Information Technologies to Open Knowledge for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

1. Information Technologies to Open Knowledge for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

2. Project identity card • FP7 project • International cooperation support action • Start: 01/01/2009 • Duration: 30 months • Target groups: National ICT stakeholders, ICT R&D organisations and companies, • Target countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia Consortium The overall objective of the ISTOK-SOYUZproject is to explore new opportunities for ICT collaboration between EU and Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries and to foster the EU ICT programme awareness activities in order to increase the number of the international collaboration projects involving partners from EECA countries.

3. ISTOK-Ru as a base for ISTOK-SOYUZ Goal was to identify priorities for deeper strategic ICT cooperation between Russia and the European Union and to help the European Commission to link FP7 ICT calls to joint European-Russian ICT priorities Methodology approbation • Mapping of ICT competences • Identification of priorities for collaboration • Common EU-RU ICT collaboration taxonomy • Networking and partner searching • ISTOK.Ru key outputs • Recommendations on the 8 priorities for strategic EU-Russia ICT collaboration • Competence platform containing over 2900 data and over 200 detailed profiles of EU and RU ICT specialists, data base of over 230 research organisations • 10 partnerships established • 8 joint proposals submitted under call 2 and call 3 of the FP7

4. Project rationale International cooperation needs Convergence of ICT priorities ISTOK-SOYUZ will focus on the improvement of visibility (“mapping”) of the ICT competences in the target regions and cross-map them with the EU ones in order to identify relevant international collaboration Interaction between European and national ICT initiatives ISTOK-SOYUZ intends to closely cooperate with the European initiatives ETP and NoE, covering topics relevant to international technological cooperation with EECA countries (EURON, HYCON, NESSI, ARTEMIS, PASCALL) Support to policy dialogues ISTOK-SOYUZ will support the EU policy dialogue in relevant countries and will seek to involve the key national stakeholders in ISTOK-SOYUZ activities Promote the EU ICT programme in addressed countries The ISTOK-SOYUZ information and awareness raising campaign will be one of the key pillars of the project New Collaborative Partnerships The ISTOK-SOYUZ consortium proposes to support partners searching on the dynamic base including networking and brokerage events (direct contact) between European and ICT specialists from target countries

5. Geographical coverage Target countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan Prospective countries: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan European Union

6. Consortium overview Inno AG (coordinator), Germany Russian Technology Transfer Network (RTTN), Russia. Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPRAS), Russia The Foundation Sophia Antipolis (FSA), France Technology Business Incubator “Kharkov Technologies” (TBI), Ukraine Republican Centre for Technology Transfer (RCTT), Belarus Yerevan State University (YSU), Armenia National Innovation Fund of Kazakhstan (NIF), Kazakhstan

7. Project goals and objectives Increasestrategic alliances betweenEuropean ICTresearch and research of Eastern Europe and Central Asia 20 partnerships for FP7 proposals 5 Network and brokerage events. Integration into NoE and ETP (25 organisations from EECA) ExtendedICTcommunity for benefits of EU R&D Identification of promising ICT technological areas for cooperation with target countries (5 per each)

8. MAIN TASKS Coordination with existing cooperation projects Support to the EU INFSO international cooperation unit to integrate results of cooperation projects Identification of target organizations and stakeholders Networking and liaisons with relevant stakeholders in Eastern European and Central Asian countries Express-diagnostic of ICT collaboration potential in Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries EXPECTED RESULTS Large Information campaign Project web-site Convergence of existing ICT initiatives Express diagnostic 5 promising ICT technological areas per target country Recommendations on suggested priorities for a global scientific cooperation strategy in the ICT sector between the EU and target countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Recommendations about collaboration potential in addressed EECA countries ISTOK operational network To promote the EU ICT programme and contribute to the definition of thecollaboration strategies between EU and target countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Specific objective 1

9. MAIN TASKS Expansion of the ISTOK competence platform Organisation of an awareness raising campaign ; networking and brokerage events Visibility increase and connection to European networks (integration of the ICT specialists from the target countries in the TP) Training for successful partnership building Organisation of ISTOK internal call for proposals EXPECTED RESULTS Awareness raising campaign At least 10 communication sessions 5 networking and brokerage events Extended ISTOK competence platform At least 25 organisations from target EECA countries integrated in ETP and/or NoEs ISTOK internal call for proposals To increase the visibility of mutual R&D potential and networking of ICT stakeholders Specific objective 2

10. MAIN TASKS Design and implementation of Hands-on support aiming to increase the number of joint proposals Promotion of collaboration opportunities among EU research centers and companies Design and implementation of visiting schemes Providing technical assistance for the proposal preparation EXPECTED RESULTS Hands-on support for at least 15 winners of ISTOK internal call for proposals Increased interest of EU R&D organizations for ICT technologies proposed by ISTOK Organization of partner visits to EU Assistance in the establishment of at least 20 partnerships indented to submit a jointproposal under FP7 calls To increase the number of joint proposals under the EU ICT programme Specific objective 3

11. Multi-dimensional approach LEVEL 3 • Tools : level 2+ • Various hands-on support to the partners • Organisation of two-direction visits to meet with EU and EECA partners and discuss collaboration projects • Focus►all target countries Porosity effect LEVEL 2 Level 2: Visibility and partnerships • Tools : level 1+ • Brokerage and networking events (incl. Delegatino tours...) • Training • Connection to ISTOK competence platform that provides visibility of competences • Organization of ISTOK-SOYUZ internal call(s) for proposals • Focus► all target countries Level 3: Hands-on support LEVEL 1 Level 1: Information actions • Tools: • Newsletters • Information about FP7 , calls and rules, • Examples of success stories, • Explanation of benefits to be FP participants, • Guide “How to become FP participant…” • Focus► all addressed countries (EECA region) Porosity

12. Overall schedule – main milestones Kick-off meetings in 5 countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan Training (3/4 quarter 09) Training Networking and brokerage event in Russia (final) Networking event Delegation tour (to Russia+) Delegation tour project newsletters How to do guidelines (FP7) Internal call for proposals. Hands-on support Reports on 5 promising ICT technological areas per target country 2009 2010-2011

13. Register at www.istok-soyuz.eu Participate at least one of 5 events Prepare a proposal Read and use for proposal preparation Partnership building Web-site, competence platform, newsletter Trainings, Networking and Brokerage events Hands-on-support for 15 winners of internal call for proposals How to do guide (FP7 participation) Delegation tours Benefits for ICT community ISTOK-SOYUZ Project suggestions ICT specialists

14. Partnering projects SCUBE ICT (Target countries: Belarus, Ukraine) EXTEND (Target countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Ukraine) • ISTOK-SOYUZ (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan)

15. Contacts details Inno AG (Germany): • Franck LE GALL f.legall@inno-group.com • Olga KIEFFER o.kieffer@inno-group.com Institute of System Programming RAS (Russia): • Alexander PETRENKO petrenko@ispras.ru • Nikolay PAKULIN npak@ispras.ru Russian Technology Transfer Network (Russia) • Anton YANOVSKY a.yanovsky@rttn.ru • Oleg Luksha o.luksha@rttn.ru • Technology Business Incubator “Kharkov Technologies” (Ukraine) • Nadiya YEFIMOVA • nadia@isc.kharkov.com • Republican Centre for Technology Transfer (Belarus) • Alexander USPENSKIY uspenskiy@mail.ru • Yerevan State University (Armenia) • Ruben TOUPCHAN rouben@ysu.am • National Innovation Fund of Kazakhstan • Oleg Ivanov oleg.ivanov@nif.kz • Foundation Sophia Antipolis (France): • Laurent SOULIER soulier@sophia-antipolis.org Project director: Svetlana KLESSOVA (s.klessova@inno-group.com), inno AG

16. ISTOK-SOYUZ project Detailed info on consortium

17. inno AG founded 1991 8 locations 60+ international team 7+ M€ turnover continuous growth with 13% year average Company key figures VALORISATION MODEL OPTIMISATION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE GENERATION SERVICES INNOVATION KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION STRATEGY & POLICY Business incubators management inno CONSULTING & VALORISATION inno in ICT GO4IT IPv6 PROTOCOL OMNI NET CLUSTER PRACTICE EUROLABS Networking Technologies R&D PROJECT in EUROPEAN INDUSTRY NATIONAL & EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FP6 ICT PRIORITIES ICT CENTRE IN MOROCCO ICT NETWORKS AND CLUSTERS 2 April, 2014 -

18. Russian Technology Transfer Network • Russian Technology Transfer Network (RTTN) is an association of more then 70 Russian Innovation Centres, specialized in technology transfer area. • RTTN is an innovation infrastructure tool, aimed at effective dissemination of technological information and partner search for implementation of innovation projects. • RTTN creation is based on the model and methodology of European network of Innovation Relay Centers (IRC). RTTN is a member of Enterprise Europe Network. • RTTN members provide services for 1400 clients (SME, R&D institutes, universities). In 2008 they had carried out more then 300 technological audits and established 50 technological partnerships. • RTTN has been involved in 4 FP6/FP7 projects

19. Institute of System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences Profile: founded in 1994 by Academician Victor Ivannikov ISPRAS is about 200 researchers and software engineers (over 40 D.Sc. and Ph.D) • ISPRAS is involved in industrial projects / research / education in fundamental and applied Computer Science • ISPRAS is a member of Gelato and FORTIA (FME) Industrial partnership: • Nortel Networks (testing of switch OS) • Telelogic (tool development) • Microsoft (IPv6 and Mobile IPv6 testing) • Intel, Daimler-Chrysler (compiler testing) • Linux Foundation (Linux Standard Base, conformance test suites, and certification framework) • Go4IT – dissemination of IPv6 and TTCN-3

20. Foundation Sophia Antipolis Activities & Objectives of the foundation The Foundation Sophia Antipolis and The Park • Diffusing scientific and technological culture • SteeringCooperation agreementsand/or MoU Between cluster representatives and/or their national organisation • To increase peoples’ awareness of research and innovation • To try out new forms of organisation and behaviour (to instil an entrepreneurial spirit) • Facilitating partnershipsbetween innovative SMEs • Encouraging the development of new clustersand promoting internationalisation • Developing training programmes • Telecenters, cluster management, Human Resource Management • Conducting studies, and participating in European consortiums aiming : • to study/develop key tools assisting in the creation and development of companies • to analyse mechanisms aiming to support clusters and technopole • Facilitating prospective thinking Established by state decree in 1984 and chaired ever since by Senator Pierre LAFFITTE. • At the crossroadsof Technology, • Science and Innovation, Art, Philosophyand Ethics. • Acts as an interface between the academic, research, and industrialworlds • Within big science parks or clusters • Between international clusters • The Park wasconceived andcommercialised in 1969. • Today positioned as the first European Technopole, Sophia Antipolis shelters 1.300 entities, 40.000 Sophipolitainsand representing in the region of 70nationalities The turnover generated by the companies is approximately 4,4 billion € per year www.sophia-antipolis.org

21. TBI “Kharkov Technologies” KHARKOV Ukraine • Established in 1998 within frameworks of BID Program in Ukraine • in partnership with Loyola College, USA and ISC NAS of Ukraine • Acts as intermediary between business, research and academy organizations • Objectives: assisting innovative SMEs and research institutions in science commercialization and technology transfer, facilitating partnerships between innovative SMEs, increasing SMEs awareness of research, innovation and new opportunities of participating in EC FP • Services provided: credit guarantees for innovation projects (credit line); ICT services (250 users), consulting ( marketing research, business and innovation projects development); trainings, workshops, conferences, technology transfer, search of partners, technology audits • Targetgroup: • Tenants – spin-off companies of the ISC NASU • Affiliates: innovative SMEs and research organization interested in technology commercialization • Virtual Business Incubator– regional entrepreneurial network • Activities: • Participation in international projects and networks: MAP, BIZPRO (USAID), infoDev (WB), • PUM, BOOST-IT (FP6), ECAbit, RTTN • Popularization of national science – Project “Science and innovation for society” • Partnership with Ukrainian technoparks • Near-term outlook: creation of UTTN compatible with international TTN

22. Republican Centre for Technology Transfer Republican Centre for Technology Transfer (RCTT) was founded in May 2003 under the auspices of the State Committee for Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the UND Programme and UNIDO. RCTT's primary goalis to promote the cooperation between hi-tech developers, entrepreneurs and investors with the aim that existing knowledge, facilities, or capabilities developed under a government or a private research and development funding are utilized to fulfill public and private needs. 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; • instructing and training specialists in research-and innovation-related entrepreneurship; • 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. RCTT has 5 regional offices and more than 20 branch offices at universities and at the enterprises in different cities of Belarus and 2 overseas field offices in China. RCTT cooperates with 53 partners from 17 states. RCTT is a member ofUNIDO Exchange Network, Russian Technology Transfer Network, yet2.com Network (USA), International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information Network. RCTT has been involved in 3 international projects.

23. Yerevan State UniversityIT Educational and Research Center • IT Educational and Research Center was established in 2007. • The center is intended to cover: • Graduate educational programs, continuous education, short- and long-term trainings in IT • Research in IT including: database systems, OCR, testing of electronic devices and systems, design and test of embedded HW/SW systems, models of distributed computer systems and programs, formal verification • Development and implementation of information systems for the university e-government and quality assurance of the university education • Graduate Programs: Management of Information Systems, Development of Information Systems • Upcoming Specializations: Embedded Systems, Software Development • Training Programs: Design and Test of Embedded Memories sponsored by Virage Logic Corp. • Distance learning: State-of-the-art infrastructure for multimedia and distributed educational resources • High Performance Computations: Process Based Management of Specific GRID Configurations (Within the framework of ISTC Grant – National Computational Grid Infrastructure Development) • IT Center students and graduates successfully work in headquarters and local branches of world-wide known companies.

24. National Innovation Fund of Kazakhstan Quick facts: ▪ 2003 - year of incorporation ▪ $265 million – charter capital ▪ 11 invested VFs (6 local, 5 international) ▪ 5 technoparks owned • Mission: growth of innovational activityin Kazakhstan, development of high-tech and science-intensive production facilities. • Portfolio: • 14 innovation projects • 47R&D projects • 15 venture funds’ projects • 4 foreign high-tech companies • Innovation Congress: • Providing participants of innovation process with an area for informationand experience exchange and arrangement of cooperation • High-Tech Friday Club: • Informal forum, quarterly conducted by the Fund to discuss the problems and perspectives of innovation development in ICT • Seminars / Training: • How to develop successful business plan? • How to finance a ”start-up” company? • Analysis of business plan and «due diligence» • NIF$50k competition: • A student team-winner receives a grant of $50Kfor developing their business project. • Market and technology research: • Life Science • IT • Alternative Energy