A figure of the innovation scene in Russia, where he has lived for more than 20 years, US investor Kendrick White shares his vision of the innovation potential of Russian universities and the challenges related to its translation into market-oriented products. Although Russia has a great scientific tradition, it has a long history of failing …
How Russian universities can become more innovative and entrepreneurial Read More
I recall discussing last month some innovation rankings and a number of top-ranked regions of Russia highlighted by RBC daily and its Russian official partners. Siberia was worth praising; it had shown such a terrific innovation spurt. Such national rankings are useful and interesting. But there are also other indicators for an innovation economy, and …
Why European business angels come to Russia’s regions Read More
One of Russia’s leading business monitors, RBC daily, pooled efforts earlier this month with the St. Petersburg Politics Foundation and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy in putting together a ranking of Russia’s regional innovation activity for the first two months of this year. The four leaders in this ranking are the Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk …
Siberia on its way to create its own analog of Silicon Valley Read More
In today’s Russia, there’s a growing critical mass of different individual catalysts that are themselves initiating new innovation-stimulating projects. Many of these are emanating from Moscow out to the regions. Look at the project GreenField, look at StartUp Point or Start in Garage. There’s a lot of new types of people that are emerging, who …
The coming age of Russian innovation: tech culture takes root in the regions Read More
Prof. Daniel Isenberg from the U.S.’ Babson College challenges governments’ drive for innovation clusters by saying top-down cluster strategies “may perversely dull the entrepreneurial spirit rather than sharpening it.” I found his viewpoint interesting to dwell upon—and pretty arguable, too.
