Successes and Difficulties of Small Innovative Firms in Russian Nuclear Cities Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop (2002) / Chapter Skim
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Small Innovative Business in the Nuclear Cities
Small Innovative Business in the Nuclear Cities
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Obninsk City Science and Technology Council and Russian Federal Nuclear Center Institute for Physics and Power Engineering business As highlighted in government documents such as the comprehensive program for the development and state support of innovative business, the regulation of innovation-oriented processes is subordinate to tasks of preserving scientific-technical potential and mobilizing it for the structural reorganization of the economy. The formation of market relations in the scientific-technical sphere is carried out through the following actions: · supporting and developing the infrastructure for innovative · encouraging competition by attracting financial resources and using them in a focused and efficient manner to implement innovation programs and projects aimed at creating capacities for the production of science-intensive products To these ends, measures are being carried out at the regional and industry levels aimed at · increasing innovation activity in the scientific-technical and industrial spheres · promoting qualitative changes in the organizational structures of these sectors Translated from the Russian by Kelly Robbins.
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have accumulated a great deal of scientific-technical potential supported by a powerful industrial base and an enormous amount of operational experience in areas requiring specific knowledge and skills. With the new economic reforms, these cities have faced a serious problem: · how to use their potential effectively · how to form successfully operating businesses on the basis of the innovative technologies they have produced · how to provide employment for the highly skilled workers who have lost their jobs at the main defense enterprises as a result of cuts in defense orders and the diversification of the firms' activities The situation in the closed nuclear cities has essentially been no less harsh than in other science- and technology-oriented cities (science cities)
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The task of the city administrations and the enterprises lies in utilizing this potential and creating successfully operating businesses on the basis of innovative technologies and products. Despite the lack of favorable conditions for bringing innovation potential to bear, this process is beginning to become active, as directly confirmed by the examples cited.
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VNIIEF-Conversion is a sort of holding company that manages conversion projects that have evolved to the point of operating as independent legal entities. A great deal of focused work is being done in the closed nuclear cities and substantial experience has been accumulated regarding support for the development of small innovative businesses.
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, causing difficulties in predicting costs ~ difficulties for innovative businesses, including commercialization of intellectual property ~ hindrances to the quick and efficient development and implementation of targeted joint programs at various levels (federal and regional, interregional, regional and local, especially involving the closed administrative-territorial zones) · The economy is highly bureaucratized, with much overlap between the authorities of government and regulatory agencies and a complex system for obtaining permits and certifications.
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What role should be played by regulation at the federal, regional, and industry levels? Innovation strategy within each industry should be designed with an eye to · setting technological development priorities in order to determine the areas that should receive priority financing · creating an intellectual and informational infrastructure for innovation project design · creating conditions for the development of innovation-oriented management · updating the legislative base for the innovation sphere · restructuring the scientific sphere with special focus on the innovation sector and the search for the most effective projects The fact that innovation activity involves representatives of various specialties and various government agencies complicates coordination efforts.
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3. The innovation infrastructure, including technology incubators, technoparks, and innovation zones, requires targeted support and development.
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