1. SUPPORT OF BASIC RESEARCH ORIENTED ON INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT. RFBR EXPERIENCE Dr. Andrey Blinov, Dr. Alexander Balyshev

2. The Russian Foundation for Basic Research supports fundamental research in the following main fields of knowledge: mathematics, mechanics, and information science physics and astronomy chemistry biology and medicine geosciences humanitarian and social sciences engineering science information technologies and computing systems The Russian Foundation for Basic Research supports fundamental research in the following main fields of knowledge: mathematics, mechanics, and information science physics and astronomy chemistry biology and medicine geosciences humanitarian and social sciences engineering science information technologies and computing systems The Foundation awards all kinds of grants on the basis of competition, regardless of the age, scientific or administrative status, academic degree, and post of the scientist Important feature of the RFBR activity is the transparency. The official documents of the Foundation, results of competitions, instructions for applicants are published and accessible to everybody interested in these materials The Foundation annually announces calls for the following projects: Initiative scientific research Publishing of books Regional competitions International competitions Organization of scientific expeditions Organization of national and international conferences and others scientific meetings in Russia Participation of russian researchers in scientific conferences abroad Goal - oriented basic researches Program “Young Mobility” The Foundation annually announces calls for the following projects: Initiative scientific research Publishing of books Regional competitions International competitions Organization of scientific expeditions Organization of national and international conferences and others scientific meetings in Russia Participation of russian researchers in scientific conferences abroad Goal - oriented basic researches Program “Young Mobility” The RFBR Competitions

3. International Relationships of the RFBR RFBRRFBR NWONetherlands TUBITAKTurkey CNRSFranceDFGGermany HelmholtzGemeinschaftGermany The Academy of Finland Finland BRFBRBelorussia Taiwan ÖAD, FWF Austria NSERCCanada CERNSwitzerland NSFCChina SNSFSwitzerland MSTIsrael MFBelgium ASMMoldova JSPS JSPS Japan VASTVietnam MECSMongolia ConsortiumE.I.N.S.T.E.INItaly ASSTPItaly NSF, CRDF USA RS Great Britain The Romania AcademyRomania DSTIndia CCDSTUzbekistan NASUkraine

4. Support of Goal - oriented basic researches

5. Four models of interaction RFBRFEDERAL AGENCY RFBRRUSSIAN ORGANIZATION RFBRREGION GOVERMENT RFBRREGION GOVERMENT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE

6. Examples of results Goal - oriented basic researches Remote controlled underwater machine Remote control system of disturbed surface layer and of roughness of silicic plate surface Laser express-diagnostics instrument of dispersion systems

7. Structure of the RFBR Information Data RFBR DATA BASE Principal investigators (more than 120000) Proposals 1994- 2006 (more than 190 000) Research organizations (about 2700) RFBR grants description of scientific publications (with references and abstracts (more than 430000) Scientific Conferenses in Russia and abroad (more than 7000) Scientific analytical reviews (about 250) Reports on RFBR grants (more than 105 000) Evaluation records for prorosals and reports RFBR’ Experts (more than 3500)

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