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BELARUSIAN INNOVATION
DEVELOPMENT CAPACITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
POSSIBILITIES
Dr Alexander A. Uspenskiy, Director, Republican Centre for Technology
Transfer, Republic of Belarus
International Conference “Eastlink: the Way to Knowledge Economy”
(October 20-21, Klaipeda, Lithuania)
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Innovation-based development is the preferred direction to
increase the competitive ability of the national economy of
the Republic of Belarus.
Activation of the innovation activity, development in
production of progressive national and foreign technologies
is one of the main tasks of domestic policy of Belarus (Law
of the Republic of Belarus dated 14.11.2005 No. 60-З “On
approval of the main trends in the domestic and foreign
policy of the Republic of Belarus”).
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Carrying out a set of actions is the main requirement of
transfer to the innovation-based development, the important
place and role among which is given to organization of the
technologies transfer system, i.e. creating conditions for
promotion of knowledge-intensive, innovative products for
domestic and foreign markets. One of the main factors of
successful solution of the assigned tasks shall include
permanent improvement of policy and legislation in the field
of technologies transfer of the Republic of Belarus.
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Science – the basis of innovations
“Science and scientific operation” is the branch
of Belarusian economy possessing the
substantial potential, and is characterized by
the stable growth dynamics of the works
completed.
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Scientific and technological potential of the
Republic of Belarus
There are 295 research and development, drawing and
designing, and other organizations, engaged in research
and development, including higher education establishments
– 55.
A number of employees involved in research and
development amounts to 28.8 thousand people, among
which 17.0 thousand people (59.3%) – research workers,
2.1 thousand people (7.2%) - engineers, 9.7 thousand
people (33.5%) – other employees.
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National Academy of Sciences of the Republic
of Belarus is the leading research centre of the
Republic of Belarus
More than 16 thousand people work in the
Academy and subordinate organizations, among
which there are more than 2500 PhDs and Doctors
of Sciences, 120 members-correspondents, 81
academicians, 2 honorary and 12 foreign members
of the National Academy of Sciences of the
Republic of Belarus.
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A number of annually created advanced
manufacturing technologies
Total – 400
including:
brand new – 10
new abroad – 30
new in the country – 360
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One ruble spent in favor of science of the
Republic of Belarus grants
the shipped innovation products to the
amount of approximately 13 rubles.
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The following features of innovation infrastructure shall be
effective in the Republic of Belarus:
Hi-Tech Park (specialization – IT-industry and related branches);
Technology parks – 10 organizations, positioning themselves as the
technology parks, 3 of which have the correspondent status, assigned by
the Committee for Science and Technology;
Belarusian innovation fund;
Business incubators (including those specialized in support of innovation
enterprises) – 9;
Centers for Technology Transfer (including the Republican Centre for
Technology Transfer, 5 its regional offices and 26 branches in research
organizations, higher education establishments and enterprises in Brest,
Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Lida, Minsk, Mogilev, Novopolotsk, and in other
cities of the republic – 32);
Innovation centres – 5;
Scientific and production (scientific practical) centres – 56;
Information and marketing centres – 10.
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The Republican Centre for Technology Transfer
(RCTT) was founded in May 2003, under
the
aegis of the State Committee on Science and
Technologies of the Republic of Belarus (SCST),
the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO).
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RCTT’s PRIMARY GOAL is to promote the cooperation between developers, users of high
technologies and investors with the aim that existing
knowledge, facilities, or capabilities developed under
a government or a private research and development
(R&D) funding are utilized to fulfill public and private
needs.
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TASKS SET FOR RCTT
• creating and maintaining information databases meant for
serving clients in the technology transfer sector;
• providing RCTT’s clients
with access to international
databases on technology transfer, research and
development;
• assisting innovation activity agents in development and
promotion of their innovation and investment projects;
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TASKS SET FOR RCTT
• instructing
and
training
specialists
and innovation-related entrepreneurship;
in
research-
• establishing RCTT’s offices across the country, with the aim
to create a unified national network of technology transfer
centres;
• establishing RCTT’s field offices all over the world, with the
aim to assist and promote the international scientific and
technical collaboration, and exchange of specialists.
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RCTT’s structure
RCTT is a consortium that includes:
• the headquarters in Minsk;
• 5 regional offices and 26 branch offices at research
organizations, institutes, universities, enterprises in Brest,
Vitsebsk, Homel, Hrodna, Lida, Minsk, Mahileu, Novapolatsk
and other cities and towns across Belarus;
• 62 foreign partners in 20 countries: Armenia (2), Azerbaijan
(1), China (15), Great Britain (2), Germany (4), India (1), Iran
(1), Italy (1), the Republic of Korea (2), Poland (3),
Kazakhstan (5), Russia (15), the USA (1), Sweden (1), the
Republic of South Africa (1), Denmark (1), the Czech
Republic (1), Ukraine (3), Moldova (1);
• 2 overseas field offices in China.
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RCTT OFFERS ITS SERVICES TO
• innovation activity agents in Belarus,
• foreign companies and investors.
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RCTT’s SERVICES RENDERED TO
BELARUSIAN INNOVATION ACTIVITY AGENTS
• Search of technologies, professionals, business partners and
investors in Belarus and abroad; assistance in establishing of
joint ventures;
• Assistance in development of innovation and investment projects;
placing the project-related information in the UNIDO, IRC and
YET2.COM formats on RCTT’s e-portal, in the specialized
databases, particularly in the UNIDO Exchange network system,
Russian Technology Transfer Network (RTTN), European IRC
network, yet2.com Inc. Network (USA), in foreign agencies,
media and published editions;
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RCTT’s SERVICES RENDERED TO
BELARUSIAN INNOVATION ACTIVITY AGENTS
• Development of business plans;
• Carrying marketing research;
• Organizing RCTT clients’ participation in exhibitions,
conferences, seminars and other events in the innovation activity
domain;
• Organizing and delivering refresher, upgrading and advanced
training courses, seminars and workshops for the personnel of
research institutions, higher-education institutes and universities,
SMEs.
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RCTT’s SERVICES OFFERED TO FOREIGN
COMPANIES AND INVESTORS
• Search of technologies, partners and appropriate specialists
in Belarus; assistance in preliminary arrangements related to
contracts; support of establishment of joint ventures in the
country;
• Provision of information about projects initiated by Belarusian
organizations;
• Carrying marketing research;
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RCTT’s SERVICES OFFERED TO FOREIGN
COMPANIES AND INVESTORS
• Posting information about projects being offered by RCTT’s
foreign partners on the Web portal of RCTT;
• Placing information about proposed foreign partners’
projects on the Russian Technology Transfer Network
(RTTN) and yet2.com Inc. Network, a technology transfer
network of the USA;
• Organizing negotiations with Belarusian business partners;
• Preparing personal sojourn programs for people of business
coming to Belarus.
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RCTT’s cooperation with International Technology Transfer
networks
RCTT is a member of the following technology transfer
networks:
UNIDO Exchange Network (since 2003);
Russian Technology Transfer Network (since 2004);
yet2.com Network (USA; since 2005);
The Business Across Borders Partnership Network (former Orchard
Network, UK; since 2005);
Knowledge Transfer Networks (former DTI Global Watch Service, UK; since
2006);
International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information Network (since
2008).
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Information resources of RCTT
There has been created a Web portal of RCTT
(http://ictt.by), with the several subject sections and
databases as follows:
“National Database of Innovation and Investment Projects”;
“Catalogue of Organizations of Belarus Engaged in Research
and Development”;
“Technology Foresight”;
“Industry of the Republic of Belarus”;
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Information resources of RCTT
“Exhibition”;
“Small and Medium-Sized Business in Belarus”;
“Innovation Enterprises of Belarus” subdivided into the
“Products”, “Technology Offers” and “Technology Requests”
subsections;
”Proposals from Foreign Partners” comprising the
subsections “Products”, “Technology Offers” and “Technology
Requests”;
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Information resources of RCTT
“Databases of Science and Technologies in Belarus and Abroad”;
“Free Economic Zones in the Republic of Belarus”;
“Investment and Venture Funds”;
“Legislation” covering the laws and regulations applicable to the
innovation activity in Belarus and foreign countries;
“Commercialization” - with the subsection “Model Contracts”
(highlighting the most convenient model documents related to
creation, use and trade of industrial property; and the subsection
“Setting up Joint Ventures in Belarus”, etc.
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Information resources of RCTT
DOWNLOADABLE ELECTRONIC GUIDE BOOKS AND
MANUALS OFFERED TO RCTT'S CLIENTELE:
Manual Promotion of Commercialization Projects by Using
the Network of the Republican Centre for Technology
Transfer of the Republic of Belarus;
Manual Promoting Commercialization Projects by Using the
Technology Transfer Networks;
Manual Expert Appraisal of Technology Commercialization
Projects;
Manual Funding of Commercialization Projects;
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Information resources of RCTT
DOWNLOADABLE ELECTRONIC GUIDE BOOKS AND
MANUALS OFFERED TO RCTT'S CLIENTELE:
Manual Legal Protection of Computer Software and
Databases;
Manual Technology Foresight Survey. Why Would Belarus
Need It?;
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Information resources of RCTT
DOWNLOADABLE ELECTRONIC GUIDE BOOKS AND
MANUALS OFFERED TO RCTT'S CLIENTELE:
Manual for specialists engaged in technology transfer
Preparing Investment Projects in the UNIDO Format Prior to
Submission to RCTT;
Manual for specialists engaged in technology transfer
Preparing Innovation Projects in the UNIDO Format Prior to
Submission to RCTT;
Operator's guide and manual on the technique of filling in the
electronic forms on investment and innovation projects in the
UNIDO format, prior to their submission to RCTT;
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Information resources of RCTT
DOWNLOADABLE ELECTRONIC GUIDE BOOKS AND
MANUALS OFFERED TO RCTT'S CLIENTELE:
Manuals for preparing innovation projects in the format set by
the IRC Network;
Manuals for preparing innovation projects in the format set by
the yet2.com Inc. Network (USA);
Standards to be met by images being submitted for RCTT's
cyber exhibition, the “Products” subsection, etc.
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
RCTT has covenanted for technology transfer services with
more than 200 Belarusian state-owned organizations, private
enterprises and individuals. The National Academy of Sciences,
Belarusian State University, Belarusian National Technical
University are among the Centre’s clients.
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
Owing to the support rendered by RCTT, more than 2200
Belarusian specialists have been trained and instructed in
various fields of technology transfer at 138 local and
international workshops, seminars and exhibitions in Austria,
Germany, India, China, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Czech and
other countries.
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
With the promotion and support from RCTT, novel products
have been commercialized and put to mass production at the
following enterprises in Belarus:
Spetsmazki
(Minsk) – production
compounds for heavy-duty conditions;
of
plastic
lubricant
No.2566 Radio Electronic Arms Repair Works (Borisov) – Gas
Generation Burners of up to 100 KW capacity;
Tekhnoton Joint Venture (Belarus-Russia; Minsk) – production
of fuel flow transducers for vehicles with diesel motors.
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
In 2005 – 2006, with the promotion and support from RCTT, the
Research Institute of Heat and Mass Exchange of the National
Academy of Sciences of Belarus signed collaboration
agreements with the Pacetronic Corporation (USA), Svedab
(Sweden), P&P-Bridge Limited (New Zealand). According to the
provisions of the agreements, these foreign companies are
entitled as exclusive salesmen for worn tyre recycling plants in
– respectively - the USA and Canada; Sweden, Norway,
Finland and Denmark; across the New Zealand, Australia and
Oceania, Indonesia and Malaysia.
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
In 2010 with the promotion and support from RCTT the
Belarusian Institute of Experimental Botany signed a license
agreement for transfer of the production technology of
TRIONA® Ion-Exchanging Substrate to the Chinese partner.
Besides, the parties approved their collaboration plan for 2010
– 2012.
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
At present RCTT’s clients get assistance in foundation of two
Belarusian-Chinese joint ventures, in preliminary arrangements
for licensing of Belarusian technologies with companies from
Kazakhstan, Korea, China, and the USA.
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
RCTT has been involved in the following international
projects:
• "Development of Infrastructure of Support of Innovation
Activity in the Republic of Belarus" (2001-2004).
Financed by the Government of the Republic of Belarus,
UNDP and UNIDO,
• Creation International Innovation Centre of East (2003-2005).
Financed by EU,
• “The International Innovation Centre of East, A Platform for
Scientific and Economic Cooperation, New Technologies and
Expert Support of Podlasie Region” (2006 – 2008). Financed
by EU,
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
RCTT has been involved in the following international
projects:
• “Strengthening the National System for Technology
Transfer in the Republic of Belarus on the Basis of
Information and Communication Technologies” (2006 –
2009). Financed by the Government of the Republic of
Belarus, UNDP and UNIDO,
• “Information Technologies to Open Knowledge for
Eastern Europe and Central Asia” (planned for 2009 –
2011). Financed by EU in the framework of FP7,
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RCTT’s ACHIEVEMENTS
RCTT has been involved in the following international
projects:
• “UNIDO Regional Project for Eurasian Economic
Community” (planned for 2010 – 2012). Financed by
UNIDO and the Government of the Russian Federation,
• “COOL Bricks” (planned for 2011 – 2013). Financed by
EU in the framework of Baltic Sea Region Programme
2001-2013.
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Rules of best practice for technology transfer
1. Rendering of services to the client (Customer) only after:
• conclusion of the contract for rendering respective services,
• checking the client’s rights for R&D deliverables,
• checking that R&D deliverables transferred by the client are
not limited to export, and execution of licenses for export,
don’t fall within the list of technologies and dual application
products, are not limited to distribution of information in other
countries and don’t contain any data comprising state secret;
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Rules of best practice for technology transfer
2.
Preparation of technologic requests/propositions
according to the Manual Promotion of Commercialization
Projects by Using the Network of the Republican Centre
for Technology Transfer of the Republic of Belarus;
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Rules of best practice for technology transfer
3. Systematic search for organizations and firms, which
can be interested in cooperation with the Customer by
means of :
• Placement of technological requests/propositions of the
Customer in technology transfer networks, national and
foreign information agencies and publications,
• Representation of the Customer’s materials at the
exhibitions, seminars, cooperation stock markets and other
global events;
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Rules of best practice for technology transfer
4. Preparation and holding meetings and negotiations of
the Customer with the educed potential partners,
participation and conclusion of any contracts and
agreements.
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Rules on what not to do for technology transfer
1. Not to render services to the client (Customer) without:
• conclusion of the contract for rendering respective services,
• checking the client’s rights for R&D deliverables,
• checking that R&D deliverables transferred by the client are
not limited to export, and execution of licenses for export,
don’t fall within the list of technologies and dual application
products, are not limited to distribution of information in other
countries and don’t contain any data comprising state secret;
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Rules on what not to do for technology transfer
2. To apply the term “income” while royalty distribution
instead of the term “profit”.
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Innovative technologies that could be interesting
for transfer/commercial development with
Lithuania and Europe
• ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PRODUCTION
OF
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE MULTIPURPOSE PLASTIC
LUBRICANTS
• MANUFACTURE
SILUMIN
OF
BILLETS
OF
ANTIFRICTIONAL
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INNOVATION ACTIVITY AGENTS
ARE WELCOME
TO GET THEIR ACCESS
TO RCTT’s RESOURCES
VIA ITS E-PORTAL
http://ictt.by/
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THANK YOU!
Dr Alexander A. Uspenskiy
Director
Republican Centre for Technology Transfer
66 - 100, Nezavisimosti Ave.,
Minsk 220072, Belarus
Tel.: +375 17 2841499
Fax: +375 17 2840749
E-mail: [email protected]
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