the emergence and development of new markets as part of the National Technology Initiative (STI). According to the participants of the event, such markets will become drivers of the growth of the Russian economy in the next 15–20 years.

The main objective of the forum “Ecosystems of Innovation” is to cover key topics from which the development of the country's innovative ecosystem is pushed. Within the framework of the forum, the results of the work done are announced and certain vectors of activity for the next year are set. It is important that the forum attracts all representatives of the country's innovative infrastructure.

“It’s a great tradition to meet before the New Year at the Ecosystem of Innovations forum, summing up the results of the year and planning the next- says the acting General Director of RVC JSC Evgeny Kuznetsov. — Universities are already perceived not as educational institutions, but rather as regional integrators of ongoing processes that are important for the development of the region. The role of universities around the world has significantly transformed in recent years, they are becoming key business players and market generators. Russian universities have a lot of work to do in integrating into a new reality and restructuring their internal processes. ”


According to the results of the plenary session of the forum, the director of the Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia Artyom Shadrin  outlined the main priorities for the development of innovation in universities for the near future. It is necessary to build a system of business accelerators and innovation ecosystems, transform corporations towards greater openness and development of mechanisms of Open innovations. Universities should also become drivers and centers of competence within the framework of the National Technology Initiative and take their startups to the international level.

“The university is an open structure, actively interacting with the external environment, affecting the surrounding territory and region. In no case should it be isolated from society and exist only for students and teachers ”- says the rector of ITMO University Vladimir Vasiliev.

Another proof that the university is going the right way was the award of the ITMO University’s Business Incubator in Russia, whose work has greatly transformed over the past six months. According to the head of the Department of Design and Innovation Activities of St. Petersburg University Nina Yanykina, unexpected interest among forum participants was caused by programs for the development of female leadership and entrepreneurship, which could become another product in the university lineup of the Interregional Network Program of Startup Schools.

“This year, the forum finally, in my opinion, confirmed the status of one of the most correct communication platforms on the issues of Russia's innovation ecosystem. Several factors are combined: time, place, ideas of RVC on topics for discussion and talent of the organizing team. We have worked productively both at the main events of the Forum and in an informal setting", - said Nina Yanykina.

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2016

Training

Forum "Ecosystem of Innovation: Universities and Scientific Organizations - 2016"

On April 21-22, 2016, the Ecosystem of Innovation: Universities and Scientific Centers forum was organized by RVC in partnership with NUST MISiS and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

The forum addressed such key issues:

  • The role of the university and scientific organization in the innovation ecosystem of the country;
  • Which universities and research organizations in Russia have the potential for transformation in entrepreneurship;
  • How innovative activities of universities and scientific organizations affect their competitiveness.

Representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation, LNA Skolkovo, FANO of Russia, TSSR, OJSC RVK, the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, NITU MISiS, OJSC RVK were invited as speakers. Among the participants were leading universities of the country: Moscow State University, ITMO, TSU, TUSUR, SkolTech, FEFU, Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov, NSU and many others.

The training center took an active part in the Forum, as well as in other events for state educational institutions in the Russian Federation. This is due to the fact that a separate area of \u200b\u200bwork of the InfoTeKS Training Center is cooperation with state educational institutions, therefore, the tasks of the forum to promote the development of modern innovative ecosystems at universities and scientific organizations of the Russian Federation, as well as the development of interaction competencies, are very relevant and deserve close attention to improve cooperation programs.

Summing up, we can say that in recent decades the role of universities and scientific organizations is changing. The familiar functions (educational and scientific) are complemented by the entrepreneurial function. Such universities and research organizations (the so-called Universities 3.0) are becoming key actors in national and regional innovation ecosystems, as well as leaders and centers for the creation of new technology industries.

21.11.2016

December 5-6, 2016 in Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi) will host the III Forum "Ecosystem of Innovation", organized by RVC. Forum participants will have to take stock of the Russian venture capital market in 2016 and design effective algorithms for tuning universities and regional innovation ecosystems to meet the country's technological development challenges and ensure the competitiveness of Russian technology companies at the global level.

At the end of the third quarter of 2016, the number of transactions with a known volume in the venture investment market reached 80% of the 2015 level and over 70% in volume. Moreover, observations show that the last quarter of the year is usually characterized by particularly high activity, which allows us to predict the strengthening of market positions. At present, the Russian innovation ecosystem faces the challenges of a wave of new technological order. A special place in the architecture of the global economy belongs to markets that are just emerging and will become drivers of economic growth over the next 10-15 years. The success of Russian technology companies on them directly depends on how high-quality their personnel base will be, how a working model for the generation and commercialization of breakthrough technological solutions will be built, how the system of search, acceleration and bringing to a competitive level new technology startups, to which infrastructure will function and mechanisms of financial support will be calculated by teams of developers of advanced technologies, how innovative the ecosystem will be adapt Noah to the rapidly changing external environment.

Tasks of the Ecosystem of Innovations Forum in 2016:

  • The track "Universities": jointly determine the ways of transforming Russian universities into universities 3.0, innovative hubs that accumulate knowledge and technologies, and transfer them to technology companies. The result of the track will be a joint plan for the development of the university ecosystem in 2017;
  • to form a common vision for the development of a system for the search and development of talents, as the personnel base of successful technology companies;
  • Track "Regional innovation ecosystem": to identify the most effective forms of involving the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the implementation of the agenda of technological development and interaction of participants in the regional innovation ecosystem;
  • Track “Regional Investment Activity”: to discuss ways and instruments of reloading regional venture funds for the tasks of accelerated economic development. Consider the issues faced by fund managers in the process of investment activity;
  • The track "Communications and Communities": to study effective tools to popularize science and technology and engage an external audience of experts, scientists, representatives of the education system, science, technology entrepreneurs, public figures, the media, including new media. The result of the track will be the creation of groups ready to continue working on the formation of a communications system in 2017.

The Forum will present the results of a number of studies on the work of participants in the innovation ecosystem in 2016:

  • a review of the private equity and venture capital investment market for the nine months of 2016, annually issued by the Russian Venture Investment Association, as well as preliminary data for the entire 2016;
  • presentation of the methodology for determining the effectiveness of innovative activities of Russian universities and the monitoring results in 2016;
  • study of the behavioral and institutional prerequisites for the technological development of the regions of the Russian Federation;
  • rating of the most successful Russian incubators and accelerators. The rating is based on the results of a comprehensive assessment (more than 40 KPI) of Russian incubation and acceleration programs. The study was conducted by experts from the world ranking of business incubators UBI Global in conjunction with RVC and HSE;
  • rating of the most active business angels in Russia in 2016. The rating is based on a study conducted by the Russian magazine Firrma together with the National Association of Business Angels (NABA) with the support of RVC;
  • rating of venture, seed, corporate funds in 2016. The rating is compiled by RVC together with Firrma with the support of Ernst & Young.

The III Forum "Ecosystem of Innovation" will be attended by:

  • Ali Amin, Executive Director, Co-Founder of UBI Global - a research center and a world leader in the analysis of the effectiveness of business incubators and accelerators;
  • Alexander Gerber, professor, founder of the Institute of Scientific and Innovative Communication INSCICO, head of the educational program of scientific communication at the University of Rhine-Waal;
  • Alexander Kashirin, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostec State Corporation;
  • Jim Simmons, Managing Partner, Simmons Goodspeed Ventures;
  • Evgeny Borisov, director of business development and partner of investment company KamaFlow;
  • Ekaterina Shapochka, Executive Director of the Forum analytical center, member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation;
  • Oleg Fomichev, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation;
  • Suhas Gopinat, CEO and Chairman of the Board, GLOBALS INC.