1. Major Objectives Institute of Regional Innovation Systems

2. INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS
Institute of Regional Innovation Systems (IRIS) is an scientific and consulting organization supporting development of the national innovation system by means of developing regional innovation systems in the territorial subjects of Russian Federation.

3. PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS OF IRIS ACTIVITY
The main task of IRIS is to contribute to establishing and supporting the national innovation system by means of developing regional innovation systems in the RF territorial subjects.
For this purpose the Institute performs the following activities:
thorough investigation of knowledge-based economy;
monitoring and benchmarking of the regions;
realization of innovation projects and integration of regional innovation systems;
coordination of activity of the parties involved into innovation process: business and industry, educational and research institutes, regional authorities;
organization of discussions, seminars, formal and informal education.
The main field of activity of the Institute does not lie only in the sphere of technological innovations. It covers a wide range of problems of development, including economic and investment aspects, social and organizational innovations; therefore, the Institute realizes a holistic approach to the problems of regional development.

4. SERVICES
Consulting in the sphere of Russian industrial and innovation policy.
Research and expert analysis of the elements of Russian innovation system and high-technology industries.
Benchmarking of regional innovation systems.
Developing strategy & business plans for Russian high-technology business companies.
Developing strategy and supervising the projects concerning creation of clusters, technoparks and specialized centers (certificate centers, technologies transfer centers, centers of expertise) in Russia.
Expert analysis of the innovation projects making use of advanced international and Russian experience.
Representing the interests of the foreign partners in Russian Federation.
Representing the interests of Russian high-technology companies in the European Union and Canada.
Holding forums, round table discussions, seminars and educative trainings.
Providing news in Russian and English languages regarding Industrial policy and regional innovation systems of the RF subjects.

5. REALIZED PROJECTS FOR AUTHORITIES
Development of the draft “Federal Program of support of regional innovation systems in the RF territorial subjects” (By order of the Center of social and conservative policy).
Expert evaluation of the draft Federal Law “The state policy of innovation processes support in Russian economy” (By order of the Center of social and conservative policy).
Development of the system project of creating Technological Innovation Parks (TIP) in the Northwest Federal District (NWFD) in “NWFD development strategy until 2030” (By order of the Ministry of Regional Development).
Development of the system project of creating a system of centers of expertise in Russia (By order of the Government of St.Petersburg).
Development of the strategic “Conception of the cluster policy of Saint-Petersburg” (By order of the Government of St.Petersburg).
Design of the project of electronic instrument-making cluster in Saint Petersburg (Participants: “Avangard”, “Svetlana”, “Avrora”, Scientific-Research Institute “Vector”, “Radar MMS”, “Svetlana-optoelectronics”, “STC Pribor” and others) (By order of the Government of St.Petersburg).
Development of the system of economic indicators adopted for international comparative analysis (By order of the Government of St.Petersburg).
Monitoring and creation of the data base of the innovative enterprises of Saint Petersburg (By order of the Government of St.Petersburg).
& etc.

6. REALIZED PROJECTS FOR BUSINESS
Rendering strategy consulting services and participating in the projects related with restructuring and reforming of shipbuilding industry of the Russian Federation (By order of the JSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation”).
Design of the project of the aircraft industry passive electronics competence center in Taganrog. (Participants: "Aviaok International" Ltd, "Bee Pitron Group", Plant named after Beriev, South-Russian Federal University) (By order of the “Aviaok International" Ltd).
Design and implementation of the system project of the aircraft engine manufacture holding “Engines by MiG Corporation” by way of complex restructuring and integration of the Russian aircraft engine plants. (Participants: JSC “MMP named after V. V. Chernysheva”, JSC “Klimov”, JSC “Krasny Oktiabr”, JSC “TMBK “Soiuz”) (By order of the JSC “MMP named after V. V. Chernysheva”).
Design of the project of aircraft engine manufacture cluster in Moscow. (Participants: Moscow Government, JSC “MMP named after V. V. Chernysheva”, JSC “Tushinsky machinery plant”) (By order of the Moscow Government).
Design of the project of polymer materials cluster in Saint Petersburg (Participants: JSC “Russian Railways”, “Komsomolskaya Pravda” Plant, SPb State University) (By order of the JSC “Russian Railways”).
Design of the project of innovation and technological machine-building and metalworking cluster in Saint Petersburg (Participants: Social Organization Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Saint Petersburg, CCI Council of Saint Petersburg, Association of Industrial Enterprises of Saint Petersburg, Union of industrial and trade organizations of the machine-building market “SOMR”, JSC “Silovye mashiny”, JSC “Zvezda”, JSC “Zavod im. Kozitskogo”, JSC “Svetlana”, JSC “Lenpoligrafmash”, JSC “Oktiabrsky elektrovagonoremontny zavod”, JSC “Mechanobr-technic”, LLC “R&D company for plastics processing named after “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, State Polytechnic University of Saint Petersburg, State University of Economics and Finance of Saint-Petersburg, Institute of Regional Innovation Systems ) (By order of the Innovation Expert Advisory Board of vice-governor of Saint-Petersburg).
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7. REALIZED INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Innovation Networks and Industrial Modernization in Russia, Latvia and Armenia (European Commission INCO programme).
Economic Transformation Through New Industries in Baltic Cities (ACE Phare Programme of the European Commission).
Regional Innovation Systems (TEKES in the Technology Study Programme) Evaluation of the RIS in the Tampere Region.
Regional Innovation System, Designing for the Future (REGIS) (TSERP Programme DG XII European Commission and the Academy of Finland).
National Programme on the Finnish Innovation System (In cooperation with Sitra, the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development).
National Innovation Systems: Innovation Firms and Networks (OECD cooperation).
Preparation and holding of the International Innovation Forum “Innovation Economy: Russia – Finland 2006” in the city of Tampere, Finland (In cooperation with The Baltic Institute of Finland).
Development of the concept of the International Innovation Conference in Saint Petersburg (In cooperation with the Government of Saint-Petersburg).
Design and realization of the project of the International Center of Innovations & Technologies (ICIT) in Saint Petersburg (In cooperation with the Immobilien Management Consulting (IMC) GmbH).
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8. SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE INSTITUTE
Chairman of Supervisory Board
Rashid I. Gainutdinov, Doctor of Political Science, member of presidium of the Russian Academy of Business Activity, deputy chairman of the Board of St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Scientific consultant
Dr. Gerd Schienstock, Doctor of Social Sciences, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tampere
Director
Kirill A. Razgulyaev
Supervisory Board of the Institute
Valentin P. Galenko Director of Higher Economic School, vice principal of SPb State University of Economy and Finance
Vladimir M. Rusinov Deputy director of Higher Economic School for international relations and marketing
Aleksander V. Omelchenko Vice principal for science of Academic University of RAS
Alfred A. Sarno Professor, University of Tampere, Finland
Julia L. Timofeeva Deputy director of IRIS, coordinator of international projects
Anton B. Koloshin Executive director of IRIS
Serge V. Khmelevsky Development director of NEOTECH Ltd.

9. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation (Moscow, Russia)
Center of social conservative policy (Moscow, Russia)
SU interregional resource center of Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
State University of Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Academic University of Russian Academy of Science (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
State University of Information Technologies Mechanics and Optics of Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
State University of Economics and Finance of Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Higher Economic School (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Bee Pitron Group (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
University of Tampere (Tampere, Finland)
Solving Efeso (France, Italy)

10. CONTACT INFO
4, Vilensky st.
Saint Petersburg,
191014, Russia