INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION ICSTI

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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL INFORMATION (ICSTI)

• BUSINESS SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

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BASIC FACTS

• Intergovernmental organization established 27 Feb
  1969. HQ in Moscow
• 20 member states (Governments)
• Associated partners (private business) 50
  partners from 14 countries

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ICSTI MANDATE

• Facilitate and support international co-operation
  in science, information exchange, technology
  transfer and innovations
• Provide services in the field of scientific and
  technical information
• Assist small and medium innovative
  technology-driven business.

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OPERATING PRINCIPLES

• Governing body Committee of Plenipotentiary
  Representatives comprises high-level officials
  appointed by governmental agencies of ICSTI
  member states meets at least once a year
• Network of National Focal Points governmental
  agencies (science and RD, technology and
  innovations, education), national centres of STI
  
• Headquarters management and implementation
• Partners organizations in member/non-member
  states, international agencies (UN family, EU,
  etc.), business companies, individual scientists
  and researchers.

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TRADITIONAL ICSTI ACTIVITIES

• Development of and on-line access to data bases
  (RD results, meta-data, technology offers,
  business, etc.)
• Development of information tools (thesauri,
  software)
• Analytical reviews and market research
• Capacity-building projects
• Publications
• Conferences, exhibitions, workshops.

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ICSTI ADVANTAGES

• Over 35 years of professional activities
• Established network of partners in member /
  non-member states government agencies, research,
  academic, information, business communities (for
  example, in Russia government agencies (e.g., RF
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy,
  Chamber of CommerceIndustry), business, research
  communities)
• Regional/multilateral approach
• International, intergovernmental status and
  long-term experience in managing business
  projects
• Partnerships with large innovation/business
  associations in member and non-member states
  (Russian-Italian Chamber of Commerce Industry,
  Fraunhofer GmbH, Germany, etc.).
• Standing relations with international agencies
  supporting SMEs, innovations, technology transfer
  (e.g., UNIDO, etc.)

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COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Development and distribution of information
  products (software, thesauri)
• Translation, publication and distribution of
  newsletters, bulletins, other information
  materials
• Capacity-building projects
• Regional meetings, workshops, etc.

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ICSTI BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

• Associated partnership (long-term agreements with
  business partners - business incubation on the
  base of HQ)
• Projects with member states (innovation promotion
  network, training and methodology, exhibitions)
• Single contracts (presentations, workshops,
  analytical research/market reviews, other
  services of Information and Analytical Centre ).

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ASSOCIATED PARTNERSHIP

• Introduced in 1990 as a form of implementing
  ICSTI international activities
• Typical activities with associated partners
• - joint development of information products and
  their marketing in RF and other countries
• - contract management
• - business incubation, i.e. comprehensive
  services (information, organizational, legal,
  etc.) to companies interested in entering local
  markets of RF/CIS
• - representation of a company's interests in
  particular projects and/or regions.

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Main Aims of IPN

• Creation of opportunities for direct access to
  and exchange of the available information between
  the members and participants of the Network, as
  well as provision of a wide range of intermediary
  services in the field of innovation and
  technology transfer.
• Facilitation of access for SMEs of ICSTI member
  states to information and services provided by
  international projects supporting small and
  medium business.
• Development of a mechanism supporting SMEs
  participation in innovation and technology
  related projects.

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IPN SERVICES

• Consulting, information and organizational
  support at all stages of technology
  commercialization process
• Assistance in adaptation of technologies,
  products and services to conditions of local
  markets, identification of local requirements for
  technologies or technological services
• Search for investments and investment projects
• Analysis of the innovation markets and
  consulting in the field of technologies,
  high-tech products and services
• Expert assessment and technical audit of new
  technologies and high-tech products
• Monitoring of patents for innovation
  technologies and products
• Matchmaking services
• Search for innovative technologies/products and
  identification of potential partners in
  accordance with the requests of IPN participants
• Commercial evaluation of innovative technology
• Search for partners for joint business,
  assistance in B2B cooperation
• Partnership building and creation of networks
  for joint RD.

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IPN Products and Tools

• Bilingual international journal "Information and
  Innovations"
• Network databases
• A complex of educational-methodological
  materials for raising business qualifications
• Permanent exposition of innovative technologies
  from SMEs in ICSTI Headquarters
• Regular international business-meetings of the
  holders of technologies with potential buyers
• Important international events seminars and
  conferences
• Training on various aspects of innovation
  activity.

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Examples of ICSTI workshops and seminars

• International seminar on the problems of the
  international innovative - technological
  cooperation and participation of ICSTI in the
  projects of the Asian - Pacific Center for
  Transfer of Technologies (?????)
• Training course Role of the state in support
  of the small and medium innovational
  technological enterprises . Organizers ICSTI,
  Fund of Assistance to Development of Small Forms
  of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical
  Sphere (Russian Federation) and ANVAR (France)
  with support of the Scientific Committee of NATO.
• The International Seminar EUROPEAN COOPERATION
  IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE PERSONAL
  COMMUNICATION jointly with the European
  Commission and with support of the Ministry of
  Communications and Ministry of Science of Russia.
• Regular International Seminar SCIENTIFIC AND
  TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL
  AND EASTERN EUROPE are held jointly with the
  Center of Information Processing of the Republic
  of Poland.
• Days of Russian High Technologies in London
  were organized jointly with the innovational
  company PERA International (Great Britain) with
  support of the Ministry of Industry, Science and
  Technologies of Russia and the Ministry of Trade
  and Industry of Great Britain.

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Information and Analytical Centre (IAC)
Main task of IAC - information and analytical
support to scientific, RD, and innovation
activities of companies and business
sphere.Information services are aimed at
provision of comprehensive data on the state of
research and development activities and data for
competitive analysis.Analytical services in the
field of science and technology are intended for
determination of innovation companies development
position in the world scientific, technical, and
engineering markets.Analytical services for
manufacturers are directed to the estimation of
world goods market dynamics and changes in
competitive environment and also to detection of
new potential markets for companys production.
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ICSTI OFFERS

• Business incubation and assistance in entering
  markets of Russia and other ICSTI member states
• Facilitated business contacts/partnership
  building in Russia and other ICSTI member states
• Access to ICSTI information resources and
  business support services
• Participation in ICSTI innovation promotion
  network.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

• INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
  INFORMATION (ICSTI)
• www.icsti.su
• 21-B Kuusinen St., 125252, Moscow, Russia
• Tel. [phone], Fax [phone] /
  9431511, business-office_at_icsti.su, info_at_icsti.su