Single innovation project database to be set up in Russia
19 Jun '12
Russian Venture Company (RVC), state-run Vnesheconombank (VEB), Fund of Infrastructure and Educational Programs RUSNANO, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) have signed a memorandum of understanding to join efforts in a project to create Russian regions’ innovation projects management systems, news agency reports.
The project “Fostering growth based on federal and regional innovative policies: National innovative observatory and regional action plans” implies creating a single database of innovation projects in Internet. The database will reportedly allow to monitor and spread information on innovation activity in Russian regions, as well as plan and realize regional innovation strategies.