INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND

TECHNICAL INFORMATION (ICSTI)

ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE BUSINESS

BASIC FACTS

• Intergovernmental organization established 27 Feb 1969. HQ is in Moscow;

• 22 member states (Governments);

• Associated partners (private business) ~ 50 partners from 14 countries.

ICSTI member states

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.

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 R&D, 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.

TRADITIONAL ICSTI ACTIVITIES

• Development of and on-line access to data bases

(R&D 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.

ICSTI ADVANTAGES

• Over 40 years of professional activities;

• Established network of partners in member / non-member states: government agencies, research, academic, information, business 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.

• Standing relations with international agencies supporting SMEs, innovations, technology transfer (e.g., UNIDO, etc.)

The Main Directions of ICSTI Activities in 2006-2011 years

1. Information and analytical work.

2. Information, organization and methodology support to innovative and technological sphere.

3. Assistance to entrepreneurship

• Development of IPN• Publication of “Information and Innovations”

international journal • Collection of information and analytical papers

“Innovation processes in ICSTI Community” • Development of DB “Innovative technologies

and hi-tech products ”• International seminars and conferences

Innovative and technology-related activity

Focal points of Innovation Promotion Network

Country Organization

Republic of Azerbaijan Science and Innovations Centre of NAS

Republic of Belarus Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Supportfor Scientific and Technical Sphere (BelISA)

Republican Center for Technology Transfer of the Republic of Belarus (RCTT)

Republic of Kazakhstan National Center for Scientific and Technical Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NC STI RK)

Republic of Moldova International Center for Research into Economic Transformations

Ukraine Ukrainian Institute of Scientific, Technical and Economic Information (UkrISTEI)

Russian Federation Association “Russian House for International Scientific & Technical Cooperation” (RH ISTC)Consulting company Firma F&D Srl.

Republic of Poland National Technology Organization (NOT);Information Processing Centre (OPI)

Slovak Republic Slovak Center for Scientific and Technical Information

Czech Republic Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic (AIE CR)

Republic of India Mitcon Consultancy Services Ltd;Compek-M Ltd

Republic of Serbia Eco Technology Group

Republic of Korea Korea IT International Cooperation Agency

• Needs and challenges facing national systems of STI, national innovation systems and their interaction.

• Global tendencies and trends in innovative processes.

• Information support to commercialization of innovative projects, technologies, products.

• Activities of international organizations committed to innovations and technology transfer.

• Regular materials dedicatedto current ICSTI activities.

Journal themes

International journal “Information and Innovations”

2006 - 2011

22 issues of journal.

About 100 articles from 15 ICSTI member states, from 4 partner countries and 4 international organizations.

More than 370 descriptions of proposals of technologies and innovative products from different science and technological areas.

International collection “Innovation processes in ICSTI Community”

Themes:”Status of national innovation systems”,“Environmental challenges and solutions”,“Novel Technologies and Products”,“Production of clean water: challenges and innovative solutions”.

Participated 15 ICSTI member states and partners from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.

International seminars and conferences

International Conference “Scientific and Technological Innovation: National Experience and International Cooperation”

Seminar-presentation of Russian developments in

material science, Poland (2006)

Russian- Indian seminar on implementation of national priorities in innovation and

technological development , ICSTI headquarters (2009)

International seminars and conferences

DB “Technologies”

Over 300 proposals of technologies and products.

ICSTI partner network and external contacts

International Organizations

ICSTI

InternationalInformation

Systems – STN Int.,IET/INSPEC, SWETS, etc.

ICSTI Associatedpartners:about 40

organizationsfrom 17 countries

Focal points of ICSTI member states and national organizations

National partners

fromnon-member

states:Czech Republic,Slovak Republic,

Germany, France,

UK, Italyand others

UNIDO-ICSTI International Seminar

CPR 60 (Prague, Czech Republic)

During the past 5 years ICSTI held 23 international events in innovation and technological sphere and participated in 14 events with reports and presentations

International workshop “Project proposals from ICSTI member states for international (including European) R&D cooperation

programmes: Opportunities regarding Renewable Energy and Water Treatment” (Rome, 2010)

International seminars and conferences

ICSTI Tasks for 2011-2012

1. Information and analytical pillar:• “Consortium for collective acquisition of electronic editions”

• Application of “SwetsWise Online Content Catalogue”

• Project “Intellectual property and innovation activities”

• Project “Innovation centres in alternative energy sources in ICSTI member states” .

2. Innovation and technology-related pillar:• IPN further development• IWG meetings

3. ICSTI grants - main projects:• Publication of “Innovative processes in ICSTI community” analytical

collection. Title of the edition: “Issues of modern applied materials science”.

ICSTI Tasks for 2011-2012

• International journal “Information and Innovations”• Project “Intellectual property and innovation activities”• Project “Distance learning centres in ICSTI member states”• Collection of abstracts “Analytical materials: science, technology and

business”• Application of “SwetsWise Online Content electronic catalogue”

4. Support international business cooperation, making use of

the form of associated partnership and opportunities of ICSTI projects.

5. Develop and diversify ICSTI regional activities within cooperation with international organizations.

We welcome all interested organizations and firms to participate in ICSTI Innovation Promotion Network.

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Thank You!

International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) Department of Scientific and Innovative-Technological Sphere

Moscow, 125252, Kuusinen str., 21-бTel.: (499) 198-64-30, 198-70-25, 195-95-61Fax: (499) 943-00-89E-mail: business-office@icsti.su, info@icsti.su, illarionov@icsti.su

Nikolay Illarionov, Head of Department

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