S&T and Innovation Policy in the Republic of Armenia Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA “Development of Coherent Innovation Policy in South Caucasian Countries and Moldova” Workshop June 2013, Tbilisi

Strategic Trends of Innovation Policy Education Innovation Policy Science and Research Legislation & IPR Economic levers Innovation infrastructure Information Technologies Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Information Technologies Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA Since 2000 IT sphere has been recognized as one of the most important components for economic progress Council supporting to the IT development Multidirectional strategy of the development of IT Sphere Allocations to IT Sphere development In 2011 the portion of IT in GDP has made 1.7 % “DIGITECK” Information, telecommunication and high technological annual exhibition Digiteck business forum. “Armteck” high tech international symposium Electronic government system Own web pages

Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA Information Technologies IT Organizations (Union of Information Technology Enterprises, Synopsys Armenia, Microsoft Innovation Centre, National Instruments, UNICOMP, The Link, Intel, Mentor Graphics, Syscon, Alkatel, etc In 2011 the general profit of IT companies has made 205mln. USD Around 50 % of products and services of IT companies is being exported

Education Passing to the principle of life long learning Continuous training of staff Enlarging the component of research in high education Creation of a system of preparing and qualifying specialists in the sphere of: - commercialization of research results - technology transfer - IPR protection and evaluation - managers of business-plans and innovation projects Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Science and Research National Academy of Sciences (34) Brach Institutes - Ministry of Education and Science - Ministry of Healthcare - Ministry of Agriculture - Ministry of Culture - Ministry of Economy Universities Other (without participation or with partial participation of the state) Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Intelectual Property Right Legislation The Law of RA on Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs The Law of RA on Copyright and Related Rights The Law of RA on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits The Law of RA on Trademarks The Law of RA on Geographical Indications The Law of RA on Protection of Economic Competition “Knyazyan and Partners” law office Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Innovation Infrastructure Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA Industrial – Technological (technoparks, scientific parks, innovation centers, business incubators, tecnology transfer centers) Financial (budget, venture, insurance, investments, other) Information Personell Expertize – Consulting

Industrial – Technological Innovation Infrastructure Viasphere technopark Incubator of enterprises Transpher Technology Assosiation Andron Technopark Gyumri Technopark Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Promoting investments in Commercialization of R&D Promoting investments in innovation enterprises Availability of financial means and resources Developing initial capital investment programs for start up innovation companies Stimulating the export of high technological production Promoting venture investments Preferential tariff treatment for importing scientific equipments Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA Economic Levers

Financial Sources for Scientific Activities - state budget - means coming from agreements - foundations (involving the allocation of international organizations and investments of citizens, etc.) - international grant programs - credits - means coming from scientific, publishing, consulting and other activities (which are not forbidden by law) - means coming from the investment and realization of scientific results Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Financing from the State Budget Basic funding Thematic (project based) funding Goal-oriented project (target) funding Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Objectives: 1.Development of scientific and technical potential, formation of a productive training system for scientific personnel. 2.Support to the development of scientific sector as an important factor for the development of economy, provision of state security, progress of education, culture and society. 3.Elaboration and implementation of science and technology policy. 4.Participation in the elaboration of innovation policy, and supporting to the investment of fundamental and applied research results State Committee of Science (Created in October, 2007) Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

-Strategy on the Development of Science in Armenia (May 2010). - Science Development Action Plan (Jun 2011). Several important policy documents, elaborated by SCS and already adopted by the Government Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Programms Supporting young researchers Enlarging International Cooperation Independent Expertise System Creation of Research Technological University Funding Innovation Projects (cofinancing with the private sector) Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA

Involvement of the private sector into the development of concrete technologies (2011) Implementation of scientific research projects targeted at the achievement of concrete applied results with the principle of cofinancing Agriculture (5 projects) Medicine and pharmaceutics (3 projects) Electronics, engineering, small chemistry etc. (9 projects) Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA Financial Support to Innovation in R&D

T h a n k Y o u ! Innovation Programs Division, SCS RA Chief Expert Division for Innovation Programs and Commercialization of Scientific Results State Committee of Science of RA Arevik Khnkoyan