Scientific Town Koltsovo As an Integral Part of International Innovation System

1. Scientific Town KoltsovoAs an Integral Part of International Innovation System A presentation by Nikolai Krasnikov Head of Administration, Koltsovo Sosnovka, Novosibirsk Region, RUSSIA September 8, 2004

2. Scientific Town Koltsovo • Scientific Town is a municipality with monopoly of Research and Development sector. Status of Scientific Town is granted by the President of Russian Federation for the term of 25 years. • Status of Scientific Town is granted to Koltsovo by Presidential Decree #45 dated 17/01/03 till 31/12/25. This Decree adopted Development Program for Scientific Town for the period of 2002 to 2007. • Major R&D and manufacturing enterprise of Kotsovo is represented by State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

3. Development Program:Objectives • Development Program Objective is to build up favorable environment for R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship and education in Koltsovo. • Scientific Town Koltsovo should have achieved sustainable social and economic development by year 2007. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

4. Development Program:Sources of Financing • Federal funds amounting to taxes levied in the territory and paid to federal budget within a fiscal year preceding current year. • Regional funds amounting to no less than 50 per cent of taxes levied within a fiscal year preceding current year. • Municipal funds. • Other sources of financing. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

5. Tax Collection in Koltsovo www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

6. Sources of Financing www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

7. Breakdown Structure of Financing for Development Program www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

8. Development Program: Implementation • Municipal support to R&D, innovation and investment: • Financing of R&D and innovation projects of SRC of V&B Vector and of bio-tech companies operating in Koltsovo started up. • Target support to researchers and post-graduate students of SRC of V&B Vector was launched. • Competition of projects to support small businesses at seed stage began. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

9. EC Projects in Koltsovo (1) • TACIS Project FINRUS 9804 “Innovation Centres and Scientific Towns of Russian Federation” (1999 – 2002): Activities: • Working out Development Program for Koltsovo. • Building territorial environment for commercialization of R&D results of SRC VB Vector. • Opening of Innovation Center Koltsovo. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

10. Network of Innovation Centers in Russia – RTTN is the major result of TACIS Project FINRUS 9804: • It was developed with active participation of Russian innovation centers in Obninsk and Koltsovo, French company Inno-TSD, Relay Centers in Stuttgart, Germany and Pisa, Italy. RTTN operates on the basis of techniques used by European Relay Centers Network. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

11. Franco-Russian Technology Network as a Component of RTTN, established in 2002 • Objective of Franco-RussianTechnology Network is to create favorable climate for bi-lateral projects in: • R&D sector including support to cooperation between state-owned and private laboratories and enterprises. • Technology transfer from laboratories to industry and within industries. • Innovation Center Koltsovo and SRC VB Vector play active role as members of Franco-Russian Technology Network. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

12. EC Projects in Koltsovo (2) • TACIS Project IBPP-19101 «Virtual Business Incubator» (2003-2004) • Project partners:Municipality of Pisa – Comune di Pisa, Italy and Administration of Koltsovo, Russia. • Intermediate outcome: Twinning agreement for cooperation in R&D and culture. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

13. EC Projects in Koltsovo (3) • TACIS Project BISTRO BIS02/043 «Development of Inter-Regional Elements of Innovation System» (2004): • Impact: European methodology of technology audit provided by British company INBIS has been used to select innovation projects in Koltsovo once TACIS Bistro Project was finished. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

14. ISTC Project in Koltsovo • Innovation Center Koltsovo had status of Regional Training Center of ISTC from 2001 to 2003. • Knowledge of how to commercialize R&D results was transferred to more than 200 researchers representing 50 of 59 ISTC grant projects in Novosibirsk region. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

15. CRDF in Koltsovo • U.S. CRDF financed participation of Koltsovo representative and presentation at 2004 Association of University Technology Managers Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, March, 2004. • It made possible to make direct contacts with U.S. technology transfer community. • Some of these contacts are being developed at the moment. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

16. Technology Transfer Networks in the US • Innovation Center Koltsovo is going to come into cooperation with: • Knowledge Express Data System that develops on-line “one-stop-shop” to be used by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. • Foresight Science & Technology, Inc. that specializes in collaboration research programs. • Yet2.com, Inc. that runs technology transfer network in U.S., UK and Japan. • TechTown run by Wayne State Research & Technology Park as a model of Scientific Town. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

17. Resource Center of Teachers of Koltsovo • Russian-American Education Project resulted in opening of the first Resource Center of Teachers in Russia at Koltsovo College #21. • Mission of the Resource Centre is to assist Russian and American people to understand each other and to develop joint education programs. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru

18. Koltsovo as Integral Part of International Innovation System • Koltsovo is actively developing territory with high R&D potential. • Innovation policy of Koltsovo builds on international expertise. • Koltsovo is extremely interested in direct twinning partnerships with small high-tech towns in US and Europe in order to promote transnational technology transfer including technology of innovation management. www.naukograd-koltsovo.ru