annual report 2020 CORPORATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUND’S ACTIVITY RESULTS ABOUT THE FUND page page page 118 26 6 Address by the Chairman of the Executive Board...... 2 Geographic reach...... 4

ABOUT THE FUND...... 6

1.1. Fields of activity ...... 7 1.2. Fields of activity ...... 11 1.3. Market overview...... 14 1.4. Preconditions for development and strategic vision of the Fund...... 21

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2.1. Infrastructure projects...... 27 2.2. Educational projects and programs...... 43 2.3. Creation of a favorable regulatory environment...... 63 2.4. Regulatory and technical support of innovation introduction...... 79 2.5. Development and implementation of demand stimulation projects ...... 99 2.6. Information support...... 111 2 CORPORATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...... 118

3.1. Corporate management bodies...... 119 3.2. Project implementation monitoring...... 124 3.3. Procurement activities ...... 125 3.4. Corruption control ...... 125 3 3.5. Human resource management...... 126 Address by the Dear colleagues IN 2020, VLADIMIR PUTIN, THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DEFINED THE Chairman of the NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR THE NEXT DECADE. THEY INCLUDE CREATING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND FULFILMENT, AS WELL AS DECENT Executive Board AND EFFICIENT LABOR AND SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FUND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITHIN THE RUSNANO GROUP HELP ACHIEVE THESE AND SOME OTHER GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SET BY THE GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS.

The goals associated with the breakthrough development of our country set by the President of the Russian Federation require joint efforts to facilitate the efficient introduction of new technologies. They must be selected in accordance with the ESG principles. This means that we must prioritize socially beneficial projects that would improve the quality of life, as well as the technologies that reduce the carbon footprint and therefore the negative impacts on the environment. Attractive tech business development opportunities can be created in Russia through the improvement of the legal framework. Standards and The most long-term and strategically correct contribution technical regulations ensure the market entry of products, to launching a continuous forward-looking modernization and educational programs satisfy the needs of the business of the Russian economy is the Fund’s projects targeting community for qualified personnel, while the demand children and young adults. It is important that they not only stimulation projects help uncover target markets. The Fund ensure the high quality and availability of education but operates in all of these areas of activity, which helps create also help provoke interest in natural sciences: mathematics, the foundation for technological modernization. physics, chemistry, and biology, and teach people to work Besides, it is crucial to continuously inform society about the in a team, solve real business cases, and provide endless latest advances in engineering and science and high-tech creative opportunities in technological entrepreneurship. developments that are becoming available for production This is fully aligned with the national goal for the and everyday use. Promotional events held by the Fund establishment of an efficient system to identify, support, and make a significant contribution to the formation of a develop abilities and talents, and provide career guidance to scientific worldview and the preparation of the qualified students. innovation consumer. Startups based on the technology infrastructure the deep The Fund is looking into the future while being at the tech in the broad sense include designing materials with cutting edge of the current technology. I am convinced required properties, genomics, photonics, robotics, power that together we can fulfill the new requirements for storage systems, and other areas that comply with real the efficiency of development institutions set by the business needs. This approach conditions the success government. We are expected to produce practical, tangible of the Fund’s startups, facilitates their inclusion in the results. This means, we have a lot of work to do and it is production chains and improves both import-substitution going to be interesting. and export capacities. The Fund shall continue developing tools and programs for the selection and training of tech entrepreneurs. This work facilitates the accomplishment of some objectives set within the national goal of Decent and Efficient Labor and Successful Entrepreneurship.

SERGEY KULIKOV Chairman of the Executive Board of the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs

The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 3  | 2 Geographic reach

MURMANSK

ST. PETERSBURG AND LENINGRAD OBLAST

PETROZAVODSK

MOSCOW AND MOSCOW YAKUTSK OBLAST RYBINSK

YAROSLAVL BRYANSK NOVY URENGOY VLADIMIR KIROV ORYOL ULYANOVSK LIPETSK SAROV CHEBOKSARY YELETS YOSHKAR- KHANTY-MANSIYSK OLA IZHEVSK VORONEZH PENZA KHABAROVSK PERM BELGOROD TAMBOV TAGANROG SURGUT YEKATERIBURG VOLZHSKY KAZAN ROSTOV-ON-DON UFA SARATOV SARANSK SAMARA VOLGOGRAD TOMSK TOGLIATTI CHELYABINSK KRASNOYARSK KRASNODAR OMSK ELISTA VLADIVOSTOK

STAVROPOL ASTRAKHAN NOVOSIBIRSK

IRKUTSK NOVOKUZNETSK

BARNAUL

Qualifications Partner Oces of the Center Regional branches Nanocenters assessment universities for Standardization of Nanocertifica ANO sites in Innovation (CSI)

Regional centers Resource centers Technology for legal and technical of the RUSNANO transfer Other support to innovations School League centers The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 5  | 4 1.1. The Fund’s History

OVER TEN YEARS, THE FUND PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL DEVELOPMENT STAGES. OVER THE ABOUT THE FUND FIRST 5 YEARS, THE KEY AREAS OF ACTIVITIES WERE DETERMINED, KEY INSTRUMENTS WERE SELECTED AND TESTED TO ENSURE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE FUND IN EACH OF THE AREAS. THE FUND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE FUND) IS ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS FOR THE STATE INNOVATION POLICY, WHICH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE AMONG THE INSTITUTIONS OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BASED At the same time, technological infrastructure Nanocenters founded during the decade became the basis was created in the form of nanocenters across the for the formation and commercialization of breakthrough ON FEDERAL ACT NO 211 OF “ON THE REORGANIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN CORPORATION Russian regions. In 2016, the Fund began a new technologies: they helped establish 852 startups - new OF NANOTECHNOLOGIES” DATED 27.07.2010, AND IN 2020, IT CELEBRATED ITS 10TH stage of operations concerning the development of innovative production facilities and companies - many of ANNIVERSARY. OVER THIS PERIOD, A COMPLETELY NEW INDUSTRY - NANOINDUSTRY – nanotechnology and high-tech sectors of the economy. which became both national and global leaders. HAS BEEN CREATED IN RUSSIA, AND THE FUND AND ITS PROJECTS MADE A SIGNIFICANT It was based on the “conveyor of innovations” concept CONTRIBUTION TO ITS DEVELOPMENT. that helped technologize the activities aimed at the creation of new startups as much as possible and improve their set-up rate and quality. The optimization of the nanocenter network resulted in the establishment of the current network comprising 12 nanotechnology centers 1 in 9 regions of Russia. “As the main institute to support 852 The key tasks for the near future are launching a STARTUPS nanoindustry and the related high mechanism for revolver financing of infrastructure technology sector, the Fund helps achieve activities, self-sufficiency of nanocenters and self- the national development goals of the financing of the Fund. Russian Federation. I wish you success, new ideas, and opportunities to bring them into life.” Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher 12 Education of the Russian Federation NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTERS

The Fund helps achieve important state- wise tasks, including, among others, the import substitution. For instance, in 2015, the T-Nano Moscow nanocenter helped the Baykal Electronics startup to produce the first Russian processor for network and telecommunications equipment, industrial automatics systems, desktop computers, etc. In October 2020, the Baykal-M microprocessor was officially recognized as a Russian-made integrated circuit. This status makes it possible to use the Baykal-M- based solutions in the majority of import-substitution government contracts.

6 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 7 The Fund’s activities help develop brand new, break-through The startups supported by the Fund have high investment ensure a favorable regulatory environment, the Fund takes the existing laws aimed to harmonize legal acts affecting economic sectors that not only deal with high technology appeal. For example, the SYGMA.Novosibirsk nanocenter an active part in the development and implementation innovations and reduce administrative barriers that hamper but also address the global sustainable development trend. helped create the OCSiAl company. In 2013, it launched of the key government initiatives, the improvement of the development of innovations. These actions helped For example, the ULNANOTECH nanocenter in Ulyanovsk the world’s first industrial production of single-wall carbon national legislation, as well as the creation of financial make the Russian jurisdiction more attractive for high-tech operated the project for the creation of a wind power cluster nanotubes and in 2020, it became the first unicorn company and non-financial support tools. The Fund supported the businesses and create conditions for the investments to the and the construction of a composite blades plant in 2018. in the RUSNANO portfolio. introduction of two new legal forms that address the actual innovation sector of the Russian economy. Today, Ulyanovsk Region is the national leader in wind power The TechnoSpark group is the best of the Fund’s needs of the market and a number of amendments to production. nanocenters and it deserves special attention. It is the first The Fund helps achieve important state-wise tasks, nanocenter to start working as a startup studio: it created including, among others, the import substitution. For the infrastructure necessary for startup development and instance, in 2015, the T-Nano Moscow nanocenter helped providing for the quick, consistent, and economically viable the Baikal Electronics startup to produce the first Russian testing of product ideas, as well as developing successful processor for network and telecommunications equipment, projects and launching them in the market. This nanocenter industrial automatics systems, desktop computers, etc. In has been at the top of the National technopark rating of October 2020, the Baikal-M microprocessor was officially Russia since 2016. In 2020, TechnoSpark launched the recognized as a Russian-made integrated circuit. This status world’s first industrial production of non-silicon-based The market promotion of innovative products created using makes it possible to use the Baikal-M-based solutions in the electronic components, the Russian Center for Flexible the new physical principles and high technologies requires majority of import-substitution government contracts. Electronics. The plastic thin-film transistor arrays produced the improvement of the innovative standard system, the there are the key component for many devices from displays review of the existing legal documents, product quality, “The Fund for to RFID tags. Experts predict that flexible electronics will safety, sustainability, and innovativeness assessment, Infrastructure and dominate the markets in ten years. as well as special tests and trials, and going through Educational Programs licensing when entering the market. was one of the first organizations to develop standards for innovative products, and its operations are on the grow now.” “Over these years, the Fund obtained Anton Shalaev, head of the amazing results in two areas: the material Federal Agency for Technical and virtual education sectors. I wish the Fund Regulation and Metrology great success and new inventions in all these areas.” Boris Saltykov, head of the Fund’s Board of Trustees

A Standardization Center for the Innovation Sector and a To confirm the quality and safety of nanoindustry network of Regional centers of regulatory and technical products, NANOCERTIFICA voluntary certification innovation support covering all the federal districts of system was created, which resulted in granting over 740 Innovation always increases the demand for qualified involve young specialists in innovative activities and select the Russian Federation were established to substitute certificates (declarations) of compliance and approvals personnel and the continuous education of employees. the most talented and promising ones to work at the Fund’s obsolete technologies and stimulate the production of new guaranteeing market entry for products. The Fund’s specialists developed a technology to create startups, the Business Debut and #startupdiploma projects competitive goods in the regions of Russia,. The operations of Russia’s first innovation certification educational programs focused on the actual needs of the were launched in 2018. Following the Standardization Program for Nanoindustry and system created by the Fund resulted in confirming the business community: the Fund cooperates with businesses The problem of staff shortage experienced by high- High-Tech Sectors of Economy approved by the government innovative character of 80 products and companies, and universities, bridging them together. Today, the number tech sectors is linked to the continuously-increasing commission, the Fund took part in the development of which confirmed the competitive edge of new of educational programs exceeds 200 with over 100 requirements for personnel, including the need for over 470 national standards harmonized with international technologies compared to Russian-made and foreign- thousand employed specialists and university students as completely new qualifications. Under the authority of the requirements. Over four thousand companies use them made alternatives. their graduates. Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications, today. The long-term development of innovative technologies is new occupational standards are developed and introduced linked to the always-pressing need for qualified personnel. at organizations and universities, a system of independent To solve the problem of personnel shortage in the future, qualification assessment for specialists and students is the Fund involves the new generation in the study of developed, and the Directory of Occupations is regularly natural sciences, informs schoolchildren about the high updated in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Labor. technology sector, and motivates them to choose a career in nanoindustry and innovation. In 2011, the First Nanograd E-Learning has become an important aspect of educational Youth Forum was held, which became an annual event of activities. In 2013, eNano was established. It became the the RUSNANO School League. Since then, the event attracts basis for a unique remote educational product platform hundreds of schoolchildren, and a total of over 200 thousand edunano.ru created by the Fund. Today it is obvious that it > 740 school students have taken part in the Fund’s youth projects. appeared ahead of its time: in 2020, this platform became CERTIFICATES (DECLARATIONS) OF In 2011, with support from the Fund, a Technology the life-saver during the lockdown imposed due to the COMPLIANCE AND APPROVALS Entrepreneurship Department opened at the Moscow spread of the coronavirus. This is another evidence that the was created Institute of Physics and Technology, the Department was Fund’s activities are forward-looking. then scaled to an interuniversity master’s course that The creation of a new sector and the development of high- educates talented managers for innovative startups. To tech businesses definitely require institutional support. To

8 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 9 > 70 1.2. Fields of activity GREEN CERTIFICATES for eco-friendly products and environmental management systems have been issued

THE FUND IS THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT THE FUND’S MISSION Following the global trends, the Fund pays special attention INSTITUTION FOR NANOTECHNOLOGICAL IS TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT to sustainable development. Over the last few years, it INFRASTRUCTURE IN RUSSIA. IT SUPPORTS OF THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY IN THE has been developing ‘green’ standards for eco-friendly INNOVATIVE COMPANIES BY CREATING NANOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR AND THE products (there are 66 of them today). Over 70 green INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONDITIONS HIGH-TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC SECTORS certificates for eco-friendly products and environmental FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, THE CONNECTED THEREWITH . management systems have been issued. ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF To assess the contribution of the products made using SMALL INNOVATION COMPANIES. new technologies and materials to global climate change, the Fund developed a carbon footprint assessment procedure for innovative products. Innovation development is impossible without public support. That is why the Fund is interested in the promotion of nanotechnologies and high-tech business. Throughout the preceding decade, a large number of media projects were implemented. Some Since 2012, the Fund has been of these involved famous journalists, an authorized Russian party in the bloggers, and public experts. Besides, Russian-Israeli program for the many congresses, exhibitions, and cooperation in industrial R&D. Within other events were organized and this program, the Fund supported The Fund has also done a supported. Apart from conventional 9 highly promising projects that lot to improve the demand communication channels, the Fund can enter the global market. For for innovative products. develops new ways of promotion. The instance, PROTOM and P-Cure created Working with large companies brightest example is a new interaction a compact proton complex for the and industry bodies allows format for young academics and radiotherapy of cancers that can introducing and scaling the use people interested in sciences significantly improve the availability of innovative products in the developed jointly with the Bumaga of this kind of treatment. Profotek key economic sectors: by 2021, media company and implemented and Satec created an optical- nanotechnological solutions as the Science Bar Hopping popular electronic transformer, an integrated have been implemented in the science festival taking place in bars. In multifunction device to meter the motor-road sector (28 solutions), 2019, this project received the Grand Sustainability of the Fund, reliability, and quality and consumption of electric at Transneft PJSC (23 solutions) Prix of the Silver Bowman National adaptability of support tools for innovation, power, which provides the opportunity and PJSC Gazprom (36 solutions). Award in Public Relations Development innovation ecosystems, and production facilities is for further digitalization of the entire and won the VI All-Russian Award for Within the capital repair programs, ensured by focusing on the following principles: Continuous monitoring of trends in markets and energy industry. the Commitment to Science as the innovative materials have been ⊲ publicity and openness; technologies has formed the Fund’s investment focus, used in the overhaul of over Best Popular Science Project. ⊲ project-based approach; comprising a number of dynamic markets that grow due 10,000 apartment buildings in to the technology sectors associated with the products ⊲ interdisciplinarity; different regions of Russia since manufactured using nanotechnologies (nano-enabled 2016. ⊲ cooperation and partnership; products) or nanocomponents: ⊲ regional orientation. ⊲ quality of life; ⊲ new materials and coatings; The comprehensive efforts made by the Fund directly helped invigorate the Russian nanoindustry. Over the ten years, the revenue of nanocenters and startups exceeded 34.9 billion rubles with more than 3000 workplaces ⊲ energy efficiency; created. The Fund’s success is not only a contribution to the development of the high-tech industry but also the ⊲ nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, photonics; achievement of National Development Goals of Russia and the goals of the National (Federal) Projects. ⊲ advanced production technologies; The reconfiguration of the development institute system launched by the government of Russia at the end of 2020 ⊲ neurotechnologies and artificial intelligence. is a new benchmark in the Fund’s history. The integration of the Fund in the management framework of VEB.RF The Fund works comprehensively to develop the technology that serves as the basis for the centralized investment block for the implementation of projects that ensure the sectors included in the investment focus of activity in the achievement of the national development goals and open new horizons for the Fund. This is the beginning of a new four fields. decade of breakthrough achievements of the Fund in supporting the innovation activities in Russia.

10 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 11 Infrastructure projects Institutional support Since 2011, the Fund’s network of infrastructure centers and startup establishment competence Throughout its existence, the Fund cooperated with other innovation development institutions, set have been developed on a competitive basis to increase the scale and number of supported professional communities, and other interested parties to ensure a favorable regulatory small innovative companies (startups) directly creating new products and solutions. Specialized environment, territorial and cluster development of regulatory and technical tools to support technological services have been established around several of the Fund’s nanocenters, that innovations, and implemented demand stimulation projects for innovative products. simplify the development of new products (prototyping, industrial design, etc.) for small independent innovation companies. After the infrastructure centers were established and optimized, the Fund’s activities have been The field’s key objectives are as follows: focused on developing the existing nanocenters and improving the efficiency of resource use through ⊲ initiation and participation in important replace obsolete technologies, and stimulate their redistribution to the most promising projects. country-wide programs and projects aimed at the development of new competitive products, the innovation development of the economy; as well as the organization of production ⊲ supporting the improvement of the legal thereof; The field’s key objectives are as follows: framework for innovation activities; ⊲ improving the quality of technology solutions cooperating with trade organizations and and technological expertise in regions through ⊲ self-sufficiency of the infrastructure centers; ⊲ acceleration of established and supported ⊲ participating in events aimed at improving the setting increased regulatory and technical ⊲ improved management efficiency for nanocenter companies to transit to further stages of requirements to product parameters and readiness of technological products and services; transparency of the Russian private equity and project portfolios; venture capital market, among other things, to ensuring their compliance; ⊲ expansion the number of organizations involved ⊲ improved access to technology transfer through attract foreign investment; ⊲ creating favorable conditions for the market international cooperation. in technological innovations; ⊲ forming and increasing the demand for launch of new products with improved ⊲ creating conditions for attracting investment for innovative products among regional and consumer properties and spreading advanced the Fund’s projects and programs; industry-specific consumers; technologies through the optimization of certification procedures for such products and ⊲ supporting the nanotechnology and related assessing the companies’ innovativeness; high-tech product manufacturers that export their produce; ⊲ supporting the development of environmentally-friendly innovative ⊲ improving the set of regulatory and engineering technologies and production companies provisions to accelerate the innovation growth complying with the relevant international Educational projects in the regions of Russia and spreading the standards and regulations, as well as relevant instruments throughout the EAEU/CIS; The educational projects and programs implemented by the Fund helped develop the market of supporting the national product safety 1qualified labor and the system of professional education in nanoindustry and high technology. 3⊲ p promotion of regulatory and technical assurance system. These projects and programs are aimed at eliminating qualification shortages and ensuring services to introduce innovative solutions, sustainable reproduction of personnel under industrial conditions. To promptly detect the demand for new qualifications and mitigate the imbalance between the employers’ demand and the talent development framework supply we systematically examine the labor demand of businesses, foster the demand for the national qualification system services, and involve children and youth into project-based and research activities and technological entrepreneurship. Information support The field’s key objectives are as follows: Since 2016, the Fund has been carrying out the “Integrational program in the sphere of nanotechnology and nanoindustry popularization” aimed at stimulating innovation activity of ⊲ development and replication of efficient ⊲ development of a comprehensive environment the existing and prospective participants of the innovation process, increasing their interest and solutions and training models for highly to ensure a continuous educational path for awareness of the innovation system, and developing the reputational appeal of innovations and qualified and sought-after specialists within the children and young adults in the fields that technologies. continuing professional education system; would help them build a professional career in ⊲ development of the national qualification the high-tech sphere; The key objectives of this aspect are as follows: system infrastructure in the nanotechnology ⊲ development of attraction mechanisms, promoting nanotechnology products and those raising the innovation susceptibility and economic sector and the related high- financial and budgeting, research and ⊲ ⊲ of the related high-tech sectors; involving the key target audiences in supporting technology economic sectors, and the methodological, and expert support of innovation and nanotechnology. introduction of its instruments into commercial educational projects intended to develop ⊲ developing contemporary means and practices; modern educational content and technologies technologies for informing interested parties ⊲ observation of the current global technological for training children, youths, and teachers in the about innovative products and the Fund’s agenda in the Russian Federation within the spheres of natural science and technology. operations; technology fields of the Fund’s activity; ⊲ promoting the achievements of engineers and ⊲ raising the interest in innovation in the Russian technology entrepreneurs to ensure the social Federation among the media. and economic development of the country 2 among other things; 12 | About the Fund 4The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 13 1.3. Market overview The number of patents in nanotechnology, Nanotechnology market thousands of items

98 THE NANOTECHNOLOGY MARKET IS RELATIVELY YOUNG: Over the 20 years, the nanoindustry passed the stage of IN 2000, A NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE WAS revolutionary technology and became one of the most in- 13 APPROVED IN THE USA. IT DROVE OTHER COUNTRIES TO demand areas of research and engineering all over the world. INTENSIFY THEIR EFFORTS IN THE AREA. RUSSIA JOINED Today, the majority of economic sectors actively employ 20 THE COUNTRIES THAT DEVELOP NANOTECHNOLOGY nanotechnologies. IN 2007 WHEN IT APPROVED A NANOINDUSTRY 34 85 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

The top 5 countries by the government investment in nanoindustry include the following: China Japan USA Other

REPUBLIC OF KOREA Republic of Korea the cumulative investment of about USA 3.1 billion USD3 over 1.8 billion USD in 2020; The steady increase in the number of patents signifies active or about 31.0 billion USD cumulative1 research activities in nanotechnology. Among over 450,000 patent applications submitted,4 almost 290,000 have been registered in the last ten years. 2 JAPAN Today, the largest player in nanotechnology applied research the annual budget of about is China. GERMANY 1.5 billion USD The copyright leaders in nanotechnology are large the annual budget of over companies like Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., IBM, LG, Intel 0.5 billion EURO Corp. However, the largest proprietors of nanotechnology inventions are universities, including the Tsinghua University (China), the Industrial Technology Research Institute (China), the Tianjin and Zhejiang Universities (China), the University of California, and MIT (USA).

The number of patents in nanotechnology, thousands of items

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30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

TAIWAN 10,000 the annual budget of about 5,000

0.7 billion USD 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

1 The National Nanotechnology Initiative Supplement to the President’s 2021 Applications Patents Budget, October 2020; https://www.nano.gov/nanodashboard 2 OG Analysis “Global Nanotechnology Market to 2025”, 2018. 3 “The nanotechnology and nanomaterials global opportunity report”, 4 Data from RWS & Minesoft Ltd; http://patbase.com. Future Markets, October 2016.

14 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 15 The global nanotechnology market across application areas in 20201 The global nanotechnology market across application

4% areas in 2020

5% 5% According to the forecasts from analytical agencies, the 9% 21% annual growth rates of the global nanotechnology market PHARMACEUTICALS AND COSMETICS INDUSTRY will total 12.9% on average until 20272. The key drivers of the HEALTHCARE that extensively uses zinc oxide growth will include medicine and healthcare, ecology, and 9% with a focus on the targeted and titanium particles in sunscreen renewable energy sources3. transport of medicines, visualization series, as well as different polymer Today, two nanotechnology application areas - 16% and diagnostic solutions, vaccine particles, micelles, and liposomes to 11% semiconductor industry and healthcare - jointly amount to development and improvement, deliver the active ingredients deep over a third of the global nanotechnology market. damaged tissue and organ recovery, into human skin etc. 11% 11%

Semiconductors Defense and space industry DEFENSE INDUSTRY AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY,

Healtscare Chemicak industry with its high demand for light which got impressive new airborne vehicles, robotic systems, opportunities as a result of Consumer electronics Textile industry miniature monitoring systems, developing composite polymer Automobile production Cosmetica materials with improved corrosion nanomaterials, thermoelectric resistance and highly protective materials, tire production materials, Food production and agriculture Other armor as well as brand-new sensors and electronic devices

The largest nanotechnology market of today is the USA. The global nanotechnology market across regions in 2020 SEMICONDUCTORS AND THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY It is experiencing a boom in nanotechnology in medicine ELECTRONICS, due to the extensive research and development in that with a focus on developing abrasives, field. Besides, the USA has a significant production base whose development progress is lubricants, protective and functional and the tools for the development and production of 48% determined by the technological coatings, catalysts, and additives semiconductors, electronics, and nanomaterials. The USA 2% advances in machine learning, artificial also features a large number of market players: government intelligence, and the internet of things investments and the development of new technologies accelerate the growth of the American nanoindustry market. In Europe, nanotechnologies are classified as key innovation

technologies by the European Commission. The EU Horizon 23% 27% 2020 program comprises such aspects as light nanomodified FOOD INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS, multifunctional materials and components, nanocoating, surface and membrane modifications, biological with a focus on nutritional supplement stimulated by the introduction of nanomaterials, functional nanomaterials for the construction development, innovative packaging, new imaging methods and smart industry, and nanopharmaceuticals. brand-new pesticides, seed treatment, device developments America (North and South) Asia Pacific etc. The Asia-Pacific nanotechnology market demonstrates the fastest growth rate. Key segments in the region include the Europe Rest of the world semiconductor industry and consumer electronics that accelerate the use of nanomaterials.

THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OTHER INDUSTRIES, and new developments in including sports products, waterproofing, wind shielding, environmental activities, pulp and coloration prevention, etc. paper production, etc.

1 Global Nanotechnology Market to 2025, OG Analysisis, 2018. 2 Global Nanotechnology Industry, Global Industry Analysts, July 2020. 3 Global Nanotechnology Market Outlook 2020- 2025: Segmented by Type, Applications & End-user Industries, Business Wire, August 11, 2020.

16 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 17 Regional distribution of nanoindustry companies, % EdTech market

156% EDTECH IS A LARGE AND DYNAMIC DEVELOPING GLOBAL MARKET THAT COMPRISES NEW EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES FROM INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS TO VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATORS TO TRAIN SURGEONS.

Today, the EdTech market is in the top 5 promising The restrictions imposed to combat the spread of investment options, as more and more large companies and COVID-19 forced almost all the countries in the world to 11% 116% venture capitalists invest in it. This is primarily due to the switch to remote learning. Obviously, EdTech is much 11% great potential of EdTech companies. Thus, in June 2020 more than just “remote learning” but the large influx 11% the Crunchbase online media branded EdTech as one of of people helped many companies operating in this 1 13% the leading sectors for unicorns . Indeed, in 2020, the world sector demonstrate their abilities. The gradual lifting had 19 EdTech unicorns from India, China, the USA, and of restrictions will surely result in the reduction of the 13% 70% Canada2, and their number is growing rapidly. Throughout excessive demand for EdTech but we can still expect it to 14% 2020, American companies Quizlet, Udemy and Course remain a part of many people’s and companies’ lives. 18% Hero, Canadian ApplyBoard, and Indian Unacademy became In 2020, HolonIQ reviewed its previous forecast for the billionaires3. Over the last decade, these companies collected 18% EdTech market which was prepared before the pandemic. over 9 billion USD in funding. Previously, analysts predicted the growth of the market 19% 37% There are also examples of greater breakthroughs: Byju’s, of up to 342 billion USD by 2025. Now their estimate is an Indian educational startup, became the first EdTech 404 billion USD, which is 2.5 times higher than the 2019 ‘decacorn’ as its value reached 10 billion USD 4. In the figures6. Analysts expect the annual growth of about Moscow Svredlovsk Region Vladimir Region context of the pandemic, Yuanfudao, the leading Chinese 16%. These dynamics become especially meaningful if educational online platform, announced a 2.2 billion USD we take into account that the forecasted volume of the Republic of Tatarstan Perm Territory Chelyabinsk Region round at the end of 2020, while its value amounted to global educational market for the same year reduced Saint-Petersburg Tomsk Region Other 15.5 billion USD. This made it the most expensive EdTech from 7.8 trillion USD to 7.3 trillion USD. company in the world5. Novosibirsk Region Nizhny Novgorod Region These events signify that the EdTech market has a high Moscow Region Samara Region potential and is growing “right here, right now”. The COVID-19 pandemic became an additional trigger for the EdTech development. This sector attracted 8,3 billion USD The ambitious evaluations of the nanotechnology market The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 greatly impacted in venture investments just over the first three quarters volume were published by large European information all the industries across the globe. Some of the most of 2020, which became a world record for the EdTech agencies, CMP Cientifica and Lux Research,1 about ten years promising solutions to combat coronavirus are based on Venture Capital. ago: the estimate for this figure in 2020 was 6.5 trillion nanotechnologies that have a great potential in diagnosing, USD. However, the estimate was based on the proceedings treating, and preventing COVID-19. This fact has a positive from selling nanotechnology-based products. As such, the impact on the market. The commercialized solutions of 2020 Regional distribution of EdTech unicorn companies, % nanotechnology market volume estimate included not only include nanoparticle-based materials, e.g. sanitizers, safety the cost of the nanotechnological component but also the wear, diagnostic, and nanocarrier systems for treatment and ⊲ The number of Russian EdTech companies is total cost of the products containing such components. vaccine development. 5% growing rapidly as well. According to expert 40% Today, the approach to assessing the market volume has In 2020, 505 companies in Russia produced goods assessments, the volume of the Russian EdTech been aligned so that the cost of nanocomponents was employing nanotechnology, and 2 more companies market at the end of 2020 amounted to 40-70 excluded from the total cost of the products. Another produced high-tech materials for the nanoindustry2. Among billion rubles. However, this is still below 0.5% of the 10% relevant trend in the assessment of the nanotechnology them, 75 companies were created or implemented projects global market7. market is the exclusion of large-scale projects that began in association with RUSNANO JSC including 36 portfolio ⊲ Successful companies grow by 40-300% a year due long before the appearance of nanotechnologies (e.g. companies that RUSNANO JSC left. to the scaling in the Russian and global markets. technical carbon for the production of car tires, silver In 2020, the goods and services associated with 45% Half of the total revenue in the Russian market compounds, and photography dyestuffs, as well as activated nanotechnologies were produced and rendered by is made by the 50 largest players. One of them is carbon used in water filters). companies and organizations from 53 regions of the Russian the EdTech company Skyeng that was the 13th Federation. The biggest clusters of nanoindustry companies in the Forbes list of the most expensive Russian and organizations are located in Moscow (116 companies) Internet companies in 2020 (with a capitalization of and the Republic of Tatarstan (70 companies). 130 million USD). 505 China India COMPANIES IN RUSSIA USA Canada produced goods employing nanotechnology in 2020 1 https://news.crunchbase.com/news/private-unicorn-board-now-above­ ‑600-companies-valued-at­ ‑2t/ 2 https://www.holoniq.com/edtech-unicorns/ 3 In February 2021, this list was complemented with Newsela. 4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2020/06/29/indian-edtech-billionaires-­ byjus-becomes-­ decacorn-after-­ funding-round-from-mary-­ meeker/?sh=164543c294e3 5 https://news.crunchbase.com/news/beijings-yuanfudao-raises­ ‑2–2b/ 6 1 Lux Research, Nanotechnology Market Update (2015–2020). HolonIQ research https://www.holoniq.com/notes/global-education-technology-­ market-to-reach­ ‑404b-by‑2025/ 7 2 EV Volumes, 2021 Edmarket.Digital 2020 research of the Russian online education market https://innoagency.ru/files/Issledovanie_rynka_rossiyskogo_online_ obrazovania_2020.pdf

18 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 19 Global EdTech market volume, billion USD 404 1.4. Preconditions for 365 327 295 268 development and strategic vision 341 227 304 272 247 After COVID 16,3 CAGR of the Fund 223 203 Before COVID 13,1 CAGR WHEN THE WORLD IS CHANGING FAST, THE RATES OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT BECOME ONE OF THE KEY 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 FACTORS BEHIND THE COMPETITIVE ABILITY OF THE ECONOMY. THE GROWTH OF THE INNOVATION INTENSITY IS A PRIORITY OF MANY COUNTRIES’ STATE POLICIES AND IT IS REFLECTED IN STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND LARGE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SEVERAL INVESTMENT ROUNDS FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET ALONG WITH MULTIPLE SMALLER-VALUE TRANSACTIONS . JUST AT THE END OF 2020, THERE WERE TWO LARGE TRANSACTIONS: The Fund’s operations are aligned with the goals and Despite the difficult year, high levels of uncertainty, and objectives of the national policy for science and innovations, numerous restrictions, the Fund managed to maintain fault- which is a contribution to the achievement of these goals free operations in all of its areas of activities and accomplish and objectives. For instance, startups and high-tech the 2020 goals set for all of the Strategy indicators. workplaces created as part of the infrastructure activities Strategy indicator targets for 2020 have been included in Mail.ru Group acquired 25% of Winter Capital Partners, with Vladimir Potanin as the key investor, of the Fund contribute to the achievement of the Decent the corporate Strategy Indicator Accomplishment KPI1. UCHi.RU, a Russian educational service invested in Skyeng, one of the leading educational startups in Russia. and Efficient Labor and Successful Business national goal, The information on the accomplishment of the Fund for school students, for 3.75 billion One of the current company shareholders, Baring Vostok, also took and the Fund’s educational projects and programs ensure Strategy Indicators and the corporate Strategy rubles. part in this round. the high quality and availability of education, cover the Indicator Accomplishment KPI is presented complete development cycle of a business, and stimulate in the following table the professional development of specialists, as well as The lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus Digitalization will also influence the Russian EdTech market. targeting early career orientation of children and young forced Russian educational projects to undergo serious In particular, there is a pressing issue related to the shortage adults in natural sciences (the bases of nanotechnology), transformations, most importantly to undergo the transition of IT specialists and retraining needs3. According to NAFI engineering, and technological entrepreneurship and to the remote learning format. According to the poll Research Center, only 26% of Russians had a high level of facilitating the accomplishment of the Self-Fulfilment and conducted by the Educational Innovation Laboratory of the digital literacy at the beginning of 20204. This demonstrates Talent Development Opportunities national goal. Higher School of Economics among the participants of the the high potential and attractiveness of the EdTech market All these conditions and benchmarks form the basis of Educational Innovation Contest, 80% of the projects were in Russia as the demand will grow by year and many market the approved Strategy for the Fund’s activities up to 2024, transferred into the online mode1. niches are still open today. All these factors create favorable including the KPI system. Generally speaking, the data from the research by the Higher conditions and opportunities to implement original EdTech School of Economics show that there was a significant shift projects and invest in promising startups. in the demand: the proportion of online educational services increased from 28% to 75%. It is expected that the forced increase in the EdTech expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a long-term integration of digital technologies and the transition to a more extensive introduction of online Educational services across learning formats, % education in the next years. This is due to the significant and

increasing gap between the expectations of clients (parents 100 of schoolchildren, students, company specialists) and state 15% 23% education. Today people want to study efficiently: education 80 57% 2% THE STRATEGIC GOAL OF THE FUND’S must be quick, compact, and practice-oriented. That is 75% ACTIVITY why educational programs in the majority of schools and 60 universities lag behind the real educational requirements 40 CONSISTS IN FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL increasingly every year, and why the adult education 28% DEVELOPMENT OF THE NANOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR 20 segment saw an increase in interest in projects that offer AND THE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC SECTORS accelerated training in new professions (Netology, Skillbox, 0 CONNECTED THEREWITH BY MEANS OF BUILDING 2 Yandex Praktikum, etc.) . 2015 2020 AND DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOPING CONTINUING EDUCATION Virtual Real Blended PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, INSTITUTIONAL AND INFORMATION SUPPORT TO PROMOTE COMMERCIALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 1 EdTech projects during the post-COVID period: versatility as an advantage https://sber.pro/publication/proekty-ed-tech-v-postkovidnyi-period-­ AND FINISHED PRODUCTS, AND FULFILLING THE universalnost-kak-preimushchestvo NATIONAL AND OTHER STATE PROJECTS AND 2 “Education has never smelled of money so strongly”: the way 2020 changed the educational market https://www.forbes.ru/karera-i-svoy-biznes/416709- PROGRAMS . nikogda-obrazovanie-tak-silno-ne-pahlo-­ dengami-kak­ ‑2020-god-izmenil 3 Investing in EdTech: what will happen to the educational market in 2021 https://www.if24.ru/investitsii-v-edtech-rynok-obrazovaniya­ ‑2021/ 1 Approved on 27.02.2020 and amended on 13.11.2020 by the Supervisory 5 https://nafi.ru/analytics/tsifrovaya-gramotnost-rossiyan-­ issledovanie­ ‑2020/ Board of the Fund.

20 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 21 The accomplishment of the Fund’s Strategy indicators in 2020

Units of Cumulative total Per year Weight in corporate KPI No. Indicator measurement Planned Actual Planned Actual Deviation Planned Actual 1. Infrastructure project The number of small innovation companies (startups) supported in the framework of the Fund's infrastructure 1.1 Unit 850 852 39 41 + 2 15% 15% projects 1.2 Revenue from infrastructure projects and companies incubated/supported by them Millions of rubles 7,400 11,366.2 7,400 11,362.2 +3,966.2 15% 15% 2. Development of qualifications, e-learning; continuing education for children and YOUTHS, new educational technologies Number of educational programs in the area of nanotechnology and the high-technology sectors connected 2.1 Unit 216 217 17 18 +1 10% 10% therewith Number of qualification certificates and professional examination reports issued following the results of professional 2.2 Unit 1,200 1,322 345 467 + 122 10% 10% examinations 2.3 The number of students trained using digital education resources People 34,000 39,047 13,054 18,101 + 5,047 10% 10% Unit 2.4 The number of technology cases developed for continuing education programs for children and youths 93 94 12 13 +1 10% 10%

3. Institutional support The number of national, preliminary national, and international standards developed and submitted for approval to 3.1 Unit 275 280 20 25 + 5 10% 10% the Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology Number of documents that confirm quality, safety, environmental friendliness, and innovativeness of products, 3.2 technologies, and management systems issued to the nanotechnology sector and the high-technology sectors Unit 795 841 115 161 + 46 10% 10% connected therewith The number of innovation activity subjects provided with the regulatory and technical support, including via 3.3 Unit 290 296 87 93 + 6 10% 10% regional regulatory and technical innovation support centers and the Expertise map The actual implementation of the corporate Strategy Indicator Accomplishment KPI: 100%

In November 2020, Mikhail Mishustin, the Chairman of the Industrial Development Fund, and some other development Government of the Russian Federation claimed that the institutions. As a result, the VEB.RF Group will become the Federal Corporation Government is planning to reform development institutions main national group of development institutions with a wide The State Specialized Russian Agency for Technological for the Development Russian Export-Import Russian Export Center Loan and Investment to align them for the accomplishment of national goals. selection of financial and non-financial support tools to Development Agency of Small and Medium Businesses JSС Bank Insurance JSC Resolution No. 3710-r of the Government of the Russian ensure the significant contribution to the accomplishment Federation dated December 31, 2020 established the list of of the national goals. development institutions to be brought under the control of As part of the development institution reform, an VEB.RF Stage Development Corporation (hereinafter referred interagency work group for the upgrade of the organizational to as VEB.RF), as well as the action plan to implement this structure of development institutions1 chaired by D.Yu. (hereinafter referred to as the Roadmap). Grigorenko, the Vice Chairman of the Government of the The Development Along with the Fund, the VEB.RF Group is taking over Russian Federation - the Chief of the Russian Government Fund of the Center for RUSNANO Management the Development and the MSP Corporation, the Russian Export Center, EKSAR, Staff approved the list and target values for the Fund’s key Company VEB.RF Commercialization of RUSNANO JSC, the Skolkovo Fund, the Fund for Assistance performance indicators for 2021. New Technologies to Small Enterprises in Science and Technology, the

The Development The Russian Fund The Fund for Supporting Fund of the Center for The Russian Fund RUSNANO JSC for the Development Small Businesses in the Development and for Technological of Information Science and Technology Commercialization of Development Technologies New Technologies

1 Established by the order of Mikhail Mishustin, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation

22 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 23 Key Performance Indicators of the Fund in 2021

Throughout 2021, a system of interactions and Specific No. KPI name Units of measurement Target value cooperation shall be established between the Fund, VEB. weight RF, and other development institutions handed over to The number of small innovation companies (startups) supported in the framework of the Fund's infrastructure VEB.RF and a reviewed Strategy for the Fund’s operations 1 Units (cumulative total) 900 15% projects shall be prepared, as aligned with the strategy of the unified VEB.RF Group. Simultaneously, the Fund shall 2 Revenue from the Fund's infrastructure projects and companies incubated/supported through those Millions of rubles (per year) 8,000 15% be actively involved in the implementation of the Social and Economic Development Strategy of the Russian 3 The number of workplaces within the Fund’s ecosystem People (as of 31.12.2021) 2,000 5% Federation up to 2030. The preparations for this work have The amount of extrabudgetary funds attracted by infrastructure centers, small innovation companies (startups) been started by Mikhail Mishustin, the Chairman of the supported by them, and allocated in the Fund's projects and programs, including the extrabudgetary funds attracted Government of the Russian Federation, in January 2021. 4 Millions of rubles (per year) 200 5% to other legal entities and unincorporated organizations as a result of using the Fund’s services and supporting small This document shall determine the ways of solving the innovation companies problems mentioned in Order No. 474 of the President of Russia dated July 21, 2020, on the National The number of people, including the students who completed continuing education programs, materials, and online 5 People (per year) 11,500 15% Development Goals of the Russian Federation courses up to 2030. It aims at the accomplishment 6 The number of students in basic general and secondary general education involved in early career orientation events People (per year) 30,000 10% of the short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals of the Russian The proportion of out-of-pocket expenses for the maintenance of the Fund's operations in the total value of the economy % (per year, as of 7 assets managed by it in infrastructure projects and the amounts of funds allocated for the implementation and 4 10% 31.12.2021) follow-up of the ecosystem activities in the respective period

Tax revenue to the budgets of all levels in the reporting year, including those from the implementation of the Fund's 8 Millions of rubles (per year) 710 10% projects and businesses supported 9 The number of applicants taking independent professional examinations People (per year) 820 5% Number of innovative activity subjects provided with the regulatory and technical support, including via regional 10 Units (cumulative total) 360 10% regulatory and technical innovation support centers

The role of the Fund ЖКХ in change conditions

RUSNANO THE FUND

MARKETS/ PRODUCTS

PROJECT NEW STRATEGIC INITIATIVES URBAN COMPANY SMB ENVIRONMENT

TECH CLUSTERS (RES, HYDROGEN, . ). NEW HIGH-TECH ECONOMY (A .R . BELOUSOV)

OTHER NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM (D .N . CHERNYSHENKO) HOUSING OTHER INNOVATIONS UTILITIES OTHER

24 | About the Fund The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 25 2.1. Infrastructure FUND’S ACTIVITY projects RESULTS

2 I 2019 2018 2017 EUV Labs sold 2016 SteelSun: a unique their technology The Russian thin-film solar license for 4.5 USD 2015 million TechnoSpark is the #1 Center for Flexible panel plant is 2014 being built in Ronavi Robotics — startup studio in deep Electronics 2013 tech, the most efficient is the world’s Saransk Cost-effective the first Russian 2012 logistics robot for technopark in Russia in first industrial Import substitution in infrastructure: 2011 warehouses and 2016-2020 manufacturer Nanotechnology Сenter electronics: a range contract productions of flexible for prototypes and automated production EUV Labs: of Composites — of Russian-made Ulnanotech: the electronics using small-batch products. facilities. Pilot projects commercialization of National Champion. microprocessors from localization of wind the OTFT and IGZO The revenues are with Sber.Logistics and science. From a RAS The revenues are Baikal Electronics turbine blade production technologies approaching 1 bln Faberlic Research Institute approaching 1 bln in Ulyanovsk Oblast, rubles laboratory to an rubles. 25% of the Russia international tech products are exported. company in 8 years OCSiAI: from a startup to a unicorn company. The SYGMA.Novosibirsk nanocenter is the first investor

26 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 27 THE SUCCESSFUL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY REQUIRES SOLVING A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. FIRST OF ALL, IT IS NECESSARY TO CREATE RESEARCH Technology AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE GOALS MATCH THE STATE POLICY PRIORITIES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND infrastructure TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE DECENT AND EFFICIENT LABOR AND SUCCESSFUL OVER THE 10 YEARS, THE FUND FORMED A TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ACTIVITY NATIONAL GOAL1. THE FUND’S ACTIVITIES AIM TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. INFRASTRUCTURE COMPRISING A NETWORK OF NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTERS LOCATED IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF RUSSIA, AS WELL AS SOME SYSTEMIC WITHIN THE RUSSIAN MARKET, THE FUND SOLVES By the end of 2020, 852 startups were created and COMPONENTS OF THE SOCIAL AND INNOVATIVE THE PROBLEMS WITH ESTABLISHING TECHNOLOGY implemented within the Fund’s technology infrastructure. INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MASS CREATION OF Many of them have already been included in the production A NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER IS A CENTER OF INNOVATION COMPANIES AND TRAINING A NEW chains in various sectors of the Russian economy and they EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGICAL FIELDS GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS . have a great import substitution and export potential. WITH TECHNICAL, LABOR, AND FINANCIAL Over the 10 years, the Fund created technology At the same time, the mass creation of startups is impossible RESOURCES FOR THE QUICK LAUNCH AND infrastructure that became the base for the mass without a sufficient number of technology entrepreneurs. DEVELOPMENT OF STARTUPS. Today, the federal establishment of startups for sale. Considering the real Several unique programs implemented by the Fund aim to network comprises needs of the business community, including the specific eliminate the current shortage of technology entrepreneurs venture fund or corporation orders, is a key design condition in Russia. These include the #StartupDiploma and the and a recipe for success. The largest technology companies diagnostic tool for entrepreneurial competencies and the of today, leaders in their fields, have been using this startup staff selection game called “Build a company. Sell the 12 approach for many years. The previous approach has been company”. NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTERS substituted for a more efficient option in today’s context: IN 9 REGIONS, the mass purchase of startups developing advanced technologies. with specific technological specializations Unique equipment and expertise accumulated within the technology infrastructure allow for testing business ideas and produce small batches of goods quickly and at minimum Network costs upon requests from the Fund’s startups and external companies. of nanocenters 852 STARTUPS ZELENOGRAD NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER IDEA NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER were created and implemented within Process specialization: Process specialization: the Fund’s technology Nanoelectronics and microsystems engineering ⊲ Chemistry and petrochemistry infrastructure ⊲ New materials and technologies ⊲ Biotechnologies ⊲ Clean tech ⊲ Composite materials ⊲ Biotechnologies

SYGMA.NOVOSIBIRSK NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER SYGMA.TOMSK NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER Process specialization: Process specialization: ⊲ New materials ⊲ Electron beam technologies ⊲ Biotechnologies ⊲ Modern agroindustrial technologies ⊲ New energy ⊲ Cold plasma technologies 1 Following Order No. 474 of the President of the Russian ⊲ Robotics Federation dated 21.07.2020 on the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation up to 2030.

28 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 29 TECHNOSPARK GROUP OF COMPANIES IS THE LARGEST NANOCENTER IN THE NETWORK, GROWING STARTUPS IN A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIAL-BASED TECHNOLOGIES . IN 2020, TECHNOSPARK WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST 80 TECHNOPARK IN RUSSIA ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOPARK RATING . STARTUPS IT BECAME THE BEST IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY AND APPEAL FOR HIGH-TECH DUBNA NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER OF COMPOSITES COMPANIES . Process specialization: Process specialization: ⊲ Smart coatings ⊲ Composite materials ⊲ New energy (energy transmission systems and sources) TechnoSpark Group ⊲ New materials ⊲ Cosmeceuticals

The first nanocenter began working as a startup studio. TechnoSpark created the infrastructure necessary for startup development and allowing for ULYANOVSK TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOMATERIALS CENTER quick, consistent, and economically viable testing of Process specialization: OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA product ideas, developing successful projects, and ⊲ CONSTRUCTION Process specialization: launching them onto the market. ⊲ Auto parts ⊲ Power electronics There are four key infrastructures deployed at the nanocenter: ⊲ Aviation and space industry ⊲ Lighting engineering ⊲ a network of contract companies (contract ⊲ Biotechnologies ⊲ Instrument engineering manufacturers, contract IP (IP-box) suppliers, and ⊲ Construction nanotechnologies ⊲ Wind power contract laboratories); ⊲ the team implementing batch startup development, their financing, attracting co-investors, and corporate operations; ⊲ the management infrastructure for the portfolio of 100+ legal entities and the back office; NORTH-WEST NANOTECHNOLOGY T-NANO NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER ⊲ the team implementing the projects to involve students CENTER Process specialization: in the TechnoSpark operations, career counseling for senior school students, and also developing the Process specialization: ⊲ Microelectronics TechnoSpark brand for the general public. Nanoelectronics ⊲ ⊲ Robotics / artificial intelligence Today, it is a #1 deep tech venture construction company ⊲ Nanomaterials ⊲ Big Data / DSS / HPC launching startups in logistics robotics, energy storage 400 ⊲ Additive technologies ⊲ New breakthrough IT technologies systems, high-tech medical equipment, diamond optics, NEW WORKPLACES braiding composites, optical and industrial coatings, genomics, industrial microbiology, thin-film integrated photovoltaics, additive technology, and flexible electronics. In 2020, the current management model proved its efficiency. It stipulates that nanocenters create two types of 12,500 companies: contract (infrastructure) ones and product ones SQ. M TECHNOSPARK NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER WITH ITMO UNIVERSITY, (startups). This model proved to be a lot more sustainable Process specialization: SAINT PETERSBURG compared to the conventional vertically integrated business ⊲ Applied laser technologies Process specialization: model in the context of the pandemic-induced crisis and the ⊲ Optical and plasma technologies for micro- and ⊲ Additive technologies high levels of uncertainty. Between 2016 and 2020, TechnoSpark nanoelectronics ⊲ Sensors Contract companies provide product manufacturing and was the first in the annual rating of the development services to product companies (including the ⊲ Artificial diamonds and synthetic diamond-based ⊲ Photovoltaics most efficient technoparks calculated by equipment for industrial and medical applications external ones), i.e. they do not have their own products. the Russian Association of Clusters and ⊲ Industrial design and highly integrated electronics Thus, the company does not depend on the product and Technoparks. ⊲ Specialized instrument engineering and precision its market relevance: high client diversification allows machine processing substituting some orders and compensating for the shortfall in revenue. Therefore ensuring stable production processes ⊲ Flexible electronics and personnel safety became the key problem during the Genomics ⊲ pandemic, while the market situation did not impact the ⊲ Additive technologies results in any way. ⊲ Composite materials

30 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 31 THE FLEXIBILITY AND SPEED OF RESPONDING TO THE CHANGES IN THE SITUATION ALLOWED THE FUND’S COMPANIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO COMBATING THE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION. In 2020, the Federal Clinical Research Center for Physical and register the equipment: the case and parts were “Our production facilities are flexible. They were designed to be able and Chemical Medicine (FCRC PCM) of the Federal Medical produced by TEN fab, the optical system by TEN optics, to produce in small batches at reasonable prices. We see the 10-20% and Biological Agency (FMBA) presented new microchips and interface design by TEN Design, while the registration reduction of the client base due to the crisis more as an opportunity to chemical agents for the Indicator-BIO analyzer. They help documents were prepared by Medica. find new customers rather than as a threat to our livelihood .” detect dangerous viruses, including COVID-19, in biological The key advantage of the developed Indicator-BIO analyzer Denis Kovalevich, Chairman of the TechnoSpark Board of Directors, fluids in 15 minutes. is its ability to work with different chemical agents. The new Snob, May 2020 This device was developed by the employees of the Troitsk chemical agents developed by Russian specialists hired by Research and Development Center of the TechnoSpark FMBA helped reduce the time needed to perform the analysis Group. It is actually a result of joint work by 5 of the group’s by two times. startups with different specializations required to produce Product companies develop items and launch their sales. At market needs. During the pandemic, it helped them the same time, they are not concerned with running their respond quickly to the new trends, develop and launch the own laboratories and manufacturing facilities s they delegate production of products in demand, especially the socially these activities to contract companies. This configuration important ones. allows product companies to concentrate on monitoring “We understand the challenges we face today as scientists and developers and how bad the need for simple, fast, and accurate express analyzers is. To solve this problem, my colleagues at PCM FMBA and OCSiAl – from a startup to a unicorn company I found a way to simplify and accelerate biomaterial preparation and analysis procedures to just 15-20 minutes. It took us just a couple of In June 2019, OCSiAl was one of the unicorn The first nanotube synthesis unit was created weeks. Our device has no compact alternatives, especially if we consider companies according to Crunchbase, the with upfront investment from the SYGMA. the costs associated with the analysis.” world’s leading database for the investments in Novosibirsk nanotechnology center. Since Evgeny Gorsky, CEO of the Troitsk Engineering Center, innovation companies (The Crunchbase Unicorn then, OCSiAl attracted about 200 million USD 1 Leaderboard), and CBInsights (The Global Unicorn Vedomosti, April 2020 from Russian and foreign investors. Club). The entire list included almost 500 private companies, The Ulnanotech Ulyanovsk nanocenter’s company TestGene The quality of the test systems has been confirmed by each of which got investments to the tune of 1 billion USD was registered with Roszdravnadzor and launched the mass European organizations like the European Molecular or more. Based on this assessment, the A&NN investment production of its signature genetic COVID-19 test. The test Genetics Quality Network and the Pathologisches Institute. group bought 0.5% of OCSiAl from RUSNANO for 5 million shows the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA starting Currently, test systems are supplied to 150+ customers in USD in January 2019. from the earliest stages, and its accuracy is over 96%. The Russia, including the main federal and regional oncology OCSiAl produces single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) that results of the test are ready within two hours. centers, and are also sold to Sweden, Turkey, and the CIS are used as additives improving the properties of current TestGene has been developing and producing molecular countries. sources, composites, dyes, and coats. Nowadays, many genetic test systems since 2012. The new test was On average, a laboratory technician can extricate RNAs manufacturers around the world manufacture or test new developed in less than a month. It is based on the PCR from 90 samples every day. The test system is designed for SWCNT-enriched materials, and experts expect explosive method, just like their other tests. This is a basic molecular simultaneous testing of 94 patients within 2 hours. That is growth in the demand for nanotubes in the nearest future. diagnostic method that can significantly increase the weak why the company considered automation when it developed concentration of DNA and RNA segments in the biological the test. Today, TestGene cooperates with an international test (using the reverse transcriptase). This technology has company that specializes in robotizing laboratories. The new been polished over decades and is well-known among products have been created specifically for those robots. laboratory technicians. Their use will result in a performance rate of 800 samples per day.

“Each batch contains 100 tests. We can produce 500 batches a day, i.e. 50 thousand tests every day. It is also 1 million tests in a 20-working-day month. First of all, we sell the product in our home region, Ulyanovsk Region. There are already preliminary orders from other regions coming from state-owned and private commercial organizations. We have many international orders but we will address those with whatever remains as we want to satisfy the demand in Russia first.” Andrey Toropovsky, CEO of TestGene , Inc., May 2020 2

1 Source: https://www.vedomosti.ru/press_releases/2020/04/10/pribor-indikator-bio-startapa-fiop-rosnano-s-novimi-­ chipami-i-reaktivami-­ fnkts-fhm-­ fmba-viyavlyaet-koronavirus-za­ ‑15-minut 2 Source: https://incrussia.ru/specials/bioteh-vo-vremya-pandemii/­ 32 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 33 During the peak of the pandemic, two of the Fund’s DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THE NANOCENTER NETWORK STARTUPS REMAINED ACTIVE: nanocenter - the TechnoSpark Group and the North- THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IN MICROELECTRONICS, Western Center for Technology Transfer (NWCTT) - launched PRODUCED DEVICES FOR EXPORTS, RELEASED NEW PRODUCTS, CONDUCTED the production of face screens/visors with 3D printed PILOT TESTING TOGETHER WITH MARKET LEADERS, ENTERED INTO components. Throughout the year, they handed over several PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERS, thousands of those to the medical institutions of Moscow, St. AND BUILT NEW PRODUCTION FACILITIES . “3D print is becoming Petersburg, and the surrounding areas. especially important Additive technologies allowed for the fast launch of the for healthcare due to The Baikal Processors consumables and expendables for medical staff: the key the current pandemic. functional parts of visors were produced with 3D printers. 3D Technologies like these The first Russian Baikal processors were print parts ensured the reliability of products, comfortable help to produce the required developed by Baikal Electronics JSC (the visor-to-head contact, accurate size adjustments, and safety wear for employees, as well as introduce new founding shareholders include the Russian weight reduction compared to alternatives. Face screens security protocols quickly. The reusable 3D printed supercomputer manufacturer T-NANO are made of durable plastic. They are reusable and easy-to- face screens produced by TechnoSpark will be good and one of the Fund’s nanocenters). The sanitize. Visors help protect the eyes, respiratory tract, and protection for our doctors.” company designs integrated circuits and skin from direct contact with small particles and viruses Georgy Melkonyan, Chief physician on-chip systems, and its product range includes and they prevent unintentional hand-to-face contacts. This at City Clinical Hospital No.4 Baikal-T and Baikal-M microprocessors that significantly reduces the probability of infection including are included in the Unified Register for Russian the coronavirus. Radioelectronic Products. Both processors are Visors efficiently protect not only doctors but also other ready for mass production. people whose jobs require contacting with other people, such as shop assistants, front desk clerks in the service industry Throughout the 10 years, the venture The Baikal-T microprocessor is used in network and that see clients, couriers, and utility services employees. construction network created by the Fund telecommunications equipment, as well as industrial supported the establishment of automation systems for the oil and gas industry. The Baikal-M1000 processor is primarily designed to create INNOVATION personal devices. This processor is a system-on-a-chip 852 COMPANIES manufactured using the 28 nm lithography process with eight 64-bit cores and an eight-core graphics processing unit. By the end of 2020, three new processors were presented: Baikal-M/2, Baikal-M/2+, and Baikal-S. THE REVENUE OF THE NANOCENTER NETWORK IN 2020 CONTINUED TO GROW AND AMOUNTED TO Up to In August 2020, Astra Linux, a Russian developer of 11 4. BILLION RUBLES, WHICH 54% MORE THAN THE operational systems and virtualization platforms, presented PLANNED VALUE . INNOVATION a thin and compact Graviton M50B AIO PC under the 3Logic COMPANIES Group trademark. The device operates under Novorossiysk 50 Astra Linux Special Edition protected operational system In October 2020, the Baikal-M microprocessor got an official The total revenue for 10 years exceeded which is about half of all material-based industry using the motherboard with the Russian-made Baikal VE- status of a Russian-made integrated circuit. The Ministry of startups in Russia, are launched every year M1000 high-performance processor. Industry and Trade of Russia produced an official statement BILLION 3Logic Group markets this device as a ready-made solution that the Baikal-M processor is a Level 2 microchip produced 34.9 RUBLES for the creation of automated workplaces for public officers, in the Russian Federation. This means that Baikal-M-based underlining its high security, stable operation, simple and solutions can be used in the majority of import substitution fast commissioning, working space optimization, and easy government contracts. maintenance. The expected sales of the Baikal Electronics JSC products in Number of startups created Revenue of nanocenters and their startups, bn rubles 2025 are 10 billion rubles.

900 852 45,00 811 800 770 40,00 689 700 35,00 11,4 600 557 30,00

500 25,00 419 419 9,4 23,5 400 2000 “The Baikal-based AIO PC presented by 3Logic Group is a breakthrough

300 15,00 in its sector. It is easy to use and convenient, and its functions have not 5,5 14,1 previously been implemented in Russian-made hardware. It relies on 200 10,00 2,6 8,6 Russian-made equipment and operational system. It is a good example of 100 5,00 0,4 0,6 1,4 1,6 1,9 6,0 a basic technology stack.” 0,1 0,1 0,5 1,1 2,5 4,1 0 0,00 Roman Mylitsyn, Innovation Director at Astra Linux State Company, 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 CNews, August 2020 1

Previous years (cumulative total Preious years (cumulative total) Year total 1 Source: https://www.cnews.ru/news/line/2020–08–28_predstavlen_otechestvennyj

34 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 35 IN 2020, THE RUSSIAN CENTER FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS BECAME A FINALIST IN THE CORPORATE THE CONTRACT MANUFACTURING COMPANY TEN FAB PRODUCED AND EXPORTED THE FIRST HUNDRED OF ACCELERATION PROGRAM OF THE GOZNAK STATE COMPANY . WITHIN THE GOZNAK STARTUP LAB ANISOPRINT 3D PRINTERS IN 2020 . ACCELERATOR, VARIOUS OPTIONS OF USING DIFFERENT FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS IN GOZNAK PRODUCTS WERE REVIEWED AND TESTED IN THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS PROCESSES . THE CORPORATE ACCELERATION PROGRAM RESULTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE COMPANIES . THEY ARE PLANNING TO WORK ON NEW PRODUCTS USING THIN-FILM FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS TOGETHER . “Anisoprint is a very important customer in our contract business. First of all, because all the goods produced by us under this contract are exported to Europe and Asia. It is also important that TechnoSpark strengthens The Russian center for flexible electronics its position in the 3D printer sector. We have become a leader in the new The world’s first industrial production of flexible electronic components was launched in March 2020 at the printed production output in Russia and also we are beginning to increase TechnoSpark technology campus in Troitsk. The floor area of the plant is 4100 sq. m including 2000 sq. m of our presence in this sector in foreign markets.” clean rooms. Denis Kovalevich, Chairman of the TechnoSpark Board of Directors, Tass, December 2020 1 The main product of the plant is plastic thin-film which was presented in December 2020 by E Ink, the leading transistor arrays. The TFT-matrix is a key component electronic paper manufacturer in the world. of contemporary devices: it is used in LCD and OLED The goal of the Center is to keep the leading position in According to Fyodor Antonov, CEO of Anisoprint, the We are satisfied with the results and are planning to continue smartphone displays, X-ray detectors, biometry sensors, RFID the world and ensure the display independence of Russia. company used to produce its printers at a contract facility cooperating with TEN fab”, said Antonov. tags, electronic newspaper screens (EPD screens). Experts predict that in 10 years, organic electronics will in Germany but it was forced to transfer all of its production Composer А3 and Composer А4 printers produced by TEN TFT arrays are produced using two global advanced dominate and the global market for printed, flexible, and activities into Russia due to the pandemic. “TEN fab fab are used for printing composite parts and tackle for technologies. The first one is the organic electronics organic electronics will grow almost by two: according to ensured the same quality of project support as the German aviation, car manufacturing, medicine, and other sectors. (transferred from the British company FlexEnable), and the research by IDTechEx, it will increase from 41.2 billion USD in manufacturers and we managed to reduce the prime costs Anisoprint printers are used by BMW, Sсhunk, and other second one is the IGZO metal oxide technology (indium, 2020 to 74 billion USD in 2030. of the products, as well as internal quality assurance costs. manufacturers. gallium, and zinc oxide) transferred from the Belgian R&D organization IMEC and the Dutch Holst Centre). Organic TFT matrices are used to create EPD and LCD displays, as well as biometric sensors and X-ray detectors, while IGZO TFTs are used for integrated microchips and OLED displays. In 2020, new sections of the Central Circular Road were products are gaining popularity among clients, designers, The center became the key partner in the mass production open to traffic. Their length is almost 106 km and they and operating companies by year. High quality, producibility, of thin-film TFT matrices for the world’s first flexible display linked M-11 (Moscow-St. Petersburg) and M-7 (Moscow-Ufa) and simple installation make them popular all over Russia”, with full-color electronic paper based on plastic electronics, motorways. Over 14 km of composite railings produced by claimed Alexey Rannev, CEO of NCC LLC. the Nanotechnology Center of Composites were installed Composite railings are used as a substitution for the metal along the new road section. Besides, there was also about 12 railings of bridges and viaducts. Compared to the metal km of composite water disposal facilities (chutes) installed railings, the composite ones produced by the NCC have a that were produced by the NCC. number of significant advantages: they are lightweight, rust- “The CCR construction project is extremely important for our resistant, and durable. They require almost no maintenance UP TO 80% company. The NCC team had to quickly produce and install costs, and their elements are easy to replace. Composite OF THE PRODUCTS a lot of products complying with the strict requirements set water disposal chutes are also used as an alternative to out by the client. The use of hot pressing helped shorten conventional concrete or metal facilities and they share the are planned the production cycle for a standard product by 8 times. Our aforementioned advantages. to be exported

Gazpromneft is planning to robotize its warehouses, and the logistics robot produced by Ronavi Robotics has successfully completed tests in the company digital logistics space. Ronavi H1500 was used to transport heavy loads. One of its “Recently, we’ve customer features is the large volume of batteries that allow been receiving it to work for 8 hours without charging. more requests for production logistics robotization when it is necessary to transport the load from one production section to another or the finished product warehouse without human The projected guidance. The robot helps free the employees capacity is about working at the section from this kind of routines.” THOUSAND Ivan Borodin, CEO of Ronavi Robotics, 2 SQ. METERS 1 Source: https://tass.ru/ekonomika/10329957 Metal Supply and Sales Magazine, September 2020 4 2 Source: https://www.metalinfo.ru/ru/news/119484 of TFT matrices a year 36 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 37 Pozvonoq developed a new range of 3D-printed spine The only thin-film solar panel factory in Russia is being built The SteelSun plant will produce solar cells and modules implants. in Saransk. using advanced thin-film technology based on the Copper The Russian project company Pozvonoq, part of the North- The Nanomaterials Center of the Republic of Mordovia Indium Gallium DI-Selenide (CIGS). The average efficiency of Western Center for Technology Transfer and the Orthoinvest made a deal with its Swedish partner, Midsummer, for the the modules is about 15% but they can work even in diffused Group, completed the work on a new range of banana- procurement of a production line for integrated solar panels. light and partial dim-out. The planned production output is 10 MW a year. shaped intervertebral cages. The product is undergoing “In our work, we The production line is being produced at the Midsummer state registration after which the stock-produced items will primarily focused plant in Järfälla near Stockholm. It will be shipped to the The main target market for the products is the commercial be available through the online auction in the government on the requirements SteelSun plant in Saransk in 2021. A 1000-sq.-meter construction and renovation sectors in Russia and other contract system. expressed by the production floor is being prepared for this new enterprise in Eurasian Economic Union countries (Armenia, Belarus, Intervertebral cages are 3D-printed spine implants with doctors (mostly the Technopark-Mordovia. New utility lines are being laid and Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan). complex shapes. They are installed into various sections neurosurgeons and clean rooms are being arranged onsite. The company will be The equipment procured will ensure the transfer of unique of the spine to treat such diseases as disc prolapse, vertebrologists) that regularly managed by the Nanomaterials Center of the Republic of technology for integrable non-silicon photovoltaics. degenerative-dystrophic changes, and spinal tumors. deal with such products. Joint discussions resulted Mordovia and Solartek, a company within the TechnoSpark Fusion-B cages developed by Pozvonoq feature a specific in a new range of fifty-four types of ready-made Group that has been promoting thin-film solar panel-based shape that ensures the maximum area of contact with cages. This will allow for the most accurate selection roof solutions since 2015. vertebrae, which has a positive effect on implantability and of a model depending on the disorder and the facilitates minimally invasive operations. anatomical features of the patient’s locomotor The cost of finished products is estimated to be two times system. Each of the cage size-types is available for lower than that of foreign alternatives with the same ordering in two options: the meshwork (featuring characteristics. The company is planning to negotiate a three-dimensional mesh inside the implant that the inclusion of the range of intervertebral cages in the facilitates the integration with the bone tissue procurement list for high-tech medical care and compulsory without any bone filler) or with a cavity to be filled health insurance systems. This means that patients suffering with the autogenous bone.” from serious spine diseases and requiring implants will be Olga Voblaya, able to get those for free. CEO of Pozvonoq “We are very happy “The new plant is to become a part of designed to address the Russian market the demand for of integrated solar integrated solar roofs panel production. We from the commercial are looking forward to sector. We promote Russia’s supplying solar panels unique products: various The robotics startup Tubot has become an exclusive partner The Russian company Tubot (part of the TechnoSpark Group for the European market where the current demand roof materials with integrated solar panels. The of the German inline robot manufacturer Inspector Systems in conjunction with SYGMA. Novosibirsk) specializes in inline exceeds the production capacities of Midsummer.” Midsummer technology is perfect in this respect. in Russia. robots. In particular, it develops a robot for oil-filled pipelines Sven Lindstrom, We hope to expand the solar roof business in CEO of the Swedish company Russia and abroad with technology transfer and the The world market of inline diagnostics is valued at over 20 together with Transneft-Diaskan and Transneft. manufacturing of flexible solar panels in Saransk.” billion USD, with 1 billion USD from robot-based diagnostics. Inspector Systems has been developing and producing According to analysts, this segment is going to see the inline robotized systems for over 35 years. It has the largest Dmitry Krakhin, Head at Solartek most dynamic development within the next 7 years with an product range among European companies for the majority average yearly growth rate of 17%. The length of oil pipelines of industrial pipes and applications. These include urban only in Russia amounts to over 2.5 million km. There is about heating networks, oil pumping station pipelines, liquid 250 thousand km of major pipelines in Russia, 80% of which cooling systems for nuclear reactors, skyscraper ventilation have been in operation for over 30 years. A large proportion systems, and product quality assurance for pipe mills. These of the pipelines is underground, which makes their mass solutions are going to be available to Russian companies Training technology entrepreneurs renovation impossible. One of the purposes of using inline now. robots is localizing problem spots in the pipes for further TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS THE BASIS OF THE MASS CREATION OF STARTUPS AND THE FORMATION repairs or replacements. OF THE INNOVATION ECONOMY. YET, TODAY’S RUSSIA SEES A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS. THEIR NUMBERS INCREASE AT A SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER PACE THAN THE NUMBER OF INNOVATIVE STARTUPS IN NEED OF EFFICIENT MANAGERS. ACCORDING TO GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, RUSSIA IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BURUNDI AND URUGUAY IN THE BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX RATING.

Within the strategic horizon, detecting business potential Since 2018, TechnoSpark has been implementing the “Inline robots substitute external pipeline and utility system diagnostics. among adults is often ignored in favor of bringing up the #StartupDiploma long-term university partnership program. They help reduce the costs of maintenance and repairs and increase new generation within the technology entrepreneurship Today, internships at TechnoSpark are only available to final- the inspection rates by manifold, which results in preventing accidents, paradigm. year students from partner universities: 15 universities from human casualties, and damages to the environment.” Some of the Fund’s projects are aimed at preparing unique different regions of Russia take part in the internship cycle of Marcus Hitzel, analytical materials, implementing special projects, and 2020-2021. CEO of Inspector Systems arranging communication platforms.

38 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 39 BUSINESS PRACTICE AT TECHNOSPARK IS THE Students, selected based on the results of the diagnostic ONLY PROGRAM IN RUSSIA WHERE STUDENTS procedure, do a business internship at TechnoSpark CAN EXPERIENCE THE ECONOMIC REALIA OF REAL companies, accessing the real technology entrepreneurship. BUSINESSES RATHER THAN THE EDUCATIONAL They become leaders of technology startups, make crucial STARTUP PROJECTS. business decisions, and work together with experienced entrepreneurs.

The TechnoSpark School of Technology Entrepreneurship has formulated several key principles for students’ business internships:

1 Future entrepreneurs are 3 In the beginning, students 5 The interns’ areas of responsibility include selected from an extensive get a realistic hypothesis technological and industrial analytics, list of students through developed by TechnoSpark economic and investment calculations, basic business competence that is appealing to product development and engineers’ diagnostic methods: investors work arrangement, and preparing preliminary online selection for/launching the sales of the and final selection through technology-based product business simulation in a 4 TechnoSpark funds the form of the game called startups that are run by “Build a company. Sell the interns using the same company”, rules and standards that are applied to other By building startups, each year, the Fund opens dozens startups of vacant jobs attracting the candidates ready and willing to persistently work as entrepreneurs in constructing 2 Acting in entrepreneurial a technology company. When hiring a technology fashion is only possible entrepreneur, a lot of attention is paid to the soft skills and when getting into a ‘real- personal qualities of the applicant. life’ situation. That is why During the internships, students follow individual The Fund continues the implementation of the Business students work with real educational paths to fulfill their educational Debut annual program where the participants that proved technology startups rather 10 obligation while building their startups themselves in the “Build a company. Sell the company” than educational projects business game get employed as junior entrepreneurs in a funded technology startup with a fixed salary for 10 Since 2016, over 60 games have been held all over months irrespective of their previous experience and basic Russia. More than competences. The business game was developed by TechnoSpark specialists as an efficient tool for the assessment of business competencies. It is widely used among young audiences: PEOPLE 5,000 students and children. A simplified version of the “Build a (schoolchildren, students, entrepreneurs, and company. Sell the company” Junior teaches schoolchildren corporate employees) took part in them. from 5-11 grades about the basic principles of technology entrepreneurship. Thus, to solve its human resource The companies built by interns make problems, businesses created a unique educational product 7 use of the TechnoSpark startup that helps detect and develop entrepreneurial skills. platform so that the interns could focus In 2020, everyone’s attention was drawn to online courses on the most important business issues due to the unprecedented demand. Thus, Kabardino- Balkarian State University n.a. H. M. Berbekov used its “Boiling Point” digital platform to post a free course “The To produce the majority of products, “TechnoSpark has been consistently Basics of Technology Entrepreneurship: from Startup to а 8 interns use the services provided by the Successful Company” developed by TechnoSpark, IIDF, and contract companies of TechnoSpark working with students. We want the Fund for Social Investment. This 36-hour course covers, 6 Interns do not have to see more young among other things, the basic concepts of technology an advisor: they must people that voluntarily entrepreneurship. On the course page, one can access video lectures and interviews, tutorials, and tests prepared by organize their work 9 To work on their startup, students travel select technological themselves to new cities, i.e. “leave their comfort entrepreneurship as their careers.” leading business experts. zones” Anna Elashkina, Head of the TechnoSpark School of Entrepreneurship

40 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 41 2.2. Educational projects FUND’S ACTIVITY and programs 2RESULTS E 2018 2016 2014 The launch of the The IAN began Business Debut The Council for implementing the program 2013 Professional Fund’s multiyear The start of the Qualifications in program for the #startupdiplom 2012 Development of an Digital Education for the Nanoindustry program that allows 2011 was established to Assessment System Technology for the Nanoindustry, an students to take a become one of the for the Professional one-year internship RUSNANO opened development of Autonomous Non- first industry-specific Qualifications in the to develop one a Technology continuing professional Profit Organization PQC in Russia Nanoindustry of TechnoSpark’s Entrepreneurship education programs in the was established startups Department at MIPT nanoindustry was created School League, an Autonomous Non-Profit Educational Organization for Natural Sciences and High Technology was established

42 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 43 OVER THE TEN YEARS OF THE FUND’S OPERATIONS, IT HAS CREATED THE QUALIFICATION AND FUTURE SKILL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES RELEVANT TO THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY’S WORLD. Educational projects and programs are aligned with the cycle and motivate the professional growth of specialists. technology sectors of the Fund’s activities and the priorities The implemented actions promote early career orientation “The focus on the accumulation of pre-adaptivity potential and increasing of the state policy in education, labor market, and advanced in sciences, engineering, and entrepreneurship and motivate a person’s preparedness for changes may become a strategic goal of the technologies. They cover the entire business development children and young adults to obtain the relevant education. education system in the context of rapid upgrading of the jobs available and the impossibility to predict the right set of knowledge and skills for the future. Finally, continuing education is becoming a basic thing.” Vladimir Mau, President of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration PROJECT EFFICIENCY IS BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE ECOSYSTEM APPROACH .

A scalable modern education environment presents the following opportunities: In 2020, the Fund supported the development of educational DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL programs targeting the relevant production problems at 20 high-tech companies from various regions of Russia PROGRAMS FOLLOWING MARKET including Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Vladimir, Belgorod, REQUIREMENTS HELPS DETERMINE Voronezh, and Astrakhan Regions, as well as the Altai and Perm territories, and Moscow. THE MOST IN-DEMAND OR ABSENT In 2020, 18 new professional development and retraining FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND for specialists, postgraduate students, for educators - to upgrade for the country’s programs in developing and using advanced technologies SATISFIES THE COMPANIES’ NEEDS and students - to develop additional their knowledge in advanced schoolchildren - to and innovative materials in metallurgy, metal processing, FOR QUALIFIED STAFF . relevant skills in developing, research, technologies and teaching build their future in construction, mechanical and instrument engineering, healthcare, and agriculture were completed by training 548 producing, and applying new methods for sciences, as well as nanotechnology and In 2020, a study of in-demand qualifications in nanoindustry specialists. technologies and materials, as well as using project-based and research- the related high-tech and high-tech sectors based on career requirements of high- technology entrepreneurship based activities sectors A total of 217 educational programs have been developed tech companies began, yielding interesting results. over 10 years. The projects were initiated by 219 high-tech Engineers comprise the largest target audience that was companies from 41 regions. About 1/3 of these companies educated at the Fund in 2011-2020. They are mentioned in returned to the Fund to initiate educational projects for new 87% of the requests received from companies. A wide range of events aims to detect and support introduction of modules and courses from such programs business development areas. To develop these programs, 80 The second-largest group of students (36%) comprises talents, abilities, and interests in children and young into the main university study plans can contribute to the leading Russian universities and academic institutions were production managers and specialists in decision-making adults. The development of educational technologies and improvement of the efficiency of higher education in Russia. involved. (managers, marketing experts). digital content production make education available to The technologies of the national system of qualifications In November 2020, the All-Russian online conference broad audiences. The introduction of new technologies for nanoindustry based on the requirements of professional “Career Support in Innovation Production” was held The smallest category of trainees comprises mid-level (including deep tech) and the solution of relevant business standards promote professional development and self- in cooperation with eNano, the Russian Nanoindustry technical workers and production staff (technicians, workers, problems can be intensified by a selective development fulfillment of specialists, as well as improved production and Association, the Council for Professional Qualifications in laboratory technicians). They were mentioned in 16.5% of of new continuing education programs for specialists. The labor efficiency. Nanoindustry, and the National Training Foundation. the study requests. Over 140 people signed up for the conference. The participants represented universities and academic organizations that develop and implement new educational Educational programs programs with the Fund’s support, high-tech companies interested in training their employees, as well as the National FAST-GROWING The steady growth of the GDP in the mid- and long-term individual educational paths and the active use of distance Agency for Qualification Development and the Council for INNOVATION COMPANIES indicates sustainable economic development and the education technologies. Professional Qualifications in Nanoindustry. During the ARE THE MOST ACTIVE increase of the quality of life. event, experts discussed the impacts the Fund’s educational Since 2011, the Fund has been supporting the creation of CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB programs have made over the 10 years, as well as the best EDUCATION SERVICE new professional development and retraining programs practices of the partner universities based on the targeted CONSUMERS aiming at preparing specialists for developing innovative RETRAINING IS ONE OF THE ACTIONS educational program technology used by the Fund. products, launching new production facilities, promoting new THAT PROMOTE TECHNOLOGICAL products in the market, and using them. Rapidly developing DEVELOPMENT AND LABOR innovation companies are interested in accumulating here- and-now competencies. They dictate the key requirements EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT . for educational projects: they must be short, inexpensive, THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED, AMONG and produce guaranteed results. Professional development programs with clear practical orientation are aligned with OTHER THINGS, THROUGH THE these parameters. The Fund’s educational programs feature DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUING a modular structure that ensures the implementation of EDUCATION .

44 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 45 The analysis of requests in terms of integrated technological There was also annual research into the use of the One of the features of the Fund’s educational programs that The success of the Fund’s educational programs is based on training areas showed the following: educational programs developed together with the Fund in improve the qualifications of high-tech company specialists the unique technology that ensures prompt and targeted ⊲ apart from process engineers, training in Nanomaterials partner universities and academic institutions. The survey is creating and using electronic education courses (EEC), response of universities to the recruitment demands and is often requested for production managers, chief covered 38 companies. Since the rights to the educational virtual laboratory classes, and training simulators. In the the upgrade of staff qualifications to the required level. While engineers, and deputy production leaders, quality control materials created with the Fund’s support belong to the spring and autumn of 2020, many partner universities developing each of the educational programs, university specialists, research engineers (mentioned in 23.8% of developers, their modules, topics, and courses are used to shifted to the remote working mode and successfully representatives are trained on the respective technologies. the requests in this field), development engineers, and teach students and postgrads and promote the updating continued student training using e-Learning resources In 2019-2020 only, teams from 31 educational institutions functional managers (mentioned in 20.6% requests in of the content of main educational programs. At the same developed through the Fund’s projects. learned algorithms for researching business requirements, this field); time, the training of specialists from other target companies developing the proper educational program structure and or university departments is continued. Thus, in 2020, 5.5 content, and creation of relevant tests. ⊲ training in Optics and Electronics is mostly relevant for thousand students and 4.9 thousand specialists from 280 process engineers (34.5%), development engineers companies and institutions were trained. (31.0%), and testing engineers and testers (17.2%); By the beginning of 2021, the number of company ⊲ the key audience for training in Medicine and specialists, teachers, and students which were trained in Pharmacology is doctors whose activities involve using Using the Fund’s technology for the creation of the educational programs supported by the Fund high-tech equipment and materials (33.3% of the exceeded 106 thousand people. requests); educational programs to facilitate the prompt ⊲ the key target groups for training in Energy Efficiency include process engineers (50%), production managers accomplishment of university goals (25.0%), production staff (25.0%), maintenance and In March and April of 2020, care centers for COVID patients cooperation, Faculty of Additional Professional Education repair service specialists (25.0%); were being deployed all over the country. Simultaneously, prepared 7 advanced training programs on using high-tech ⊲ the target audience for training in Surface Modification it was necessary to train doctors, nursing staff, and medical medicine solutions in diagnostics, surgery, dentistry, and is process engineers (57.1%), design engineers (42.9%), students doing internships directly at healthcare institutions. rehabilitation. All the theoretical subjects in the programs operation engineers, development engineers, chief They required the information of the new and rapidly developed by the MSUMD together with the Fund are taught engineers (28.6% of the requests in this area). spreading disease. in the remote mode. This problem was successfully solved by the staff of the The accumulated experience in responding to training needs Department of Infectious Diseases and Faculty of Additional ensured the prompt development of a 36-hour advanced Professional Education of A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State training course in COVID-19: Clinical Picture, Diagnostics, SPECIALISTS University of Medicine and Dentistry. The university has Treatment, and Prevention. 410 been a Fund’s partner since 2016. Over the 5-year-long >20 COMPANIES SPECIALISTS COMPLETED THIS >13,000 TRAINING COURSE

“When preparing this program, we used the experience accumulated 2020 WAS A CHALLENGE AND A DEVELOPMENT though participating in other educational projects of the Fund. The “The spread of the DRIVER FOR EDUCATION principles of the modular competency-based approach, as well as the virus and the imposed recommendations on the remote mode implementation of the course, The transition to the distance learning required universities restrictions had a great allowed us to quickly create a program with proper content and test change not only the form but also the content of the impact on the procedures.” education services they provided. The latter had some development of a new impact on commercial professional development programs. Vladimir Yevdokimov, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Additional Professional range of professional Education Professor of the Clinical Functional Diagnostics Department at the MSUT “STANKIN” found a solution in their experience development programs. The restrictions MSUMD n.a. A.I. Yevdokimov of joint work with the Fund: a range of new professional highlighted the problems. Yet, it is impossible to development programs was developed based on the deny the development of technologies and the materials from 4 jointly implemented programs in gradual digitalization of the economy, and the The Fund has the competencies required to create After the completion of educational projects, 100% of mechanical and instrument engineering, metallurgy, increase in the demand for IT specialists with advanced training programs for specialists in new product the employers say that “the university can teach the and metal processing. It includes the following: Digital production arrangement qualifications. We are development, production, and promotion as required qualifications required by the company” and provide Manufacturing Engineering, Improving Production Efficiency: looking for new approaches to solve the current by high-tech production companies funded by other high assessments of the programs in terms of key quality Key Tools and Models, Planning and Operative Management manufacturing problems and create a flexible development institutions. In 2021, it is planning to finish indicators. for Production, etc. The students comprised the employees and competitive production.” developing at least 15 new educational programs and launch Besides, an Atlas of Professional Competencies Required of Shvabe JSC, NPO Energomash JSC, MMZ AVANGARD Alevtina Mozharovskaya, 15 new projects. in Nanoindustry and the Related High-Tech Sectors of JSC, UEC-Saturn PJSC, Military-Industrial Corporation NPO Director of the Cross-Sectoral The targeted educational program development has great Economy will be prepared in 2021 based on the research Mashinostroyenia ISC, and other organizations. Innovation Technology Development potential and it can be applied to other sectors and emerging conducted. Institute MSUT “STANKIN” markets including those that receive support from other development institutions.

46 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 47 Competitive advantages of the Fund’s National qualifications system in nanoindustry educational programs In 2020, the development of the National Qualifications ⊲ working on the Development Strategy for the National System (NQS) continued. Proficiency testing reduces the Qualification System until 2030 to establish a modern risks that businesses face due to the actions of incompetent and flexible staffing solution for the priority goals Company application Methodological guidance for educational projects employees and improves labor productivity. of scientific, technological, and socioeconomic is the starting point to achieve the results required by the business The introduction of modern technologies, the emergence of development of the Russian Federation; of any project community new industries, jobs, and workplaces require more qualified ⊲ supporting the powers of the Council for Professional employees. Qualifications (CPQ) in Nanoindustry and developing the Taking into account the accomplishment of its strategic infrastructure within the Fund’s target program for the goals, the Fund has set the following key areas: Development of a Professional Qualification Assessment System in Nanoindustry in 2019-2021. We prioritize the practical The content of programs is aligned with the real ⊲ participating in the activities of the Presidential training of engineers needs of the business community: National Council for Professional Qualifications to 1. innovative product development make suggestions on state policy priorities for highly- qualified personnel training and the establishment 2. aunching new production facilities of a professional qualification system in the Russian Federation including the independent assessment of Unique product type — teaching consumers qualifications; 3. promoting innovative products in the market to use the products

ANALYZING THE RESULTS OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, 100% OF EMPLOYERS SAID THAT ‘THE UNIVERSITY CAN TRAIN EMPLOYEES WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE COMPANY’ AND GIVE A HIGH APPRAISAL OF THE PROGRAMS BASED ON THE KEY QUALITY INDICATORS The National Presidential In 2014, the Council for Since 2016, the IAN Council for Professional Professional Qualifications has been implementing Qualifications (chaired by A. N. (PQC) in the nanoindustry the program for the Shokhin, the president of RUIE) was created as part of the Development of an The employer’s assessment of educational programs on a 5-point scale is an advisory body considering National Presidential Council for Assessment System the issues related to the Professional Qualifications. The for the Professional establishment and development PQC operates at the Intersectoral Qualifications in the The relevance of obtained knowledge and 4,41 competencies of a system of professional Association of Nanoindustry Nanoindustry qualifications in Russia

The program addresses the specific 4,47 requirements of the customer company In 2020, the relevance of qualifications in the nanoindustry Within a year, 5 new professional standards for promising The education process takes into account and the related high-tech sectors was evaluated. A list of engineering careers were developed along with 19 the specific features of the customer 4,53 promising and new careers was created and a comparative qualifications and requirements and 24 test packages. company analysis of professional standards in nanotechnology and Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education 3++ Research results can be applied in practice 4,59 was performed.

1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 Professional standard development algorithm

“The Fund has a competitive edge unmatched by any other development institution. You can teach real practices.” Aleksandr Anokhin, The Fund runs labor The Fund together The PQC for the The National Presi- The Fund helps Vice Director for Research Work Aleksandr Anokhin, market research, with the experts nanoindustry dential Council for the companies and edu- 1 Vice Director for Research Work and the PQC for the from businesses reviews and ap- Professional Qualifi- cational institutions nanoindustry re- and universities proves the devel- cations, the Russian introduce profes- views and approves develops profes- oped professional Ministry of Labor, and sional standards and the components of sional standards standards Ministry of Justice re- develop a system of professional stan- and organizes their view and approve pro- qualifications based dards audits and discus- fessional standards on them 1 a RUSNANO portfolio company sions

48 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 49 In 2020, the fifth Qualification Assessment Center based on the WorldSkills Russia Union was certified. It has examination Effects centers in Moscow (Moscow State Education Complex) and Volgograd (Volgograd State Polytechnical College). The An electronic service has been developed to conduct Currently, a staffing model (SM) developed by the Fund 20th examination site was launched at the Belgorod State professional public accreditation of educational programs. and used for the introduction of advanced technologies is Technological University n.a. V.G. Shukhov. In 2020, 11 accreditation audits of programs were being scaled in St. Petersburg’s regional labor market. The 82% performed, and 7 of them successfully got professional model is based on the full-cycle career design concept: OF THE SERVICES AND public accreditations. A total of 57 nanoindustry specialists from generating a technological solution (project idea) PROCEDURES WERE undertook training and were certified as experts in to its practical implementation upon the specific order RENDERED ONLINE professional public accreditation. from an interested party (state, state corporation, large, 2020 saw the implementation of a pilot project to introduce medium, or small businesses). Staffing (staff assembly) in the independent qualification assessment tools in the SM is understood as detecting the qualifications necessary innovation projects (startups) of educational institutions. to solve production problems (qualification demand), the description of the qualification requirements (qualification To promote nanoindustry careers, a Directory of Occupations Digitalization ensured profiles), the translation of these requirements into the is being formed where there already are 54 in-demand jobs. results and content of educational programs (proactive In 2020, the directory was complemented with another ten. the fault-free operation training). Their completion must end with an independent Several public events were held in 2020 dedicated to the qualification assessment. According to the goals of the of the qualification development prospects of the National Qualifications SM, its implementation flow is aligned with the stages System, the arrangement of professional public accreditation of designing and introducing new project solutions assessment system during the pandemic, the independent assessment of (launching new production, equipment, investment project qualifications, including the regional aspects, graduate implementation, etc.). during the coronavirus education quality assessment, etc. Over 100 companies and pandemic universities have been involved in discussions. A total of 3 new Cooperation Agreements have been signed with the Council for Professional Qualifications in Financial Markets, the Council for Professional Qualifications in Education, and the The Union “Agency of Development of Professional Communities and Skilled Workers” (Worldskills Public Russia). interest

The emergence of new 6th technological The need for online exams arose due to the shift to the questions has been created and integrated with the NQS Contact point paradigm jobs in the remote working mode in many companies and the health uniform information platform. The online service for the for clients labor and education STRATEGIC PROJECTS RELY ON CORPORATE market. The formalization safety requirements for the qualification assessment independent qualification assessment allows for 1/3 of AND BUSINESS PROJECTS TO ALLEVIATE of educational paths procedures. the practical part and the full-length theoretical part of the STRATEGIC RISKS continuous education As a result, the electronic qualification assessment exams. Centers for the navigation system for nanoindustry was quickly upgraded to allow for By the beginning of 2021, the applicants received 1322 development of professional examinations in the remote mode using the qualification and professional exam certificates. A total of intersector competencies, proctoring system and compliant with the personal data 1066 students from 27 universities took 56 professional Technology including multifunctional protection laws of the Russian Federation. exams under the Career Entry pilot project, with 83% of them platform qualifications assessment centers. Today, 82% of the key qualification assessment services and completing the tasks successfully.. The establishment of a procedures are digitalized. An electronic library of theoretical Digital services community of ideologists for qualifications and ‘champions’ Seamless development, integration integration with the existing digital infrastructure

The use of a staffing model, through “Advanced technologies may make professional exams an available uniform tool to technology and providing assess the qualifications of people who already have some working experience and human resources to innovative projects professional education graduates following the requirements of employers.”

Vladimir Putin, Address to the participants of the sixth all-Russian forum “National Qualifications System”

50 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 51 BESIDES, WE ARE DEVELOPING A DETECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR “PROACTIVE QUALIFICATIONS” (JOBS OF THE FUTURE), E G. . NUCLEAR-MOLECULAR ENGINEERING .

“Creating a staff projection for any development project is a very serious “Technological development and breakthrough achievements are based and complicated task. We must learn how to select teams of people with neither on equipment or monetary infusions nor on slogans and state specific competencies required to solve any problem. We must calculate programs. They are all based on people. On the people who can “get which competencies are going to be required, how many employees with outside the box”, who are creative and use non-conventional approaches those competencies will be needed, and where we can get them. We also to their work. On the people who can set up an engineering team and be have to create candidate profiles and determine what they know and a part of such a cross-functional team... The staffing model is a flexible what they do not know, where we can get the missing competencies, adaptable tool that allows business owners, company heads to put how much time it will take, and how much money it will cost, including together a team fit for their purposes. The collective competence of such the advanced training programs. To do this, we must test the candidates teams can be maximized very quickly. Here, universities have to quickly and understand if they are fit for solving the problem and whether they and properly respond to the market requirements, they should stop want to participate, which is also important. After that, employees with cranking out standardized clerks. Young people say: “You should level up the required competencies must be organized into a team and make sure the skills for the build you want to use.” they can interact with each other normally. Basically, it is staffing for a Ella Gimelberg, SM 2.0 Project Manager, specific problem and the company as a whole.” Executive Partner of the Pragmatik Consulting Agency, Dmitry Cherneyko, Chairman of Vice-President of Eventica Communications Saint-Petersburg Committee for Labour and Employment

A qualifications system = a resource in labor The key long-term development objectives for the qualifications system include the following: efficiency improvement

Through the participation in the state initiative on the development of the National Qualification System, ~400 the Fund sets the trends for contemporary staffing in COMPANIES AND nanoindustry and the related high-tech sectors, facilitating ORGANIZATIONS the following: the development of 5 completing the digitalization ensuring the availability of running independent were involved in the qualifications professional standards, of the services rendered independent professional professional exams for system by the Fund including those in cross- by the Council for exams on 2-3 ‘entry-level’ 820 applicants including cutting digital technologies, Professional Qualifications: qualifications for students, university students and FOR INNOVATION COMPANIES – reducing the 10 qualification title simplifying the procedures developing at least 5 ‘entry- supplementary vocational staffing costs and the risks associated with the staff projects, 15 test packages, for remote examinations level’ qualifications, and education programmes qualifications being unfit for the company goals 75 and 10 new jobs to be and developing a trial test holding trial exams participants PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, included in the Directory module of Occupations prepared define qualification requirements for employees and the personnel by the Ministry of Labour FOR SPECIALISTS – training system and Social Protection of the proficiency testing for over 200 jobs and professional Russian Federation development management 20 EXAM FOR UNIVERSITIES – SITES updating bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in 13 regions hold professional and aligning them with the labor market requirements examinations performing 12 accreditation the integration of developing a network of replicating the audits for educational qualification assessment examination sites, increasing comprehensive qualification programs in nanotechnology procedures in the the role of exam centers requirement design within professional public supplementary vocational based at educational technology to launch FOR STUDENTS – > 2,300 accreditation education programmes institutions providing high-tech solutions in the increasing the competitive ability in the labor market PEOPLE developed by the Fund independent assessments markets participated in professional among students examinations

52 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 53 In 2020, eNano, created by the Fund, implemented On May 28, 2020, the first CEE2020 Russian Online E-Learning a program for the Development of e-Learning to Conference On Engineering Education (ceeonline.ru) create conditions for the formation of a talent pool for was held with support from MISIS National University of THE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS nanoindustry companies and the related high-tech sectors Science and Technology, EdCrunch, and the ITMO University through contemporary information and communication (organized by eNano and the Fund). This is an annual ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS. technologies. open online platform where education professionals and THESE PROBLEMS CONSTITUTE THE PRIORITIES OF THE KEY STATE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, technology business leaders are brought together. The SUCH AS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE RUSSIAN The key aspect of the Program is the creation of an online education system for engineering (the edunano.ru topic of the conference is Engineer 2020: at the junction of FEDERATION, THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE, THE DIGITAL ECONOMY PERSONNEL educational portal). Its events are designed for: technology, design, and business. FEDERAL PROJECT WITHIN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ⊲ specialists (managers and engineers) from nanoindustry The Tekhnokrat competition is one of the grant platforms NATIONAL PROGRAM. of the UMNIK program implemented by the Innovation decommissioning companies and the related high-tech sectors, as well as (scrappage) various scientific research and development institutions Promotion Fund. It was launched by eNano together with dealing with the creation and application of innovative the Fund. The event aims to support students, postgrads, THE DIGITAL CONTENT COLLECTION IS BASED ON THE technologies (research centers, technoparks, business and young researchers that want to fulfill themselves ACTIVITIES OF A HIGH-TECH ENGINEER . THE FOCUS support incubators, engineering centers, etc.); through innovation activities. There were 115 applications IS SET ON THE LIFE-CYCLE OF CREATING AND (follow-up) for the 2020 competition, and 61 projects in 4 categories 6 ⊲ representatives of higher education institutions EMPLOYING TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, were admitted to the finals. These categories include and vocational educational organizations (office PROCESSES, AND SYSTEMS THAT Digital Technology, Medicine and Health Protection, New and management staff, researchers, and students) INCLUDES SIX MAIN STAGES Materials and Chemical Technology, and New Devices and using that specialize in nanotechnology and technical and Smart Production Technology. Based on the results of the (operating) 5 engineering education. in-person finals, the competition committee of the Fund The second aspect of the e-Learning system development received 29 investment projects for consideration (22 in the nanoindustry is the early career orientation and the in the basic list and 7 in reserve). Project evaluation was promotion of natural sciences and bases of nanotechnology performed by 27 experts including representatives from the production 4 for schoolchildren. Since 2016, the eNano has been business community: directors-general and their deputies, 1 working on the Stemford project (stemford.org educational development directors, job group managers from large portal) that provides students with information about high technology companies. A specialized center for monitoring, developing technology, the latest scientific advances, engineering, and (designing) 3 expert review, implementation analysis, consulting support, the bases of technological entrepreneurship. and UMNIK project promotion based at eNano continued its In 2020, new education modes were launched: work. In 2020, 50 grant recipients were trained in the Project a vision ⊲ Teacher support courses (the students watch video Academy pre-acceleration program for project business plan of the future 2 lectures, complete tests, and then perform practical tasks preparation. solution receiving support and feedback from the teachers on The Best Online Course in Engineering Award was given out their results); at the EdCrunch Award OOC-2020 international contest ⊲ Online schools (the first school on Study Design in for online courses. The winner that got the 1st-degree 1 Developing New Tech Products launched together with certificate was the Young Engineer Course developed by the engineering company Karfidov Lab is a short (5-day) the Center for Young People Innovation Creativity and the crash-course involving practical tasks performed under Engineerium technopark of the MSTU n.a. N. E. Bauman. The the guidance of sector-specific experts). 2nd and 3rd-degree certificates were awarded to the Pattern Recognition System Development for Automated Service Robots course by ETU LETI and the Tomography: Seeing the Invisible by Tomsk Polytechnical University.

SINCE 2011, THE FUND HAS BEEN SUPPORTING TRAINING IN TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP . THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, OVER 80 INNOVATION COMPANIES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT AND OFFERED THE STUDENTS TO SOLVE REAL BUSINESS PROBLEMS .

1 See more details on this project in the next section on the Efficient System of Working with Children and Young Adults.

54 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 55 In 2020, 11 students graduated from the Inter-University In 2020, 11 students graduated from the Inter-University The key long-term development objectives for e-Learning Online education provides the following opportunities and Training Program for high-tech specialists (techpred.ru) Training Program for high-tech specialists (techpred.ru) development include the following:: advantages for businesses: who enrolled in 2018. At the end of 2020, there were 23 who enrolled in 2018. At the end of 2020, there were 23 ⊲ developing 96 digital education modules and other 1. Training employees using the professional development active students enrolled at the same time. In September active students enrolled at the same time. In September digital resources to help establish a contemporary and courses and programs on the edunano.ru education 2020, 27 new students began their training. 70 students of 2020, 27 new students began their training. 70 students of safe educational environment that would ensure high platform the Inter-University Program studied together (enrolled in the Inter-University Program studied together (enrolled in quality and availability of supplementary education, the 2. Arranging and managing employee training on edunano. 2018, 2019, and 2020). The list of participants included 4 2018, 2019, and 2020). The list of participants included 4 development of relevant competencies and skills in ru (dashboard and subscription services) universities (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, universities (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, students. National Research Nuclear University MEPHI, MISIS National National Research Nuclear University MEPHI, MISIS National 3. Joint development of courses for the subsequent training ⊲ enrolling for online courses and teaching at least 1500 University of Science and Technology, and Russian Academy University of Science and Technology, and Russian Academy of company employees management staff students from the real economy of National Economy and Public Administration) and 22 of National Economy and Public Administration) and 22 4. Obtaining a license to use courses at the specialized sector, professional teachers, and students; production companies. production companies. subsidiary offices to train employees ⊲ holding educational and career guidance events; eNano supported the fourth enrollment for a master’s eNano supported the fourth enrollment for a master’s 5. Promoting the company brand and products through degree program in technology entrepreneurship at the degree program in technology entrepreneurship at the ⊲ launching a mobile app for specialist training; the participation of company specialists in educational Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and continued Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and continued ⊲ attracting at least 6000 new users to the educational projects (webinars, seminars, online schools) as speakers supplying online courses for the educational program. A total supplying online courses for the educational program. A total platforms creating under the Program; 6. Elaborating and promoting company technical projects of 23 students enrolled, and a total of 38 students studied of 23 students enrolled, and a total of 38 students studied ⊲ holding the 2nd CEE2021 Russian online conference in as part of the master’s degree program in technology in the online master’s program. There were 9 courses used in the online master’s program. There were 9 courses used engineering education. entrepreneurship that were developed under the e-Learning Development that were developed under the e-Learning Development program. program. During the coronavirus pandemic, eNano opened free access During the coronavirus pandemic, eNano opened free access to over 60 online courses on the edunano.ru educational to over 60 online courses on the edunano.ru educational platform. During this promotion event, 29 educational platform. During this promotion event, 29 educational institutions (including technical schools and colleges) and institutions (including technical schools and colleges) and 71 companies applied for access for their teachers and 71 companies applied for access for their teachers and students, and a total of 9003 visitors got acquainted with the students, and a total of 9003 visitors got acquainted with the “The type of courses and the accessibility of information in study courses offered. courses offered. materials helped improve employees’ qualifications in risk management, project management, and efficient business process arrangement.” The University 20.35 initiative also received support. It The University 20.35 initiative also received support. It Lev Yakimov, stipulates the creation of a platform at goonline.2035. stipulates the creation of a platform at goonline.2035. Head of the Construction Audit university to unify educational content from partner services. university to unify educational content from partner services. Department of Uralkali PJSC eNano online course creation algorithm

Selecting a topic according to the engineering 160+ 1 education concept and involving experts in the COMPANIES area trusted eNano with the education of their Determining the target audience of the employees including 2 course, the results of the studies, and the following: developing the course program

Course relevance analysis, organizing 3 a scientific and technical audit of the course program

“The professional development of employees is an important part of corporate activities. Due to the study courses provided by eNano, Preparing signature materials and the our employees improved their professional levels, learned about new 4 technical development of the course specialized programs like Business Process Management, Nanomaterials in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and many more.” Viktor Shkredov, Director General Course commissioning and inclusion of Tekhnopark Slava JSC 5 in the course list

56 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 57 IN 2020, 29 7%. OF GRADUATES FROM GENERAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE RUSNANO SCHOOL LEAGUE SELECTED NATURAL SCIENCES (CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND BIOLOGY) AS THEIR STATE Working with Children and Young Adults UNIFIED EXAM .

THE FUND BUILDS A COMPLEX EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (ECOSYSTEM) FOR AVAILABLE AND SUPPORTING The program is implemented with contributions from 1146 communication between educational institutions, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPS SOLUTIONS THAT COMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL NATIONAL institutions of general, higher, and supplementary education academics, and business people, exchange information, EDUCATION SYSTEM. IT DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH GENERAL, HIGH, AND SUPPLEMENTARY and 27 regional resource centers (RRC). The main goal of discuss relevant issues, develop and implement various EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND PROMOTES THE IDEAS, MEANING, VALUES, APPROACHES, AND THE ACCUMULATED RRCs is coordinating and providing support to the activities projects, solve real technological and business cases from EXPERIENCE OF THE FUND. THE EVENTS FOR SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STIPULATE PROJECTS THAT of the network of educational institutions implementing the the high-tech industry using the resources of the other Program in the regions of the Russian Federation. In 2020, network members if required. ATTRACT THE NEW GENERATION TO THE WORLD OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY, INVOLVE THEM IN IT, AND HELP DEVELOP there were over 600 events held at regional centers with THEIR SKILLS. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING NATURAL SCIENCES AND TO PROMOTE PROBLEM-, PROJECT- In March 2020, the ninth All-Russian School Week of High over 100,000 participants. In December 2020, the RUSNANO BASED APPROACH AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY IN SCHOOL, THE FUND CREATES PROFESSIONAL Technology and Technology Entrepreneurship was held. School League program was extended to 2021-2023. Most of the in-person events were organized before the DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS. As general education activities were transferred to the restrictions were imposed at schools in the majority of the In 2020, the Fund continued its efforts to create tutorial The Fund supports the development of supplementary remote mode, the Digital Nanograd e-Learning platform country’s regions. Besides, the participants could access a materials to support the improvement of quality of general education infrastructure for children, young adults, and (nano-grad.ru) developed within the RUSNANO School lot of online content. “Turnkey lessons” play a special role and supplementary natural science training for children educators for the subjects related to natural sciences, bases League was included in the list of recommended resources in the Week. They were developed by high-tech experts and to provide conditions to improve the schoolchildren of nanotechnology, technology entrepreneurship in high for children’s education during the lockdown by such and are designed for schoolchildren and their teachers. In motivation for obtaining education in sciences, as well as tech. In 2020, the Laboratory for Innovation and Technology popular platforms as ALL.ONLINE, Doma Klassno, webinar.ru, 2020, 25 new lessons and video materials were published at early career orientation for research, engineering, technical, Entrepreneurship regional resource center was launched at SkillFactory, Smart Courses, Educational Navigator edu.asi. htweek.ru. The study content is available for school teachers and technological entrepreneurship degrees in high the Artek International Children’s Center. ru, etc. and students throughout the year and from any part of the country. The 2020 WHT&T brought together participants tech (first of all, nanotechnology). In 2020, 8 professional The RUSNANO School League (schoolnano.ru) program This platform allows the RUSNANO School League from 348 cities and settlements in 85 regions of Russia. development programs for educators have been prepared implemented by the Fundis a permanent participant of the participants and all those interested in the development and 229 people have been taught. A total of 96 study NTI Kruzhok Movement (nti2035.ru/talents/circles) and is of scientific education at schools to set up productive material sets for the supplementary education of children, recognized as one of the significant programs, projects, and young adults, and educators were prepared in 2020. initiatives implemented by the government, corporations, and development institutions. Besides, this Fund’s program is one of the key projects for mentor training. “The High Technology Week, just like the High Fashion Week provides an opportunity to make high technology closer to children and make it prêt-à- porter.” Key projects 2020 WHT&T participant feedback

Events in 350 cities and settlements all over the country The week of high technology and ⊲ In 2020, Fund continued developing the stemford.org practical conference for educators. The conference focused tech entrepreneurship ⊲ Turnkey lessons in high tech from RUSNANO, ROSCOSMOS, e-Learning platform that helps children, young adults, and on training future engineers through the cooperation of htweek.ru ROSATOM, RusHydro, and other partners educators navigate the nanoindustry and the world of high educational, academic, and business institutions. The event technology. The resource has the Nano in Plain Terms took place on November 20th and it was held online. video tutorial series, the Key to Nanoworlds online lectures By the beginning of 2021, Stemford brought together about ⊲ 50 turnkey modules, experiments and research projects and webinars, e-Learning courses, remote experiments 24,000 participants and over 800 educational institutions, STA-studios in natural sciences and the bases of nanotechnology (webinars), online remote projects, and educational from 9 countries. It has over 170 unique digital content units http://www.schoolnano.ru/ (grade 1-11) videogames. The content is free to everyone. To take part in prepared by academics and high-tech company specialists. palmschool#fest ⊲ STA community an association of volunteers of science the project, one requires as much as a stable Internet access The content has the following structure:: and a desire to learn about scientific laws and their practical ⊲ getting acquainted with technology applications. ⊲ explaining operation principle ⊲ 7.3 thousand participants over 10 years The Stemford project by eNano supported by the Fund Nanograd annual holiday school and the MIET National Research University of Electronic ⊲ providing an opportunity to carry out the experiment ⊲ Solving business cases from high-tech companies http://schoolnano.ru/ Technology held the IV STEM Territory scientific and hands-on summerschools ⊲ Teams of schoolchildren and tutors from university students

A real Nanograd model operating 24/7/365 ⊲ “STEM education as an approach to studying natural sciences in schools Gamified educational platform ⊲ 20,000+ registered users and supplementary education courses for children is one of the tools nano-grad.ru ⊲ 90+ mini-courses in natural sciences and nano for for personnel formation for the innovation sector of the economy. This schoolchildren tool is used to train the technocratic elites: scientists, engineers, and technical specialists that can solve problems associated with the current technological development of the country.” Igor Valdman, Director General of eNano

58 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 59 The majority of the Stemford courses feature gamification The Technology Leaders of the Future project accelerator In 2020, the Fund supported 4 competitions for students, The final stage of the 2020 Nanosystems and components. The brightest development of eNano is the (t-leader.fiop.site) brought together 114 teams of 2143 postgrads, and young researchers during XIV All-Russian Nanoengineering category of the Olympiad held by Allotrop project that includes the S60 Allotrop and the high school students that provide their own technological “Nanotechnology - Breakthrough to the Future” Olympiad: the Kruzhok Movement of the National Technology Allotrop: Reaction videogames. The content of games is based developments and were ready to promote their work in the the Tutor Competition, the Mentor Competition, the Initiative was held in a new format - without the in-person on the subject matter of physics, chemistry, biology, and market and create technology startups in 2020 (450 of these Difficult Things In Plain Words competition, and the participation of schoolchildren. A total of nine teams programming as well as cross-subject game tasks that partially students were admitted to the finals). The accelerator is a National Student Team Contest. During the in-absentia took part in the Olympiad finals. Each of them performed require some knowledge of nanotechnology are included free program for 8-11th grade students who want to launch rounds of the Tutor Competition and the Mentor all calculations remotely and constantly interacted with or “level up” their business projects in modern technology. Competition for educators, students, and postgrads that the avatar controlled by the participants using voice take an active part in organizing project activities for communications and streamed video. The avatars had schoolchildren in nanotechnology, a total of 115 works cameras installed for online streaming. The teams could were registered and ranked. Of those, 5 participants see the results of their calculation and the set order of were selected to present their developments at a actions in real-time. The finalists and the developer team teleconference. During the Difficult Things in Plain Words managed to adapt to this new mode within just a few days. “To attract the interest of today’s children and teenagers, it is necessary in-absentia competitions, a total of 54 popular science More than 2500 school students applied for participation in to understand that any educational content in today’s world has to articles from students, postgrads, and young researchers the category of the Olympiad, and the competition rate for compete with games and entertainment. Therefore, filling the educational were evaluated. The selected 7 winners of the Difficult the finals was 38 people. environment with interesting and informative solutions is one of the key Things in Plain Words competition shared their works by Besides, 266 schoolchildren became finalists in regional challenges for those who create new technologies and products using the publishing open presentations for schoolchildren and and remote states of the Nanotechnology category of Game-Based Learning principle.” teachers (in the remote/online mode). the 2020 round of the Big Challenges educational project Andrey Melnikov, Director of the Fund’s Department for New Education During the 2020 XV anniversary All-Russian developed in partnership with the Talent and Success Technology and Projects for Children and Young Adults Nanotechnology—Breakthrough to the Future Internet Educational Foundation (Sirius Educational Centre). Olympiad, an In-Absentia Nanotechnology School was Of those, 20 people took part in the in-person stage held for the potential participants of the Olympiad. Over and worked on promising scientific projects under the 630 participants took 19 online lectures and webinars in mentorship of famous Russian scientists and educators in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biology. the innovation business for 14 days.

Technoleaders of the Future technology project accelerator

GOAL: ⊲ Individual support and promotion for every project INVOLVING SCHOOLCHILDREN IN TECH ⊲ Expert community ENTREPRENEURSHIP ⊲ Tracker training program “Big Challenges is the largest project program for Russian schoolchildren. In just three weeks, youngsters develop solutions for pressing research ⊲ Online education on the bases of tech entrepreneurship and working on personal projects problems in 12 categories aligned with the strategy of Russia’s scientific and technological development.” 85 2,143 7 the press service of the Talent and Success Educational Foundation REGIONS PARTICIPANTS CANDIDATES REAL EXTRA POINTS TOWARDS AGED 13-17 PER POSITION INVESTORS THE STATE EXAM

Taking part in the accelerator helps to develop important teams get expert support from successful business people In the reporting year, the Fund got a license for providing The key long-term objectives include: skills: how to think like a business person or put together a operating in the high-tech sector. The best teams get to supplementary professional education services and created ⊲ at least 30,000 students basic general and secondary team that will launch their startup, and the winners get an present their developments to investors and obtain funds for an education center that will spread the advanced practices general education should be involved in early career opportunity to earn extra points for the state exams. Project project development. of teaching natural sciences, bases of nanotechnology, and orientation events; technological entrepreneurship. ⊲ a uniform educational infrastructure (digital platform In 2020, the conventional model of Nanograd began and community) to be created for the young to shift into an all-year-round comprehensive gamified participants (i.e. school and university students) of all program implemented on the Digital Nanograd platform. Fund’s projects and programs. The aim is to make the opportunity to “live” for some time “Currently, the projects of our participants attract attention from in the high-tech virtual city available to more children private entities and small funds. Yet, it is just the beginning and we are than was possible before with the old Nanograd format negotiating with larger companies that can be interested in specific where only 200 schoolchildren could get a once-in-a-year projects or their authors - future engineers, inventors, and academics opportunity to meet at the same physical place. that can think both like scientists and like business people.” Svetlana Reshetnikova, Function Manager for the Supplementary Education of the Fund’s Children and Educators

60 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 61 2.3. Creation of a favorable FUND’S ACTIVITY regulatory environment 2RESULTS C 2019 2020 2018 The passing of 2017 The passing of federal act No The approval of the federal act No 64 and 374 that accords VAT exemption 2016 A special event was des- efficiency assessment article 15.25 of the to investment ignated for the Fund’s ac- rules for the spending Administrative Offense 2015 partnerships for The Fund was included tivities within the govern- of the budget funding Code taking into 2012 the transactions to The passing of federal in the list of legal mental program for the aimed to support account the Fund’s 2011 suggestions concerning sell shares in the The Fund was appointed act No 270 taking into entities providing Economic Development innovative activities governmental that were developed the use of convertible common property The passing of the authorized account the Fund’s and Innovation Economy. support for innovative together with the Fund loans in investment of partnerships and federal act No 335 organization in the suggestions on the This event is dedicated activities, which allows deals company capital defining a new legal Russian-Israeli program improvement of to supporting the de- the Fund to use the form of collective for the cooperation in financial instruments velopment of modern existing mechanisms investment activity, industrial R&D and support innovation infrastructure of governmental the investment mechanisms for in nanotechnology and support for SMBs. partnership academic, scientific, nanoindustry potential and engineering fulfillment tools and activities in the mechanisms Russian Federation

62 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 63 IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND Its efficiency directly depends on the conditions in which the IMPLEMENTING THE STATE POLICY FOR SCIENTIFIC participants of the innovation process work. The majority Participating in the national projects and the AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIRE of countries and jurisdictions aim to provide lucrative THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES AND opportunities and conditions to accelerate the development Russian Federation strategic planning regulations DIGITALIZATION . THIS MAKES INNOVATION ACTIVITIES of technology businesses. Therefore, Russia must develop ONE OF THE PRIORITIZED STATE GOALS . innovative approaches and development models that implementation would match and outstrip their international counterparts. Solving this problem requires a comprehensive set of As part of the activities aimed at accomplishing goals and objectives of national projects,1 the Fund prepared a activities aimed at improving the regulatory framework and number of suggestions to improve the regulatory framework, including the following: the development of new tools that would address the real market’s needs, including the following 1 2 3

to revitalize the existing investment activity to attract private to improve and develop statutory support tools aiming the accomplishment capital to the regulations and mechanisms aiming of national development goals including the implementation of new for the accomplishment of the goals increase in fixed capital investments and investment projects in and objectives of the Digital Economy developing business activities; the Russian Federation; of the Russian Federation national program.

THROUGHOUT 2020, THE FUND WORKED TO PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT CONCEPTS TO STIMULATE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR.

ONE OF THESE INVESTMENT ATTRACTION MECHANISMS IS THE DIGITAL ENTITY CONCEPT developing mechanisms to attract investments for A Digital Entity is an innovative operations mode that allows investors, purchasing/selling product and services, the innovative technology legal entities registered in the Russian Federation to organize etc. The digitalization of these processes will ensure sector their interactions with state authorities and other companies the implementation of the international responsible in a digital form (digital format and space) to reduce costs business concept in Russia and help introduce compliance and non-financial risks while increasing the progress rates procedures at companies to manage financial and non- and the transparency levels of their business processes at financial risks. Besides, the use of digital solutions will help improving the regulations the same time. achieve company transparency for the state and simplify in the direct and venture The developed digital entity mode stipulates doing the control of their activities and fund-raising through investment sectors away with a physical address of the company and the digital instruments, as well as stimulate the development of automation of reporting to the state, as well as transferring startup activities. This operations mode is available to any the overwhelming majority of corporate interactions organization that is registered in the Russian Federation, and transactions to the online mode including the especially if it is in its growth, development, or scaling stage. fund raising activities, transferring stocks/shares to developing mechanisms of financial and non- financial support

The legislative recognition of the digital entity mode stipulates the following:

⊲ using an Internet address instead of a physical one THE FUND USES ITS EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INNOVATION SECTOR NEEDS TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS AND TAKES ⊲ logging activities on the digital entity platform AN ACTIVE PART IN IMPROVING THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT ⊲ using digital assets to develop new business models AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION . ⊲ maintaining the transparency of cash flows

⊲ stimulating fund-raising for digital entities

1 Approved by Order No. 204 of the President of the Russian Federation of 07.05.2018 on the National Goals and Strategic Development Objectives of the Russian Federation until 2024.

64 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 65 To introduce a simple and balanced yet mutually beneficial The loan investment will help borrowers ensure the Besides, the Fund worked in the following areas: investment mechanism for the innovation projects of tech comfortable level of their debt load that can change companies and material-based startups, the Fund developed depending on the results of their business activities. If the 1. 1. The participation in the Artificial Intelligence subsidies to develop quantum processor prototypes. a loan concept with a profit distribution participation right: borrower’s sales plans do not live up to the expectations, federal project of the Digital Economy of the Russian 4. The Fund prepared suggestions for the draft resolution the “loan investment”. the loan payments will not result in the company’s decay or Federation national program for the implementation of of the Government of the Russian Federation on The concept aimed at stimulating the investment activity collapse, and they will be able to survive the difficult times ecosystem events including those aiming to improve Approving the Rules for Providing Federal Budget in innovative technology to create a powerful national with comfort. the availability of qualified personnel to the Russian Subsidies for the Development of Quantum Processor technological base. If the proposal gets approved, the The suggested concept may be especially useful for artificial intelligence market. Prototypes aligned with the events in the roadmap for legal system of the Russian Federation will get a new legal investments in high-tech product companies that usually 2. The fund prepared and submitted some suggestions the development of the high-tech sector of Quantum investment mechanism, which will make the Russian need significant investment during the initial stages of on determining the key improvement aspects and Calculations. economy more attractive for foreign investors and create the project developed. Thus, high investment risks can mechanisms in the artificial intelligence sector, 5. Taking part in the implementation of the Russian favorable conditions to attract additional investments into be balanced by the expectations of high profits and the including those dealing with the financial support of Federation Economic Development and Innovation the Russian economy. opportunity to monitor the borrower’s activities while the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs and the Economy state program1 for the accomplishment The key goals of introducing this mechanism in the legal keeping the balance of interests of all the investment parties. professional development of educators in artificial of the goals of Key Action 5.7 – Promoting the system of the Russian Federation include the stimulation intelligence to provide them with uniform support within Development of the Modern Innovative Infrastructure of growth, especially for high-tech and innovation projects the Artificial Intellect federal project. in Nanotechnology, Mechanisms, and Tools for the requiring financial support at the early stages, as well 3. 2. The participation in the Digital Technology federal Fulfillment of the Nanoindustry Potential. as ensuring the compliance of the Russian legal system project of the Digital Economy of the Russian Federation 6. The Fund ensured the accomplishment of Action with the best global practices and the improvement of its national program for the development of statutory 5.7 goals in 2020, whose implementation was its attractivity for investment deal structuring. regulation mechanisms of providing federal budget responsibility.

Participation in the improvement of the THE KEY FEATURES OF THE LOAN INVESTMENT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: regulatory environment To alleviate administrative barriers for the efficient ⊲ the Advisory Council for Direct And Venture Investments development of high-tech companies, as well as the affiliated with the Bank of Russia; investment and innovation ecosystem, the Fund actively ⊲ the Coordinating Council for the Innovation and the possibility to calculate the possibility to unite the securing the creditor/ cooperates with the state authorities, development Investment Market affiliated with the Moscow Exchange, the creditor’s profits for mechanisms of simultaneous return investor’s rights to institutions, the expert and business communities, and takes PJSC; part in work groups and interdepartmental groups, including: providing the loan as a certain of the funds supplied (principal control the targeted ⊲ the Administrative Council of the Russian Venture Capital proportion of the borrower’s debt) with minimum reward, as well and rational use of the Association; profit (revenue) instead of the as the opportunity to get a higher loan resources ⊲ the Artificial Intelligence work group of the Digital fixed or floating interest rate proportion of the profits (revenue) Economy ANO; if the borrower’s business proves ⊲ the RUIE committees on property and judiciary system, successful (super-lucrative); tax policies, and the improvement of the statutory basis of industry stimulation; ⊲ the Russian Council of Private Equity Funds (RUSPEC); ⊲ the work group on the legislative and statutory regulation of the conditions for the green financial instrument standardization and verification system affiliated with the Financial Market Committee of the State Duma.

1 Resolution No. 316 of the Government of the Russian Federation of 15.04.2014 on the Approval of the Russian Federation’s Economic Development and Innovative Economy State Program.

66 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 67 IN 2020, SEVERAL PROJECTS IN A REVIEW OF CHANGES IN THE IT LAWS VARIOUS AREAS OF RUSSIAN LEGISLATION WERE IMPLEMENTED 2011 2014 2018 2020

The passing of federal act Making amendments Making amendments to THE IMPROVEMENT OF INVESTMENT No 334 on Investment to Federal Law federal act No 335 No 335 Partnerships No. 335 (No. 514-FFZ)

1 PARTNERSHIP REGULATIONS act Federal

Making amendments to the Making amendments to the Tax Code of Russia due to the Tax Code of Russia passing of Federal Law (No. 294) Russia No. 335 Tax Code of Tax

The Fund prepared suggestions to amend the laws of the In 2020, the Fund’s suggestion concerning the application Russian Federation that regulate investment partnership of the standard VAT exemption to the transactions (hereinafter IP) agreements and their liabilities. The related to selling an ownership interest in the common suggestions target the improvement of the fiscal property of the IP agreement parties were approved management of investment partnerships and their and integrated into federal act No 374 of November 23, harmonization with international counterparts, as well as 2020 on Amending Parts One and Two of the Tax Code the alleviation of unnecessary restrictions for IP parties of the Russian Federation, which helped eliminate the and investment target selection, procedural restrictions, discrimination investment partnership taxation and the EXPANDING THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS’ and the introduction of the IP concept in financial obstacles to share trade in IP, as well as improve the 2 OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN DIRECT AND VENTURE instrument investment with taxation liabilities applied that appeal of investing through IPs. SECTOR INSTRUMENTS correspond with their economic substance.

THE STATUTORY REGULATION OF THE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES

A new contractual entity type for collective Since the passage of the law in November 2011 and until investment activities was developed in conjunction this day, a number of amendments have been prepared and with the Fund and integrated into federal act adopted1 that aim to improve the efficiency and quality of legal Suggestions to expand the opportunities to invest pension ⊲ Providing the NSPFs the opportunity to invest the No 335 of November 28, 2011. Investment regulation of investment partnerships, as well as their taxation reserves of non-state pension funds (NSPF) in direct and pension reserve funds accrued through voluntary 2 partnerships take into account the features of direct procedures . venture investment funds made in conjunction with the contributions made by employers and employees in IPs and venture investments that constitute the riskiest Currently, some proposed laws are undergoing final elaboration Fund were supported by the Bank of Russia, the Ministry of within a specific sub-limit of the single limit for assets business projects. stages that stipulate the alleviation of the restrictions Economic Development of the Russian Federation, and the with additional risks. The investment partnership concept is close to one of the concerning the number of the parties in an IP agreement, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. They were ⊲ Creating an information system that would contain the most widespread and popular among foreign investors forms extension of notary officer selection options, the reduction of included in the report prepared for the President of the data on the activities of direct and venture investment 1 of collective venture investment – limited partnership — in operation groups to two, and some other provisions that aim Russian Federation, which resulted in the following actions funds that attract the NSPF funds. its character and legal nature. It is very convenient for joint to improve the fiscal management in investment partnerships, being planned for implementation: operations concerning not only direct and venture investment harmonize their tax liabilities with their foreign counterparts, ⊲ Making amendments to the laws of the Russian but also other business projects (taking into account the and alleviate unnecessary restrictions for the IP parties. Federation that aim to limit the liabilities of NSPFs in restrictions in place) that require the integration of properties general tax liabilities of IPs to the amount of investment and/or management or organizational efforts to conduct joint if the NSPF cannot influence the investment decisions of activities. IP2.

1 Following Clause 3 of Assignment List No. Pr-614 prepared by the President of the Russian Federation of 01.04.2020 after the meeting with the leading Russian investors that took place on March 11, 2020. 1 federal act No 220 of July 21, 2014 on Amending the Federal Law on Investment Partnerships, federal act No 514 of December 27, 2018 on Amending the 2 The development of the mentioned draft laws is stipulated in Clauses 20 and 21 of the action plant (roadmap) for the implementation of the management Federal Law on the Securities Market, and Other Specific Legal Acts of the Russian Federation to Improve the Legislative Regulations in Securities Issue framework for the systemic changes in statutory and legislative regulation of business activities known as the Transformation of Business Climate and the 2 federal act No 374 of November 23, 2020 on Amending Parts One and Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and Other Specific Legal Acts of the New Types of Business Activities Based on the Introduction of Advanced Technologies, approved by Decree No. 2871-r of the Government of the Russian Russian Federation. Federation of November 5, 2020.

68 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 69 Solving this problem required the development of special ⊲ A draft law amending federal act No 127 of August 23, regulations for targeted and venture investments including 1996 About science and the state scientific and technical the specific aspects related to state funding. Therefore, the policy to establish the permissible level of financial risks Russian Ministry of Economic Development joined efforts for the development institutions that affect venture and with the Fund and other development institutions to develop (or) direct funding of innovation projects using the funds the following: from the budgets system of the Russian Federation, as ⊲ A draft law amending federal act No 127 of August 23, well as the specifics of the venture and (or) direct funding 3 1996 About science and the state scientific and technical of innovation projects ; THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE REGULATIONS policy to establish the Government of the Russian ⊲ A draft order of the Government of the Russian 3 IN THE DIRECT AND VENTURE INVESTMENT SECTORS Federation’s efficiency assessment rules, regulations to Federation establishing the rules of determining the determine the rationality of using budget funds allocated permissible level of risks, including the financial ones, and for state support of innovation activities and the use of the basic management criteria for the implementation criteria for such assessments1; of innovation projects, regulations for audits, monitoring ⊲ The efficiency assessment rules for the use budget and controlling the implementation of innovation funds allocated for state support of innovation activities projects and the targeted use of state support funds 4 especially determining the rationality of their use2that allocated for innovation project financing. define the retrospective and portfolio approaches to the assessment of the efficiency of state support use by development institutions and efficiency assessment criteria, and differentiate between the targeted use of state support and the efficiency of its use. The Fund took an active part in actions aiming to increase Besides, the Fund together with the Ministry of Economic the amounts of venture investments in innovation projects Development of Russia and the innovation development especially at the early stages of their life-cycles and the institutes developed suggestions for the basic risk establishment of the admissible financial risk levels for assessment criteria for the implementation of innovation development institutions that affect venture and (or) direct projects, their monitoring and control objectives and financing of high-risk innovation projects using the funds requirements, and targeted use of funds, as well as the from the budgets of the Russian Federation. procedures for the innovation development institution to Within this work, the Fund prepared suggestions that make decisions concerning the funding of an innovation 1 Approval of federal act No 270 of July 13, 2015 on Amending the Federal Law on Science and Scientific and Technical expand the provisions dealing with the state support of project, the permissible forms of funding, etc. Policy to improve the financial instruments and support mechanisms for scientific, research, and development innovation activities and the specifics of innovation project These activities resulted in the approval of Order No. 2204 activities in the Russian Federation. 2 Approved by Decree No. 392 of the Russian Government of March 31, 2018. funding, establish the retrospective and portfolio principles of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 3 Approved in federal act No 309 of July 31, 2020 on Amending the Federal Law on Science and for the efficiency assessment at innovation development 22, 2020, on Some Aspects of the Provision of State Support State Scientific and Technical Policy. institutions, determine the expected results (effects) of for Innovation Activities Including Through Venture and (or) 4 Approved by Decree No. 2204 of the Russian Government dated 22/12/2020. innovation project implementation through venture and Direct Innovation Project Funding and Invalidating the Act of (or) direct financing and relevant audit, risk assessment, the Government of the Russian Federation and a Particular monitoring, and control procedures for such projects. These Provision of the Act of the Government of the Russian provisions were integrated into federal act No 309 of July 31, Federation. 2020, on Amending the Federal Law on Science and State Scientific and Technical Policy.

RIGHT TO RISK

The lack of uniform approaches to assessing With this approach, failure to accomplish the planned the efficiency of innovation activities and the innovation project results, even if it was duly implemented differences in understanding the principles and the investor followed all the required conditions and and specifics of innovation activities among procedures, can be seen as inappropriate using of funds, regulators and development institutions created which, in its turn, leads to budget fund “toxicity” a situation where conclusions about the efficiency and preferring late-stage project funding (with of innovation activities are based on the assessment of minimum risks) instead of ambitious but less specific current innovation projects and do not take into mature projects. account their high-risk nature, as well as the uncertainty of market and technology prospects of their implementation.

70 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 71 CREATING A MECHANISM OF “SEAMLESS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO INCREASE INTEGRATIONS” FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS’ 4 5 THE INVESTMENT IN FIXED CAPITAL SUPPORT ACTIONS

To create an efficient project acceleration mechanism and provide support at all of the company life cycle stages (from team formation to commercialization and industrial introduction of the Fund’s products together with the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, RVC JSC, FASIE, Skolkovo Fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, and the NTI Platform ANO, we work on the establishment of a 1 “seamless integration” mechanism for the development institution support actions . Being one of the key innovation development institutions in The introduction of this mechanism allows reducing the administrative load on the direct and venture funding, the Fund proposed some actions technology entrepreneur (the amounts of information requested in particular) and that would stimulate investment activities in the Russian ensures the improvement of the quality of services rendered due to the feedback. Federation. These proposals stipulate new mechanisms for investment activity support and aim the improvement of legal protection and encouragement mechanisms for capital investments specified in federal act No 69 of 01.04.2020 “On protecting and promoting capital investment in Russian”, as well as increasing the availability of investments protection and promotion agreements (hereinafter IPPA) to businesses, “Launching this mechanism is one the development of cost recovery mechanisms for IPPA of the key goals in the development parties through new taxes and other compulsory payments of high technology in 2021. The under projects, the improvement of IPPA conclusion and seamless integration of support actions follow-up procedures taking into account the experience is created and implemented for the of making the first IPPA. Besides, the prepared suggestions benefit of technology entrepreneurs on amending the federal law stipulate the alleviation of including SMB entities, including startups, restrictions for people who can bring up private project sole entrepreneurs, natural entities and initiatives, the establishment of terms for public project their associations in technological teams, and initiative procedures, the exclusion of the “smallest amount other organizations implementing technological of state support” from the list of project assessment criteria, projects.” the expansion of stabilization clause subjects and application conditions, spreading the mechanism of applying tax clauses Andrey Belousov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russian Federation. to third parties (contractors) along with the organization Economy.gov.ru, December 20202 implementing the project. Besides, to ensure the access of small innovation companies supported by the Fund to the existing state support mechanisms for small and medium businesses, the Fund obtained a compliance certificate for the approved criteria for the inclusion into the list of legal entities providing state support for innovation activities1. 1 Stipulated by Orders of the Government of Russia No. AB-P13-18pr of February 26, 2020, No. AB-P13-125pr of July 17, 2020, No. AB-P13-143pr of July 28, 2020, and No. AB-P13-8727 of July 31, 2020. 2 Source: https://www.economy.gov.ru/material/news/shest_ institutov_razvitiya_podpisali_memorandum_ po_besshovnoy_integracii_mer_podderzhki_ 1 Following federal act No 127 of August 23, 1995 on Science and State tehnologicheskih_predprinimateley.html Science and Technology Policy

72 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 73 The next project stage stipulates the improvement of The technology allows using agricultural and food wastes as International cooperation the technology to make the products fit for the food and the raw material, which fully complies with the Responsible nutriceutical industries to support, among other things, the Consumption and Production UN Sustainable Development accomplishment of the End Hunger and People’s Health Goal. THE FUND IS AN AUTHORIZED RUSSIAN FEDERATION ORGANIZATION IN THE RUSSIAN-ISRAELI Support UN Sustainable Development Goals up to 2030. The technology developed helps reduce the import COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL R&D . Basically, this project aims at delivering a product matching dependency of Russian feed producers and provides the global trend in functional components with proteins and competition for the global carotenoid producers. The agreement stipulates selecting and supporting high-tech innovation carotenoids, since there is an increasing global shortage of projects in industrial R&D implemented jointly by the Russian Federation and proteins and some countries legally ban the carotenoids the State of Israel. Funding is effected based on a joint positive decision by the produced by chemical synthesis. Russian-Israeli Commission. Russian companies receive the Fund’s support in the form of grants, the average amount whereof is 30-40% (but not more than 50%) of the budget of the Russian part of the project, whereas Israeli companies are supported by the Israel Innovation Authority. Since the beginning of the program during “The Russian-Israeli program implemented SELECTION with the Fund’s support is the best of what we SESSIONS know in Russia. Cooperating with our Israeli 9 partner is like “Elon Musk’s trampoline” to enter the international markets for us and probably for “Our goal is not just to select were reviewed the best project but also to many other sectors as well.” help the projects selected Olga Afanasyeva, Executive Director to become ‘the better versions of >80 APPLICATIONS of Protein KormBioTekh Research themselves’ and take them to the next level.” Alexey Kachay, PROJECTS Deputy general director of the Fund 9 received support

Astaxanthin as the main component of aquafeed

Protein KormBioTekh Researh LLC works on astaxanthin The astaxanthin received in the project is a bio-active production technology together with the Israeli company component whose antioxidant properties are 20 times Maof Hanegev (a research branch of AquaMaof). Astaxanthin higher than those of chemical alternatives. This type of is a powerful natural antioxidant (No 1 on the planet in terms yeast fungi is included in the global register of permitted of neutralizing singlet oxygen), which is one of the most feed and food additives https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en. expensive components of aquafeeds. The work performed by the Russian party includes creating and perfecting the technology, organizing the experimental production of a protein-and-vitamin compound with a high content of astaxanthin (PVCA), and adding this product to feeds. The experimental production is created based on the unique design solutions of Protein KormBioTekh Research LLC: the experiments conducted showed that the developed lighting fixture for the fermenter increases the content of astaxanthin in the total biomass by 2-4 times compared to the alternatives. The Israeli party takes part in the development of PVCA aquafeed recipes and creates a ‘turn- key’ technology for aquaculture growing in recirculating systems.

74 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 75 IN 2020, THE PROJECT SELECTED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF RUSSIAN-ISRAELI COOPERATION FINISHED . IT WAS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A MEDICAL PROTON THERAPY COMPLEX DESIGNED FOR CANCER TREATMENT . Besides, 2020 saw the beginning The cooperation of ZAO Protom and the Israeli P-Cure was the creation of of the pilot introduction of the a new medical device integrated metering device for the quality and quantity of electrical ZAO Protom produces the accelerator block comprising The absence of collimators, compensators, and delay a tandem proton accelerator, a proton synchrotron, and power consumed (the optical- mechanisms along with high injection rates, and the a synchrotron beam extractor using the thin pencil-like extraction of the beam from the synchrotron make the electronic transformer) developed beam radiation technology. Besides, a real-time radiological accelerator unit radiation-free; by Profotek and the Israeli company monitoring system for the extracted proton beam was implemented. The absence of collimators, compensators, and delay SATEC . P-Cure developed the medical part and the hardware. The mechanisms along with high injection rates, and the extraction of the beam from the synchrotron make the system features a built-in X-ray tomography scanner that The device has some technical, operational, and accelerator unit radiation-free; shows the location of the tumor and its shape and helps economic advantages compared to the conventional doctors plan proton therapy (determining the power of the There is no need for a bulky gantry system (a device that alternatives, including the following proton beam and the number of radiation directions to treat allows rotation of the proton beam around the patient to the diseased areas). achieve the required radiation dose);; The pilot device of the proton therapy complex is located high metering accuracy and wide dynamic at the P-Cure premises in Israel in a specifically built and range (6 times greater than that of equipped bunker. Patients are treated sitting in a mobile seat; the conventional alternatives) The key feature of the developed medical unit is positioning element of the treatment chair helps to ensure preserving the efficiency of treatment, high accuracy, the proton beam delivery from the required directions; compact size, and simple maintenance and operation of comprehensive quality control for higher the proton therapy complex The compact dimensions of the proton therapy plant harmonics The thin-beam active scanning technology used at make it possible to place it in the existing hospitals without the ZAO Protom synchrotron ensures the up to 1 mm building separate structures. The compact design allows for accurate positioning of the beam with a minimum energy the reduction of the cost of the proton therapy complex and change inclement of 0.1 MeV along with the entire range of the overhead expenses associated with its maintenance, comprehensive quality control for higher therapeutic energies; compared to the existing alternatives. harmonics

THE PARTICIPATION OF PROTOM AND P-CURE IN THE RUSSIAN-ISRAELI PROGRAM PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CREATE A FULL-BLOWN READY-MADE SOLUTION . operational costs reduced by up to 40%

At the beginning of 2020, Profotek, a company manufacturing to be one of the key equipment types. According to the optical-electronic current and voltage transformers, entered agreement provisions, Profotek shall manufacture, ship, and into an agreement with HydroQuebec (Canada). Before the commission the equipment and train the Eletrosul specialists contract was signed, there were long qualification tests in on how to work with them. Upon the project implementation Canada won by Profotek and its partner Condis (Switzerland). results, the parties are looking into the possibility of localizing The commissioning tests were successfully completed at the the Profotek optical technologies in Brazil and the company’s end of 2020, after which the products were shipped to the participation in the digital transformation of the power grid customer. system of Brazil. In October 2020, Profotek and Eletrosul Brazilian State Power The reason behind the increased interest in the Profotek Grid Company signed an agreement to implement a pilot products is that such devices constitute the basis of digital project for the use of optical transformers. A digital substation transformation and are key to the construction of digital testing site is going to be created in Brazil where Profotek substations that pave the road to digitalization in the power optical-electronic current and voltage transformers are going industry.

76 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 77 2.4. Regulatory and technical FUND’S ACTIVITY support of innovation RESULTS introduction

2 R 2020 2019 2018 The certification 2017 The creation of the of contract The creation of the only innovativeness production 2016 facilities has begun The start of the Map of Technological, certification system 2015 for products and The formation of the calculations of carbon Regulatory, 2014 and Technical companies in Russia first Regional Center footprint reduction The establishment that serves to promote 2012 for Regulatory and due to the production Competencies, an The establishment of of the Environmental new high-tech products 2010 Technical Support and use of innovative information resource the Standardization Center for the and companies in the The establishment of Innovations in the products using the for the regulatory and Center in the Innova- regulatory and market The NANOCERTIFICA of the international Krasnoyarsk Territory methods developed technical support of tions Sector within the technical support voluntary certification technical committee to create favorable by the Fund new technologies implementation of the of launching green system was created for the MTK-441 regulatory and and products. The Agreement between technologies and to confirm the standardization to technical conditions development of the Fund and Rosstand- products in the market quality and safety transfer regulatory for the introduction of engineering level art to create an ‘innova- of the nanoindustry and technical tools for innovations maps for innovation products the innovations sector tion-friendly’ regulatory products has begun within the EAEU framework. To acceler- ate the introduction of innovations, the devel- opment of preliminary national standards has begun

78 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 79 The accomplishment of the Russian Federation break- regulatory and technical instruments: standards, certificates, through development goal set by the President is linked permissions, tests and measurement methods, protocols, Comprehensive regulatory and technical support for to the innovation changes in industries, accelerated and conclusions. Innovation companies should be able innovations is a necessary condition to enter the market commercialization of research and development results, to obtain necessary documents at the early stages of the industrial application, and replication of innovative innovation life cycles in the nearest regions, which requires solutions. a network of basic sites providing regulatory and technical THE FUND CREATES REGULATORY CONDITIONS TO STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION AND THE REDUCTION OF INCONSISTENT BARRIERS, WHICH RESULTS IN THE OPENING OF NEW AND EXPANSION OF The rates of technological innovations introduction and their support to innovators distributed across the regions of THE EXISTING MARKETS FOR THE INNOVATION CLUSTER PRODUCTS INCLUDING: market-entry readiness directly depend on the availability of Russia. LED lighting THE FUND FORMS THE REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS AND TERRITORIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Over 40 standards were developed and redundant restrictions of 3 Sanitary Rules and Regulations TO DETECT AND SUPPORT PROMISING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS IN THE REGIONS AND standards, 1 Code, and 37 certificates and permissions were obtained SUPPORT THEIR ENTRY TO THE MARKETS . The world’s first standards for artificial lighting digitalization were developed The Fund is the only development institution that uses The expansion of technological areas of activities to include The new markets include museums, airfields, the Internet of things, greenhouse facilities, smart city the created comprehensive regulatory and technical the high-tech sectors of the economy is an important trend The existing markets include residential and industrial buildings, childcare facilities, rail- and motor instruments to support high-tech companies in all of in the development of the Fund’s regulatory and technical roads, tunnels, architectural lighting Russia’s federal districts that deal with the establishment tools in 2020, as well as the development of cooperation of innovation standards, the review of existing regulatory and integration of practices used with national and regional documents, the assessment of quality, safety, environmental development institutions. Solar power friendliness, and innovativeness of products, conducting The regulatory and technical instruments created by the Over 30 standards were developed and over 10 certificates and permissions obtained special tests and measurements, completing licensing Fund and the relevant infrastructure facilitate the following: procedures during the market entry process, confirming With the regulatory and technical support from the Fund, Hevel won the Government Quality Award ⊲ the accomplishment of the Russian Federation’s national company innovativeness, and personnel certification. The new markets include the RES for households, green and low-carbon projects, thin-film photovoltaics, goals in ensuring a comfortable and safe environment including the integration in construction material surfaces The features of the regulatory and technical instruments for living, decent and efficient labor, successful business created by the Fund include the following: activities, and digital transformation; The existing markets: RES, including the ones used in remote and hard-to-reach areas ⊲ a focus on detecting promising innovation companies ⊲ The implementation of national projects targeting and solving their specific regulatory and technical small and medium businesses and providing support to Power accumulation systems (new project) problems; private business initiatives, improving labor productivity Over 20 standards were developed and over 10 certificates and permissions obtained ⊲ the coverage of the entire innovation product life and employment, digital transformation, international cycle from the research and development stage to the cooperation, and exports. The formation of a regulatory based aligned with the international counterparts has begun to ensure the industrial production of new products and their market development of the electric power accumulation industry in Russia entry; The new markets include using PAS in centralized and distributed power industry and the hydrogen ⊲ the expansion of presence in the majority of the regions energy industry of the Russian Federation and promoting the availability The existing markets include using PAS in centralized and distributed power industry and the of innovation company support actions in the regions. hydrogen energy industry

Fiber optics A total of 11 standards were developed and 5 certificates and permissions obtained This ensured the reduction of the Russian cable industry’s dependency on the imports of optic fibers The new markets include telecommunications based on G.654 fiber optics, multistrand fiber optics, air- core fiber optics, lighting, automobile manufacturing The existing markets include telecommunications based on standard fiber optic types and optic fiber sensors

Flexible electronics (new project) Flexible electronics (new project) The new markets: Flexible electronics (new project)

The works on regulatory and technical innovation support are implemented through three of the Fund’s projects. Their results help detect promising break-through technologies in the regions of Russia and accelerate the industrial application and replication of innovative solutions. These projects are Regional Regulatory and Technical Innovation Support Centers, Innovation Certification, and Advanced Standardization.

80 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 81 The regional regulatory and technical Regional Centers Connected regions innovation support centers project 1. Fund for Assistance to Innovative 1. Republic of Dagestan Development of the Stavropol Territory, 2. Voronezh Region Stavropol 3. Penza Region 2. Belgorod State Technological University named after V. G. Shukhova, Belgorod 4. Saratov Region 14 3. Technopark-Mordovia, Saransk 5. Chelyabinsk Region 4. University Technopark, 6. Tyumen Region Yekaterinburg 7. Yugra 8 5. Novosibirsk State Technical University, 8. Tomsk Region Novosibirsk 9. Altai Territory 6. Krasnoyarsk Regional Business 10. Irkutsk Region 13 Incubator, Krasnoyarsk 11. Kemerovo Region 7. Far Eastern Federal University, 12. Khabarovsk Territory Vladivostok 13. Vologda Region 8. Development Corporation of the Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk 14. Murmansk Region 15. Volgograd Region 2 9. Innovation Agency of Rostov Region, 2 Rostov 16. Krasnodar Territory 3 3 9 4 7 16 15 4 1 6 6 5

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THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ACCELERATE THE SUBSTITUTION OF OBSOLETE TECHNOLOGIES, AS WELL AS THE SEARCH FOR PROMISING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE REGIONS OF RUSSIA, STIMULATE THE CREATION OF NEW COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS, INTENSIFY ITS MARKET PROMOTION USING COMPREHENSIVE 7 REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE FUND .

“Stavropol Territory is one of the regions of active innovation work in The key distributors of the Fund’s and its partners’ ideas The Fund’s support of interactions with regional authorities Russia The region’s cooperation with the Fund for Infrastructure and concerning project implementation are regional regulatory and innovation institutions resulted in the formation of a Educational Programs helps significantly increase the number of support and technical innovation support centers. Their main goal network comprising 9 regional centers for regulatory and areas for high-tech companies. In 2020, a Regional Center for Regulatory is to find innovators in the regions of Russia that receive technical innovation support that covers all of the Russian and Technical Innovation Support was created at the Innovation comprehensive regulatory and technical support from Federation’s federal districts. In 2020, two regional centers Development Support Fund of the Stavropol Territory. The availability of the Fund in their interactions with the regional innovation were created in Belgorod Region and the Stavropol Territory. a wide range of services developed by the Regional Center for Regulatory institutions, authorities, project offices of national projects, and Technical Innovation Support is an important tool in supporting the and regional branches of development institutions. North Caucasus companies producing new and novel products.” Vyacheslav Chernigovsy, Director of the Innovation Development Support Fund of Stavropol Territory

82 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 83 To introduce innovation developments, regional centers for Regional centers explore and promote the Fund’s services regulatory and technical innovation support facilitate the in advanced standardization, innovation certification, new Innovation actors receiving support Fund’s interactions with regional development institutions product testing and measuring, young specialist assessment, and innovation companies in 25 regions from 8 federal and adaptation for working in innovation companies districts of the Russian Federation. located not only in the regions of presence but also in the neighboring federal districts. BEFORE 2015

+ NANOINDUSTRY COMPANIES REGIONAL CENTERS FIND THE MOST PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW PRODUCTS THAT ARE READY FOR COMMERCIALIZATION AND THEN, USING THE RESULTS OF THE FUND’S SUPPORT, FORM REGIONAL REGISTERS OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS PROVIDED WITH REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS .

Regional centers in 9 regions of Russia established registers ⊲ The range of optic fiber transceivers (produced by 2016 -2020 for innovative products, technologies, and services that FiberTrade LLC in Novosibirsk). These are used in network + INNOVATION COMPANIES FROM 9 REGIONS OF RUSSIA are subject to specific standardization confirming their equipment to receive and transmit data between remote + STARTUPS AND CONTRACT PRODUCTION FACILITIES OF THE FUND’S innovative nature and have the required certificates and devices: switches, routers, multiplexors, and other INFRASTRUCTURE CENTERS permissions. According to the 2020 results, these registers telecommunication devices through the transformation include 80 types of advanced products subject to regulatory of the optic signal into the electric one and vice versa. and technical instruments, e.g.: Regional registers of innovative products, technologies, and 2021 – 2024 ⊲ BioMikroGels® (produced by BioMicroGel NPO LLC in services are an important source of valid information used by + INNOVATIVE COMPANIES IN ALL FEDERAL DISTRICTS OF RUSSIA Yekaterinburg) are environmentally-friendly and highly investors and customers, among other things, to implement + DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS COMPANIES effective cleaning agents for any type of solid surfaces break-through projects and purchase innovative products. + CONTRACTED MANUFACTURING FACILITIES and integrated pollutions. They form polymer films To find promising innovative solutions in the regions of between the cleaned surface and the pollution, thus Russia, provide specific regulatory conditions for their creating microcapsules that detach from the cleaned commercialization, and facilitate their industrial application, surface and dissolve in the cleaning solution. This the Fund has developed and updates a Map of Technological, helps efficiently clean almost any solid surfaces from Regulatory, and Technical Competencies electronic Target audiences and the functions of the Map of Regulatory and Technical Competencies the household, atmospheric, and industrial pollutions, databased that provides innovative companies with relevant including oils and oil products; regulatory and technical content. The Competence Map is ⊲ New generation dyes and cold plastics for road and used at the regional centers for regulatory and technical airfield marking (produced by Formula-K LLC in innovation support. Krasnoyarsk). These are designed to apply markings to asphalt and concrete pavements, including the guiding arrows on intensive traffic and high-load motorways in areas with steep temperature gradients. They use a Regional centers for regulatory special formula adapted to the climate of the Siberian and technical support to Federal District and other regions with harsh climate innovations conditions; ⊲ Providing services to innovative companies and competent Innovation companies organizations ⊲ Identifying the required ⊲ Interacting and cooperating with regulatory and technical other regional centers documents ⊲ Looking for partners (suppliers, support companies, consumers, clients) ⊲ Involvement in prioritized regional projects and obtaining governmental support Investors, regional authorities, development institutions, large Searching for innovative technologies in regions and providing regulatory companies and technical support for their market entry ⊲ Searching for and establishing registers of regions’ innovative The relevance of the services provided by the regional centers for regulatory and technical Competent organizations for products standardization, certification, innovation support is characterized by the increase in the numbers of the regions of presence ⊲ Searching for innovative product testing, and metering suppliers and the subjects of innovative activities requiring regulatory and technical support for product ⊲ Searching for new clients and ⊲ Searching for innovative projects manufacturing and commercialization. In these circumstances, the Map of Technological, service consumers among ready for the market launch Regulatory, and Technical Competencies information resource developed by the Fund and employed at innovation companies the regional centers of regulatory and technical innovation support for, among other things, fulfilling the ⊲ Looking for partners objectives of the Digital Economy national project is becoming very important. ⊲ Promoting the available competencies in the new markets

84 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 85 At the end of 2020, 25 regions in 8 federal districts of Russia were involved in the activities of the Fund’s network of regional centers for innovation standardization and verification of quality, safety, environmental friendliness, and innovative character of products and companies, as well as university graduate certification, and 296 innovators received comprehensive regulatory and technical support in “The Development Corporation of the Republic of Karelia JSC promotes 2019-2020. the region’s innovative products in the markets using the regulation and technical instruments together with the Fund. The Corporation found the region’s dominant technological competencies aimed at the region’s priority received comprehensive development aspects implemented mostly by small and medium innovation regulatory and technical IN companies. These include: support in 2019-2020. 25 8 296 • The development and manufacturing of electric components and robot hardware. REGIONS FEDERAL INNOVATORS The novelty of these technical solutions was confirmed by patents (over 20 Russian DISTRICTS patents and 2 international applications). The Youth Technopark at Petrozavodsk State University works on the development of competencies and establishment of small innovation companies to commercialize the results of intellectual activities in robotics, production automation, and cloud computing for THE NEXT PLANNED ACTIVITIES: various industrial sectors. ⊲ Detecting promising technologies and innovative products in the regions • The advanced recycling of lumbering wastes to obtain biofuel. This stipulates the creation of a full-cycle lumber ⊲ Providing support to promising innovations for their interactions with development institutions and project offices of waste processing facility that produces a green end-product: fuel cells of various forms, which can be sold in the national projects in the regions. Russia and exported to Scandinavia. ⊲ Expanding the activities of regional services to new regions and transferring the Fund’s regulatory and technical The dominant technological concepts can become the basis for new innovation projects in the Republic of instruments Karelia and, due to the synergetic effect, contribute to the implementation of the state program of the Republic of Karelia aimed at the Economic Development and Innovation Economy, as well as the regional component of the Small and Medium Business and Supporting Private Business Initiative national project and the federal project for the Acceleration of Small and Medium Businesses.” Marina Kuvshinova, Director General Development Corporation of the Republic of Karelia JSC

IN 2020, THE REGIONAL CENTERS USED THE COMPETENCE MAP TO DETECT PROMISING TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES OF SOME INNOVATION COMPANIES AND PREPARED PROGRAMS (ROADMAPS) TO CREATE THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO TAKE THEIR PRODUCTS TO THE MARKETS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

To improve the availability of the Fund’s regulatory and cooperation of the regional branches of the Center for the technical services to innovation companies from the Development and Commercialization of New Technologies neighboring areas, the regional centers cooperated with (Skolkovo Innovation Center) and the Fund for Supporting innovation structures and development institutions of Small Businesses in Science and Technology in 2020 to Volgograd, Penza, Voronezh, Vologda, Chelyabinsk, and integrate its regulatory and technical instruments with the Tyumen Regions, as well as the Altai and Khabarovsk existing innovation support programs and achieve synergetic Territories. In these regions, the Fund expanded its effects. composite materials based on new-generation sensors using the impulse the TAU Tracker human-machine interface ultrahigh-molecule polyethylene probing method and devices based on them, to determine the object’s spatial location and modifying additives as well as generic control and management used for virtual and augmented reality (produced by Gelar LLC in systems for business processes in various applications, 3D-CAD systems, and Krasnoyarsk) industries (produced by Aktivenergo LLC in simulators (developed by NASTEC LLC in Yekaterinburg) Khabarovsk), etc. “The Fund together with the branches of the Fund for Supporting Small Businesses in Science and Technology in the Volgograd Region began detecting small and medium high-tech companies and providing them with comprehensive support in preparing standardization documents, The Competence Map database contains information on 220 with the authorities and innovation institutions, we testing new products, obtaining permissions, as well as product and investment companies and 340 competent organizations detected the dominant technological competencies of company novelty validation. This joint work helps the small and medium in the regions of Russia that provide standardization, regions (innovation profiles of regional economies aimed companies receiving the Fund’s support in science and technology certification, testing and measurement, and permitting at implementing priority development aspects raking into prepare for market launches properly and substantiate the advantages of services for high-tech products. account long-term regional goals) including Novosibirsk, their products to customers and investors.” To form the advanced technological potential for the Sverdlovsk, Volgograd, Chelyabinsk, and Rostov Regions, Vasily Minakov, a representative of the Fund implementation of national projects by regional centers the Primorye, Krasnoyarsk, and Altay Territories, and the for Supporting the Development of Small Businesses in Science and Technology for regulatory and technical innovation support together Republics of Mordovia and Karelia.

86 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 87 IN 2019-2020, THE FUND PROVIDED REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO The enterprise is issued a certificate for the innovative To involve companies in innovation activities, the Fund products and an enterprise innovativeness certificate upon initiated the establishment and maintains the operation of 296 INNOVATION COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, completion of a conformity assessment. Holding these Nanocertifica — Innovations, a Distributed Collective Testing INCLUDING 93 OF THEM IN 2020 . documents is viewed as an advantage in state, municipal, Center, Environmental Center, and the Nanocertifica — and corporate bidding procedures and tenders, during Innovation personnel certification system. This helped investment project implementation, and compiling regional create a multifunctional system of assessing and validating The distribution of innovation companies receiving the The development of a network of regional centers for registers of innovative products. the quality, safety, environmental friendliness, and Fund’s regulatory and technical support in 2020 across the regulatory and technical innovation support ensuring local innovativeness of products and technologies, confirm the innovative nature of companies and adapt young specialists types of products, % accessibility and accelerated rendering of standardization and certification services by small and medium companies to working in the innovations sector. 6 in the Russian Federation helps solve the problems of 20 accelerating small and medium businesses, including those 4 within the framework of the Small and Medium Businesses 5 and Supporting Private Business Initiative national project.

5 16 7 Environmental center ⊲ Green product certification ⊲ Verification of carbon footprint calculations 15 16

Nanocertifica Innovations Chemistry and petrochemistry Construction materials Power accumulation systems ⊲ Innovative product certification ⊲ Innovativeness assessment Mechanical engineering, APCS Cable products Lighting products for companies and contract production facilities Composite materials and Pipe products Other products ⊲ Obtaining permits Nanocertifica Innovation personnel ⊲ The adaptation of young specialists to work in the innovations sector The Innovation Certification Project

Distributed testing center THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT USING CERTIFICATION The project is implemented together with the regional centers Access to modern testing and for regulatory and technical innovation support, regional ⊲ AS REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL INNOVATION metering equipment SUPPORT FOR COMPANIES, ACCELERATED development institutions, competent testing laboratories, INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVING regional and sector-specific certification systems, Russian THE COMPETITIVE ABILITY OF PRODUCTS AND Nanoindustry Association, universities, innovation companies, TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE ACCELERATION OF THE and contract manufacturers. In 2020, companies and INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONS . organizations from 17 regions of the Russian Federation were involved in the project activities.

Innovative Products Certification as an instrument for promoting innovations

THE SYSTEM OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS CERTIFICATION AND COMPANY INNOVATIVENESS ASSESSMENT DEVELOPED BY THE FUND TOGETHER WITH NANOCERTIFICA ANO IS THE ONLY RUSSIAN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR THE COMPLIANCE OF PRODUCTS AND BUSINESSES WITH THE INNOVATIVENESS CRITERIA BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF RESOLUTION NO . 773 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA FOR INNOVATIVE AND/OR HIGH-TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS, WORKS, AND SERVICES DATED JUNE 15, 2019 .

88 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 89 “Our systemic work with the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational “In 2020, our company proved that it can improve and develop and Programs in providing regulatory and technical innovation support demonstrated its products’ novelty and research intensity through allowed us to create conditions for replicating innovative solutions and obtaining company and product innovativeness certificates from implementing them in the existing solar power plants throughout Russia. Nanocertifica — Innovations. These certificates help us win the trust and Certification improves customers’ and consumers’ attitudes towards recognition from our customers all over the world.” innovative products and thus their sales in the domestic and foreign Vitaly Belyaev, Director General of markets. We have been working together for a long time and are expecting Specialized Technologies LLC, doctor of chemistry to continue cooperating with the Fund to promote our products in new markets using regulatory and technical tools.”

Aleksandr Dubrovsky, Director of Hevel LLC solar module factory Today, the operations of high-tech and innovation was assessed. Certification results helped confirm the companies are characterized by high flexibility in the companies’ compliance with innovativeness criteria, and organization of new product development and production certificates were granted to 13 contract manufacturers at 7 activities to ensure the accelerated introduction of of the Fund’s nanocenters. The certification procedures were innovations and reduce the market launch terms for carried out by Nanocertifica — Innovations certification products. Contract service companies are established to this authority using the innovativeness criteria developed In 2020, 110 compliance certificates for innovative and nanotechnology products were issued upon end. They allow for producing market-ready goods quickly following Decree No. 773 of the Government of the Russian requests from companies. These certificates confirm the products’ advantages, quality, and safety. and at minimum costs. Innovation companies themselves Federation of June 15, 2019, on the Classification Criteria Besides, 4 ‘green’ certificates were issues for environmentally-friendly solutions, as well as 19 are mainly focused on the key competencies in design and for Innovative and/or High-Technology Products, Works, permissions to allow the products in the markets. development, defining the main properties and parameters and Services. The certification work performed showed the The operations of Russia’s first innovative product certification and company innovativeness of products, developing prototypes and trial models. great potential of the contract manufacturers that produce assessment system created by the Fund in 2020 resulted in the issue of 35 certificates for innovative Doing away with non-core operations within the company innovative products ordered by the startups based at the products, the validation of innovativeness for 25 small and medium companies. This led to the confirmation and outsourcing those helps reduce the significant costs Fund’s nanocenters. of the competitive edge of the new technologies compared to Russian and foreign-made alternatives. Besides associated with creating and maintaining overcapacities. Taking into account the fast spread of contract 15 innovative product testing methods were developed and examined for 17 companies. This is especially important for startups with limited manufacturing practices for the efficient organization technological and financial opportunities. of innovation activities and increased use of this tool by The improve and replicate the Fund’s new function, contract development institutions, replicating and developing this manufacturers operating at the Fund’s nanocenters were new certification function has become one of the key goals THE AVAILABILITY OF INNOVATIVENESS CERTIFICATES ALLOWS COMPANIES TO HAVE certified and their capability to produce innovative products of the Fund in the regulatory and technical sector for 2021. CERTAIN ADVANTAGES WHEN PARTICIPATING IN INNOVATIVE PRODUCT PROCUREMENT AUCTIONS. The companies that obtained innovativeness certificates include:

⊲ New Construction Technologies LLC (nanomodifiers for asphalt); ⊲ RM Nanotech (nanostructured membrane filters); ⊲ NPP INTECH LLC (a range of cable and conductor products complying with the safety requirements for “In 2020, the Fund supported the innovativeness certification of hazardous industrial facilities); ElementPRO Production Center contract manufacturing company. It ⊲ Fomukla-K LLC (marking materials for airports and asphalt coatings); confirmed, among other things, the high scientific and technical level and ⊲ i-TOR LLC (a range of electronic metering devices for power consumption accounting); competitive abilities of the company innovative products, the availability ⊲ Georezonans LLC (unique plasma impulse excitation equipment Plasma Streamer 102 to improve the of modern technological and laboratory equipment to test new recipes performance of oil wells); and exercise product quality control, the use of new technologies and best practices, and the relevant management level in the company. The ⊲ BT SVAP LLC (nanomodified concrete mixes for oil- and gas pipeline pipe coating); obtained innovativeness certificate confirms the high technological level, ⊲ Specialized Technologies LLC (thermal coating); mobility, and import substitution capacities of the company and signals ⊲ Uglichcable LLC (a range of innovative power and instrumental cables for low and medium voltages); the customers that they are dealing with a both reliable and innovation- ⊲ Akustov Company LLC (sound-proofing and sound-absorbent materials); oriented company. Now, it is easier for us to convince our customers to use our promising products. This helps our company and the sector as a Saranskkabel LLC (a range of cable products), etc. ⊲ whole to develop.” Ilya Klyuchnikov, IN 2020, THE FUND ESTABLISHED A NEW FUNCTION TO CERTIFY CONTRACT SERVICE Director General of ElementPRO Production Center LLC COMPANIES AND INNOVATIVE CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS APPLYING THE LABOR DIVISION PRINCIPLE IN INNOVATION ACTIVITIES.

90 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 91 Innovation companies received IN THE FACE OF GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE, PRIVATE CUSTOMERS, AND COMPLIANCE INVESTORS, THE FUND IS DEVELOPING REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT ‘GREEN’ (LOW- > 840 CERTIFICATES CARBON) TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS. A certification infrastructure was created for of new technologies in their production (ZAO Monocrystal) Innovation companies received over 840 compliance In 2020, the Fund’s support together with the input from environmentally-oriented construction materials and through the use of innovative automated vacuum plants certificates (declarations) and permissions ensuring the Rosstat’s metrology institutions resulted in the development, (solutions) and real-estate property. The environmental for the ion-plasma application and etching of micro and market entry of their products with support from the Fund. auditing, and implementation of 247 parameter center of Nanocertifica ANO issued over 70 certificates nanostructures and the introduction of new technologies in The Fund’s activities aimed at combating the spread of measurement methods for innovative products, reference for environmentally-oriented products and environmental their production (RU-VEM LLC). standards, and properties of substances and materials in COVID-19 include the preparation and registration of management systems. Over 30 innovation companies The Fund’s activities in innovative product and company the Federal Information Fund for Ensuring the Uniformity permissions for Sanitizing Hand Gel produced by a startup confirmed the environmental-friendly properties of their certification, new product testing using the resources of the of Measurements, including 7 measurement and 15 test company and ElementPRO Production Center contract products. In 2020, green certificates and environmental Distributed Collective Testing Center are aimed at solving procedures. facility of the Nanotechnology and Nanomaterial Center audit reports were granted to 5 innovation companies: the problems with creating an acceleration system for small of the Republic of Mordovia. This confirms the product’s Today, innovative LED light fixtures are often used in AVTOSTANKOPROM LLC, Fabrika Krasok LLC, METACLAY JSC, and medium businesses, including those under the Small compliance with the safety requirements of the Technical museums to light the exhibits. These devices comply with Akustov Company LLC, Specialized Technologies LLC. and Medium Businesses and Supporting Private Business Regulations of the Customs Union and ensuring the market the most recent requirements for artwork lighting. Exhibit At the instruction of the Fund, the environmental center Initiative national project. entry in the context of dramatically increased demand for lighting is subject to certain strict requirements aimed established and is maintaining a register of ‘green’ products The Fund’s system of young specialist adaptation to working sanitizers during the pandemic. at aesthetic performance and exhibit preservation. This and technologies compliant with the ‘green’ standards and in the innovation sector with high labor productivity supports requires solving engineering measurement problems In 2020, the Fund continued to provide methodological certificates (over 70 products). the accomplishment of the goal of substituting obsolete and associated with brightness distribution in museums. Upon support for tests and measurements of new products Carbon footprint calculations were provided for innovative non-productive workplaces within the Labor Productivity and requests from the State Hermitage Museum and the State made by innovative companies from 10 regions of Russia, products and companies, and a total of 27 reports were Employment Support national project. including Moscow, Leningrad, Bryansk, Samara, Sverdlovsk, Tretyakov Gallery, the Fund organized the development prepared and 14 verifications issued (2 of them in 2020) Developing and auditing measurement and test and Ulyanovsk Regions, the Krasnoyarsk Territory, and the and audit of the Measurement Procedures to Determine that confirm the reduction of the carbon footprint of the methods that are normally held at scientific institutions Republics of Bashkortostan, Mordovia, and the Udmurt Brightness in Visitors’ Sight at the Museum Exhibition Halls production activities due to the use of innovative products using advanced high-tech equipment support the Republic. Tests and measurements were performed using Lighted by LED fixtures. and technologies. In 2020, verifications were granted for the accomplishment of the Science national project in terms the resources from the Fund’s distributed collective testing carbon footprint reduction calculations due to the use of of employing the upgraded instrument base of the leading center reducing the time and organizational expenses of epitaxially polished sapphire templates for LED and super- scientific organizations.. small and medium businesses associated with testing new high frequency nanoheterostructures and the introduction products.

Advanced Standardization project

THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT CREATING REGULATORY The Fund’s partners in the implementation of the project “The developed procedures allow museum workers to select the CONDITIONS STIMULATING THE DEVELOPMENT are the Standardization Center in the innovations brightness of LED fixtures correctly to preserve museum pieces during OF NEW COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS AND THEIR sector, innovation institutions and companies, technical the exhibition and create a comfortable environment for the visitors to REPLICATION, COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE standardization committees, Rosstandart institutions, and perceive artworks.” RESULTS OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES, AND THE regional centers for regional centers of regulatory and Tatiana Gorodkova, IMPLEMENTATION OF BREAK-THROUGH INNOVATION technical innovation support. Head of Concervation for the State Tretyakov Gallery PROJECTS .

Standardization center in the innovation sector is the infrastructure core for the advanced regulatory support of innovative products In 2020, the Fund cooperated with regional development compliance with innovativeness criteria and the company institutions to coordinate activities to support innovation innovativeness were confirmed through the Nanocertifica companies in the industrial application of their System. RM Nanotech got a certificate for their quality developments and achieve a synergetic effect. management system complying with the international The Standardization Center in the innovation sector operates The main area of the Center’s operations is providing support within the implementation framework of the Agreement on to high-tech production companies and development Upon requests from the residents of Skolkovo Innovation ISO 9000 standard. Upon request from TECHNOSPARK LLC interactions in standardizing innovative products of the Fund institutions to develop regulatory documents facilitating the Center, including Georezonans LLC, i-TOR LLC, and RM supported by MSP Corporation, their innovative contract for Infrastructure and Educational Programs and Rosstandart. introduction of innovations. Nanotech supported by MSP Corporation, their products’ production facilities were certified.

92 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 93 The Centers goals include the following: Together with the Standardization Center in the innovation In 2020, 25 national standards were developed and Within the Standardization Program, over 500 advanced ⊲ Forming a ‘friendly’ innovation environment using sector, the Fund is creating favorable regulatory conditions submitted to Rosstandart for approval. They aim to support standards for innovative high-tech products were developed, the standardization and compliance confirmation for the free movement of innovative products with the and develop innovations in various sectors of the economy, including 280 standards developed using the financial opportunities EAEU. Some actions are implemented to provide regulatory, including supporting the accomplishment of national goals support from the Fund. technical, and metrological support for prioritized and federal projects in the digital economy and import- ⊲ Fast response to problems and requests from innovation To provide the regulatory and technical support harmonized innovation areas together with the Republics of Belarus and substitution programs: companies to detect and alleviate regulatory barriers for with international standards for the market of high-tech Kazakhstan. The Fund and the National Academy of Sciences new products ⊲ electric power accumulation and storage systems based optic fiber and related products in 2020, the national of the Republic of Belarus responsible for the country’s on lithium-ion batteries that can be used, among other standards developed together with the Fund and pertaining ⊲ Accelerating the market entry for new products based innovation strategy signed a cooperation agreement in things, for railroad transportation. to optic cables as the key element of the optic fiber data on the development and application of preliminary science and technology covering a large scope of problems transfer system were approved. These standards set out standards and adaptable assessment and compliance ⊲ flexible display and photoelectric devices, including regulatory and technical support of innovation general requirements and procedures for testing the key confirmation forms. ⊲ museum lighting with high-efficiency LEDs commercialization, educational projects and programs, functions of optic cables harmonized with the international qualification assessment and certification for specialists ⊲ airfield LED lights, standards. They determine the service life, optical, electric, taking into account the requirements of professional ⊲ telecommunications optic cables, physical, and mechanical properties and operating standards. ⊲ ‘smart’ street lighting based on the Internet of things temperature ranges to ensure their simple identification and technology, comparability. ⊲ smart video analytics systems using artificial intelligence, 18 branches of the Center in the regions of the Russian Federation ⊲ digital modeling for light sources, 330 standards for new products developed together with the Standardization Center ⊲ high-tech oil extraction equipment, 3 functional units of the Center ensure the following: ⊲ generic nanomaterials (single-wall carbon nanotubes, ⊲ monitoring regulatory and technical support of innovation activities nanosilver, nanoclay). ⊲ regulatory support of production and new product application ⊲ providing analytical and consultancy services to innovators.

The next planned activities include: ⊲ Facilitating the support of innovation companies to implement national projects through the interactions with development institutions “The introduction of national standards will support the implementation ⊲ The transfer of standardization tools to new high-tech industries of the Digital Economy national program and create conditions for ⊲ Regulatory support for the development and introduction of digital technologies in prioritized sectors of the economy increasing competitive abilities and reducing the dependencies of the Russian cable industry on the imports of optic fibers. The approval of this standard is also important due to the increased load on the Internet infrastructure caused by the spread of the coronavirus.” Andrey Nikolayev, Director General of Optic Fiber Systems

“Facilitating the support of innovation companies to implement national projects through the interactions with development institutions The transfer of standardization tools to new high-tech industries Regulatory support for the development and introduction of digital Within the implementation framework of comprehensive Upon suggestions from the State Hermitage and other art technologies in prioritized sectors of the economy.” regulatory support projects for LED introduction at and heritage museums in Russia, national standards for LED museums, national standards for museum lighting were museum lighting were developed and approved in 2020 Anton Shalaev, developed in 2020 together with the Fund. The new together with the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Head of Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Standardization documents set out requirements for lighting specifications, Programs including the following: commissioning regulations, testing methods, packaging, ⊲ GOST R 58814-2020 Museum Lighting. Terms and transportation, and storage, standardize the lighting Definitions parameters of piece exhibition lighting and general lighting ⊲ GOST R 58815-2020 LED Light Fixtures for Museum of museum halls, depositories, and restoration workshops, Lighting. General Specifications and define the measurement methods that ensure the even distribution of lighting over the piece and the distribution of ⊲ PNST 392-2020 Museum Lighting. LED Lighting. To alleviate regulatory restrictions and stimulate the The Program is updated and approved by Rosstandart every brightness in visitors’ sight. Standards use of innovative products in 2020, the Fund performed year taking into account the prioritized areas of innovation ⊲ PNST 393-2020 Museum Lighting. LED Lighting. some actions to develop new standardization documents, development, new high-tech innovation markets, including Measurement Procedures for Rated Parameters including the ongoing Standardization Program for the digital transformation trends, and the suggestion from nanoindustry and the related high-tech sectors approved by industry-specific technical committees and high-tech the Government Commission. companies.

94 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 95 Technical committees TC 164, TC 194, TC 098, and TC With support from the Fund, TC 441 Nanotechnology 323 operating in newly prioritized areas of innovation together with TC 194 Cyber-Physical Systems operating development were involved in joint activities with the Fund at RVC developed a project of a basic preliminary national “The national standard requirements for LED museum lighting developed in 2020. standard (PNST) in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). together with the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs ensure the regulatory support for the replacement of obsolete lighting systems at museums, depositories, and restoration workshops with modern LED fixtures that ensure the proper perception of museum pieces, as well as their safety and preservation. They are already used at the State Hermitage today.” Alexey Bogdanov, Deputy Director General of the State Hermitage Museum, “The developed draft project is, first of all, the core document for one of candidate degree in engineering, associate professor the key digital technologies. Secondly, it is a great example of cooperation between development institutions aimed at solving general problems of national economic development. Thirdly, it is a transition to the new level of operations synchronization and concerted efforts of several Technical Committees in the most prioritized areas of technological development.” To establish the regulatory digital technology base for Technical level maps present the results of the comparative artificial LED lighting, VNISI LLC together with the Fund analysis of innovative product properties and the best Nikita Utkin, RVC program manager, Chairman of Cyber-Physical Systems TC developed the first Russian national standard for innovative alternatives available taking into account the requirements artificial lighting digitalization in 2020. The developed set of international and national standards. They can be used of standards will serve as a regulatory and technical basis to confirm the innovativeness of products and develop of the information support for artificial lighting to develop preliminary national standards defining the advantages of smart production of LED light fixtures, light fixture inventory, innovative solutions. and their digital integration in the information and analysis To create conditions for mass introduction of contemporary systems like Smart City, Smart Road, etc. innovation solutions and the improvement of quality and National ‘digital’ standards in the Industrial Internet of Things In 2020, the Fund supported the approval of 11 ‘green’ These standards will be used in designing, operating, capital technical levels of products, the Fund prepared 2 utility and Artificial Lighting Systems developed together with the preliminary national standards and the Intersectoral repairs, and reconstruction of lighting systems and fixtures, tunnels in 2020 to promote and use the results of research Fund aim to replicate digital technologies in the prioritized Association of Nanoindustry standards for environment- as well as to create digital models of physical and logical and development activities in the optic fiber (including optic sectors of the economy and social life, and they facilitate the oriented products, including power accumulation systems, lighting system elements and ‘digital twin’ components cables) and packaging material (including packaging) sectors accomplishment of the Digital Economy national program. foam glass heat insulation products, photoelectric and of lighting systems to be used in information modeling in based on the use of new innovative solutions. In 2020, like in previous years, Technical Standardization monocrystal modules, antibacterial coatings, and property design. A total of 5 utility tunnels were developed together with the Committee TC 441 Nanotechnology established and lighting devices. Flexible electronics technologies are a global trend in fund. They are used to develop the markets for innovative maintained by the Fund was in the top 10 out of 213 Overall, there are over 60 ‘green’ standards in use today that electronics development and a dynamic growing market. products including lighting equipment and LED products, technical committees assessed annually by Rosstandart. define the environmental properties of innovative products. Successful commercialization of new flexible electronics electric power accumulation systems, and lithium-ion In 2020, the Fund involved the experts of Technical A set of ‘green’ standards for environmentally-friendly products requires the establishment of a modern regulatory batteries, flexible electronics, and flexible electronic devices. Committee TC 441 Nanotechnology to review and prepare construction materials (solutions) and property units was base aligned with international standards. The Fund To facilitate the systemic national and international conclusions for 20 draft international standardization established. performed advanced standardization of a wide range of standardization including the development of national documents developed at ISO and IEC and submitted to the flexible display devices (LCD, OLED, EPD) setting the relevant standards for the innovations sector, the Fund and its TC 441 offices of Russian national committees for the participation requirements to their testing and measurement methods Nanotechnology interact with industry-specific technical in IEC (RusIEC) and ISO (RusISO). including the assessments of quality parameters and committees for the standardization of high-tech sectors The development of Russian regulatory documents characteristics. along horizontal links: aligned with international standards supported by the Fund The developed standards aim to ensure the creation of ⊲ TC 044 Batteries; and the participation of Russian experts in international innovative goods currently produced by the Russian Center ⊲ TC 332 Light Fixtures, Artificial Lighting; technical committees facilitate the accomplishment of the for Flexible Electronics and planned for production at the International Cooperation and Export national project. Thin-Film Solar Module Plant that is being built at the ⊲ TC 046 Cables; To the marketing of ‘green’ innovation products, the Fund Nanotechnology and Nanomaterial Center of the Republic of ⊲ TC 016 Electric Power Engineering; continued developing the ‘green’ standardization and Mordovia. ⊲ TC 098 Biometrics and Biomonitoring; innovation product certification system together with the Within the comprehensive technical level and innovative ⊲ TC 355 Automated Identification and Data Collection Environmental Union non-profit partnership. product quality assessment project, 70 technical level Technologies; maps for high-tech products were developed and recorded ⊲ TC 039 Power Saving, Power Efficiency, Power into the Register in 2020. They cover materials (vibration Management; cushioning, heat insulation, fireproof, membrane, coatings, and antifriction materials), products (cables, light fixtures, ⊲ TC 164 Artificial Intelligence; composite pipes, power armor, thermal batteries, protective ⊲ TC 194 Cyber-Physical Systems; The set of regulatory and technical instruments The agenda for 2021-2024 includes the problems of developed by the Fund is actively used by innovation expanding the range of innovation company support screens), and equipment (accumulators, ozonizers, 3D and ⊲ TC 323 Aviation Equipment. 5D printers, spectrometers, sterilization lamps). companies in all of the regions of the Russian Federation measures in cooperation with development institutions and guarantees the support of innovative products and to implement national projects, detect promising technologies starting from idea conception to their technologies in regions and provide them with implementation in real projects and products. prioritized regulatory and technical, and develop the tools facilitating the introduction of digital technologies in prioritized economic sectors.

96 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 97 2.5. Development and FUND’S ACTIVITY implementation of demand RESULTS stimulation projects

2019 2020 2018 The Fund and 2 D Transneft PJSC sign 2017 The Chairman of the 2016 Prioritized areas Management Board of an agreement to The Fund signed a of cooperation PJSC Gazprom took a develop and build an 2015 Framework Agreement industrial prototype The major renovation for PJSC Gazprom resolution to use the 2014 on cooperation with certified nanotechnology of a robotized The RUSNANO of a 1-335A series and RUSNANO 2013 the Association products in investment diagnostics unit for The Fund and Transneft Group and Avtodor house in Kaluga Oblast Management 2011 of Construction projects process pipeline Research Institute LLC using innovative Company LLC were RUSNANO and Government Companies in the Gas inspections 2010 signed an agreement nanotechnologies was approved for 2019- An agreement to Transneft JSC Company signed Industry stimulate the demand for scientific and a joint action plan completed 2021. Olimpstroy signed a framework for innovative engineering cooperation In Chelyabinsk, the Government Company agreement in strategic The priorities of The RUSNANO Group products was signed implementation of the and RUSNANO partnership 7 regions of Russia scientific and and Rosavtodor signed a by the Fund and first project to construct Government passed a legal act on engineering cooperation agreement Belgorod, Novosibirsk, a 244 kW roof solar Nanotechnology the share of innovative cooperation for the application Tomsk, and Kaluga power plant has begun Corporation signed a and nanotechnology between PJSC of innovations in the Oblasts at one of the Transneft products in state and road and automobile framework agreement Gazprom and facilities on strategic municipal procurements RUSNANO infrastructure partnership Management construction The Fund and Company LLC were Gazpromneft LLC signed approved for a framework agreement 2016-2018 for cooperation

98 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 99 THE FUND COOPERATES WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES TO INTRODUCE HIGH-TECH Due to the pandemic, the Fund organized remote ⊲ Versatile multifunction modules using the 3D-Antistatika PRODUCTS . OVER THE YEARS OF JOINT EFFORTS, UNIQUE PILOT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THAT interactions with all the key departments and subsidiaries technology for explosion hazard areas; FACILITATED THE FURTHER PURCHASE OF SPECIFIC INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FOR VARIOUS SECTORS, THE of PJSC Gazprom to certify and procure nanotechnology ⊲ Pipeline internal corrosion monitoring systems; DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF NEW PRODUCTS, AND MARKET OPENING AND REPLICATION FOR products for the investment projects of PJSC Gazprom ⊲ Installation cables; THE MANUFACTURERS OF SUCH GOODS . in 2020. This work resulted in the procurements of nanoproducts to the tune of 2149 million rubles and one ⊲ Composite products; technological solution was included in the implementation ⊲ Elements of cable management systems; of the Comprehensive Program of PJSC Gazprom . Today, the ⊲ Metering stations. range of products contains 36 solutions. The list of partner regions Many of the Fund’s largest partners participate in demand stimulation projects: Gazprom, PJSC; Transneft, PJSC; State- In 2020, nanotechnology product certification activities ⊲ Moscow Region Owned Enterprise “Avtodor”; Russian Federal Road Agency were arranged for the following sectors: ⊲ Vologda Region (Rosavtodor); Russian Railways, OJSC; FGC UES, PJSC; Rosseti; ⊲ Kaluga Region Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing, and Utilities ⊲ Nizhny Novgorod Region of the Russian Federation; Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation; Ministry of Industry and Trade of the ⊲ Novosibirsk Region Russian Federation; Ministry of Economic Development of Autonomous thermoelectric power Pipeline transportation of oil and ⊲ the Perm Territory the Russian Federation; Russian Export Center; trade offices sources by THERMOINTECH LLC oil products ⊲ the Republics of Bashkortostan of the Russian Federation in foreign countries; State Duma of ⊲ the Republic of Tatarstan the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The Fund cooperated with PJSC Gazprom to implement The Fund cooperated with Transneft PJSC to implement a project aimed at the application of autonomous unique joint projects with technologies that have not been ⊲ Rostov Region thermoelectric power sources (ATPS) at the infrastructure used previously in the sector and change the industry- ⊲ St. Petersburg facilities of PJSC Gazprom . specific technical regulations on product use, which ⊲ Sverdlovsk Region Following the terms of the projects, design documentation facilitates power saving and power efficiency, resource- ⊲ Tomsk Region of ATPS 800 and 3000 was prepared and two 3 kW ATPS were saving, performance improvement, import-substitution, and industrial safety at the company facilities. ⊲ the Udmurt Republic produced. After that, ATPS-3000 underwent commissioning tests based on the procedures approved by PJSC Gazprom ⊲ Ulyanovsk Region . The tests were held in the Far North at Gazprom Dobycha ⊲ Chuvash Republic. Urengoy LLC Upon receiving the results of the tests, ATPS were recommended for use at PJSC Gazprom facilities. To implement the roadmap for PJSC Gazprom - Power The key projects cover the oil-and-gas industry, road Engineering for the Power of Siberia, utility solutions construction, and urban infrastructure facilitating the using 5-8 kW ATPS with the configurations required by the completion of a range of national projects . Gazprom Group project institutions were developed. THERMOINTECH LLC developed a 5 kW power plant (ATPS- 5000) based on thermoelectric generators GTE-400. The commissioning tests for ATPS-5000 were held at Istra GDS of Gazprom Transgaz Moscow LLC ATPS-5000 successfully completed the tests in May 2018. GAS INDUSTRY In 2018, THERMOINTECH LLC and Gazprom Komplektatsia LLC signed a procurement contract for 17 ATPS-3200 for the Power of Siberia main pipeline project. In August 2018, The Fund performs actions to promote and procure THERMOINTECH LLC completed the shipment of power nanotechnology and related high-tech sector products for plants to the Customer. the implementation of PJSC Gazprom investment projects. Taking into account the results of using THERMOINTECH LLC The Fund regularly expands the range of certified products during the implementation of the Power of Siberia nanotechnology products that are allowed to be used in MP project, A.B. Miller, the Chairman of PJSC Gazprom Board PJSC Gazprom in designing capital facilities, renovation, and of Directors, ordered to continue using THERMOINTECH LLC reconstruction at PJSC Gazprom . power plants at the PJSC Gazprom facilities. The prioritized areas of cooperation for PJSC Gazprom and the Fund include the following: ⊲ energy-saving technologies; ⊲ composite products; A Decision of the Chairman of PJSC Gazprom Board ⊲ protective anti-corrosion coatings; of Directors defined the target value for the Share of Nanotechnology and Related High-Tech Sector Products modification and hardening technologies for concrete ⊲ Purchased by PJSC Gazprom in 2019-2021. It was set at products; 3.7% of the costs of material and equipment stipulated in ⊲ power transmission technology. the Design and Survey Works and the Capital Repairs Plan.

100 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 101 In 2020, nanotechnology (high-tech) products previously Transneft PJSC and the Fund jointly determined the key tested in Transneft organizations were replicated and new groundwork to launch activities in 2021-2025 concerning solutions were tested and reviewed. the products that had never before been used at the facilities The key projects implemented together with Transneft PJSC of Transneft, PJSC. include the following As part of the implemented testing, introduction, and ⊲ The development of self-propelling inspection robots for replication activities, nanoindustry products were used at inspecting process pipelines; 10 of the Transneft PJSC facilities. Over 25 new technologies were provided to Transneft PJSC in 2020 as part of the ⊲ The development and introduction of composite service performed activities related to searching, data collection, platforms for processing machinery; and the transfer of promising technologies to be used in The implementation of the Digital Substation project ⊲ pipeline oil and oil product transportation, including the ELECTRIC POWER (based on digital current and voltage transformers); artificial intelligence developments. ⊲ The use of fiberglass tubes for fire control systems instead of traditional pipes.

Over 15 new technologies were provided to FGC PJSC as part of the performed activities related to searching, data collection, and the transfer of promising technologies to be used in the relevant sector, including small and medium Polyethylene anti-corrosion coating for steel pipelines produced by businesses. METACLAY JSC High-tech manufacturer cases were provided (ZAO Profotech, Energy Storage Systems LLC, Hevel, Tubot LLC, etc.). The cooperation with FGC UES PJSC The Fund implemented a project for using polyethylene anti- In 2015, RUSNANO OJSC and other shareholders of continued in the form of participation in its Consultative corrosion coating made by METACLAY JSC in the production METACLAY JSC signed an agreement with ZAO Gazprom Body. In 2020, several companies joined the FGC UEC PJSC of large-diameter pipes. METACLAY JSC developed Metalene StroyTek Salavat to sell 75% -1 of the company shares. Partnership Program, and the Fund continues cooperating PE/APE topcoat and adhesive for coating large diameter The implementation of the action plan to use the METACLAY with FGC UEC PJSC to assess the feasibility of using and pipes and started the certification with PJSC Gazprom with products for the production of large-diameter pipes and introducing high-tech companies at its facilities. the Fund’s support. Russian pipe works resulted in the substitution of imported In 2013, the external anti-corrosion coating technology polyethylene anti-corrosion coatings. The pipe works of the using the materials from METACLAY JSC and the pilot-batch Russian Federation are using METACLAY products in the pipe production technology were acquired by Volzhsky Pipe production of large-diameter pipes that are shipped to PJSC Works OJSC. Gazprom . Digital substations In 2014, the Chairpersons of PJSC Gazprom and RUSNANO Simultaneously, as a result of the implementation of the MC LLC Boards of Directors made a joint decision on the action plan approved by Transneft OJSC and the RUSNANO In 2017, as part of the Fund’s cooperation with Transneft commercial exploitation of the materials produced by Group and aiming to introduce METACLAY products to PJSC, a decision was made to start the implementation of METACLAY JSC by pipe plants of the Russian Federation the Transneft facilities, Russian pipe plants began using the pilot Digital Substation project at the Transneft facilities. provided they can ensure the stable quality of the procured METACLAY polyethylene pipe coatings, which led to almost The project solutions are unique not only for Russian but product batches. The commercial procurements of Metalene 100% substitution of imported pipe coatings purchased by also global power engineering. Two types of 110 kW DSS PE/APE are now made to Volzhsky Pipe Works (TMK Transneft PJSC. were selected for testing: at Transneft - Druzhba (Desna oil Group), Vyksunsky Pipe Works (OMK Group), Izhora Pipe Mill pump station) with decentralized automation system and at (Severstal Group), ChelPipe (CHELPIPE Group) for the use of Transneft - Siberia (Uvat line operations dispatcher station) PJSC Gazprom . with a centralized automation system to compare their technical and economic parameters. The Uvat LODS digital substation is a unique facility featuring all of the available brand-new technologies: digital current and voltage transformers that helped improve the protection of electrical equipment, reduce losses, improve the quality As part of joint activities with Transneft PJSC, the Fund This webinar resulted in defining the cases of part and of electric power and ensure the fault-free operation of the performed some actions to solve organizational problems product development and manufacturing, the list of contract substation. related to the prioritized use of Russian-made optic fibers at manufacturing services, and typical situations where the company facilities. Thus, the market for Russian-made contract manufacturing is the most beneficial, as well as the The Desna LODS digital substation allowed for testing optic fiber products was established at the Transneft PJSC key areas of cooperation. engineering solutions using digital protective relays and facilities. In 2020, the Fund held a webinar on Contract power substation management system, as well as the digital Development and Production to Accelerate the Introduction fiscal metering system for electric power to improve the of Innovations for the representatives of Transneft PJSC, protection of electrical equipment, reduce losses, improve plants, and other Transneft facilities. the quality of electric power, and ensure fault-free operation of the substation.

102 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 103 TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE MATERIALS TO THE SECTOR, THE FUND SUGGESTED A SET OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS BASED ON THE AGILE AND LEAN STARTUP METHODS .

The first experimental development grounds of the Central Circular Road

ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR Experimental development grounds were created in some REXTROM-K LLC, Slavros LLC, Tensar Innovative Solutions sections of А-107 in the Naro-Fominsk, Odintsovo, Istra, LLC, Ultrastab LLC, Novopolimer LLC, MACHINA - TST LLC, and Solnechnogorsk districts and Zvenigorod municipality Gexa - Non-Woven Fabrics LLC, SETTKA LLC, STEKLONIT JSC, of Moscow Region that are going to be parts of the RGK Company, ZAO Tekhpolimer. Each of the participants А-113 Central Circular Road (CCR) that is currently under provided their engineering solutions that were implemented THE STATE OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IS ONE construction. in the test sections. OF THE KEY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVE ABILITY OF A COUNTRY’S The first experimental development grounds were created The second experimental development grounds were ECONOMY . TODAY, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT DETERRENT in the fifth launching site of CCR to test geosynthetic created in the fifth launching site of CCR to test geosynthetic FOR RUSSIA’S INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT AND materials used for the reinforcement of the roadbed bases. materials used for the reinforcement of coating layers. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS . The grounds consist of 22 sections near Razdolye village The grounds consist of 13 sections near Lisavino village (Moscow Region, Odintsovo district). The grounds make use (Moscow Region, Istra district). The materials used are of the following materials: woven geotextile, geomeshes, geomeshes made of different fibers: polyester, basalt, glass, geowebs, geocomposites, and geocellular material with and polyvinylalcohol, with different polymer substrates and As part of its activities to support and promote high-tech This work began with application techniques for composite geomats that perform the reinforcement, division, and groutings to ensure the cohesion of the layer of asphalt products on the Russian market and the implementation geosynthetic materials. The application techniques for drainage functions that must improve the loading capability coating. of the Safe and Quality Roads national project, the Fund composite materials are innovative and sought-after in and longevity of the road. The laid geosynthetic materials are designed to reinforce the actively collaborates with the Russian Federal Road Agency, many industry sectors and they are used to solve several 14 manufacturers took part in the experimental works: layers of asphalt coating to improve the loading capability, State-Owned Enterprise “Russian Highways”, regional and complicated problems:: SIBUR LLC, Volzhsky Plant of Textile Materials LLC, MIAKOM, crack resistance, and longevity of roads. municipal highway agencies. ⊲ using off-quality soils to build elements of motor roads The Fund promotes road facility upgrade options in the (reducing soil moisture); 9 MANUFACTURERS TOOK PART IN THE EXPERIMENTAL WORKS: HUESKER LLC, STEKLONIT JSC, VOLZHSKY following three key areas: ⊲ reinforcing (armoring) weak bases (mechanical soil PLANT OF TEXTILE MATERIALS LLC, MIAKOM SPB LLC, ULTRASTAB LLC, SETTKA LLC, MAHINA-TST LLC, ⊲ roadbed (asphalt concrete modifiers, road surface stabilization); SLAVROS LLC, REXTROM-K LLC . marking materials, composite grid, geotextile, ⊲ reducing the ultimate settlement of fills on weak bases; polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber, rebars, nanoconcrete, ⊲ reducing the number of reflection cracks in asphalt road geocells for the road base course, foam glass gravel, and surfaces, etc. metallic slags); The main results of introducing geocomposite materials road facilities (composite light poles, guard rails, external ⊲ include the following: reinforcement systems, drain inlets, tactile indicators, noise barrier panels, rebars, local treatment facilities, anti- ⊲ reducing construction costs (up to 30%); adhesive and anti-icing thin-layer coatings); ⊲ reducing labor inputs and equipment operation times (at “Today, there is a wide range of geosynthetic products and plenty of least by 50%); ⊲ intelligent transportation systems (security systems, regulatory documents. However, there is a gap between what is said in the surveillance systems, event recognition systems, LED ⊲ increasing the useful life of road facilities; documents and what people actually know. There are a lot of counterfeit lighting and lighting control systems, cabling/wiring ⊲ reducing the amounts of conventional inert materials products in the geosynthetics market, which makes it difficult for the systems, practices of use of products and services of (gravel and sand) used; responsible manufacturers to operate. We want the customers and the nanotechnology sector and the high-technology ⊲ increasing the reliability and transport and service contractors to be able to determine the quality of materials supplied to economic sectors connected therewith in road parameters of motor roads; them. It is important to make the road transport companies understand construction, fiber optic geotechnical monitoring that using innovative materials does not make road construction more ⊲ increasing the use of industrial wastes (secondary systems, autonomous pedestrian crossing lighting expensive but reduces the time inputs and improves the quality.” systems). resources, such as slag residues and ash-and-slag wastes produced by metallurgic and power companies). Aleksey Adyakimov, Function Manager for To implement a comprehensive approach to promote Transport Infrastructure of Tekhpolimer LLC products and large-scale replication of best practices in the road transportation sector, the Fund together with Avtodor State Company and SIBADI started an inter-related development of books of template technical solutions and continuing professional education programs in 2020 to enhance qualifications of specialists and alleviate technical concerns that customers, project, construction, and installation organizations might have.

104 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 105 The Book of Template Project Solutions for Using Geotextiles The Book of Template Project Solutions for Using Geotextiles in the Motor Road Sector was prepared taking into account in the Motor Road Sector and the Use of Composite the results of construction and operation conditions (Geosynthetic) Materials in Motor Road Construction monitoring of the experimental grounds, as well as the results professional development program help accomplish the goals of research activities aiming to develop and improve the of the innovation development program in the road sector in calculation and design methods for motor road elements Russia. (earthworks, road surfacing, drainage, etc.) and the best practices used in other countries (the USA, Australia, EU countries). This Book covers the main design and engineering solutions for motor road elements. The template solutions were developed based on the results URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND HOUSING UTILITIES of research, development, and project activities, as well as the information on the current advances of Russian and foreign design and construction practices based on option analysis and selecting the best solutions. In 2020, the Fund continued cooperating with the federal and regional authorities, professional associations, and the business community to promote the use of Russian-made innovative products in the urban infrastructure and housing utility sectors. The Fund interacts with the key players in the capital renovations system: the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Executive Office of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Utilities of the Russian Federation, the As of today, the capital renovations system Housing Utilities Fund, the Association of Regional Capital employed innovations to the tune of Renovations Operators (ARCRO), regional authorities, regional capital renovations funds for apartment buildings, BILLION RUBLES SPORTS FACILITIES regional real estate development and construction >7 companies.

THE FUND TOGETHER WITH THE OLIMPSTROY STATE >10,000 COMPANY AND SOCHI-2014 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROJECT FOR were renovated using Russian-made THE INTRODUCTION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT innovative solutions NANOTECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AT OLYMPIC Capital renovations FACILITIES (INCLUDING THE CENTRAL STADIUM, THE BIG ICE ARENA, BOBSLEIGH/LUGE TRACK, ANAPA Comprehensive projects using innovations in the capital renovations system RAILWAY STATION, ETC ). . In 2016, the Fund started implementing Russia’s first These projects were supported by the Ministry of comprehensive projects for the use of innovations and Construction of Russia and the State Duma Committee for Their use allowed for the proper implementation of To replicate the positive experience of using innovative nanotechnologies in the capital renovations of apartment Housing Policies and Utilities. The dedicated State Duma the Sochi-2014 Candidate File requirements. The high nanotechnology solutions at the Olympic facilities, buildings. Several primary projects for using such products Committee provided recommendations for the State Duma, compliance with BREEAM international ‘green’ standard, the Fund together with the Ministry of Sport of Russia in different types of houses were implemented in Kaluga, the Government, and the Ministry of Construction of Russia, the formation of unique post-Olympic heritage, and the (FSUR Sport-Engineering) successfully completed the Belgorod, and Tomsk Regions. Innovative products were as well as regional authorities, to take comprehensive creation of conditions to introduce innovative solutions project for the implementation of energy-efficient used in repairing and insulating facades and roofs, lighting actions to stimulate the use of modern technologies, (nanotechnology included) in the state-funded projects. nanotechnology solutions at the stadiums built for the public spaces, and repairing utility connections in houses. As including nanotechnologies, in the capital renovations and The overall cost of products supplied is 180 million 2018 Football World Cup in Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, a result, the confirmed power resource economy amounted housing utility services sectors. rubles, including the LED lighting fixtures from ZAO Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Saransk, and Moscow. to over 32%. The Fund continued replicating the successful practices Optogan, multiple glass panes from Stis LLC, solar Using the products from the nanotechnology sector and of using innovations in capital renovations of apartment modules from Hevel LLC, etc. the related high-tech sectors allowed for the improved buildings. Based on the results of the joint work, Olimpstroy State efficiency of stadium construction and operation and Company recommended the use of innovative (incl. the implementation of the requirements of FIFA and Nanotechnological) solutions for the facilities built for the Russia 2018 Candidate File. The overall cost of the the 2018 Football World Cup. products supplied is 1.25 billion rubles. “This is a great cost-reduction resource. For instance, the residents of Kaluga Region whose houses were renovated using nanotechnologies pay 30% less for the utility services.” Galina Khovanskaya, Chairperson of the Committee for the Housing Policies and Utilities of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

106 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 107 Based on the results of successful cases of comprehensive documentation allows for the use of available sections to Webinars as an instrument to stimulate the demand for innovative use of innovations for capital renovations, the Fund include innovative products in the design estimates to save launched a dedicated section of its web-page (https://fiop.site/ time during the renovation planning. products stimulirovanie-sprosa/kapremont/­ ) where everyone can request In 2020, innovative products were used for the capital design documentation for the capital renovation of Series renovations of 4,000 residential buildings, which To promote the use of innovative products and support the innovative and high-tech products made in Russia. 1-335А (prefab house), 1-447 (brick house), and 1-467 corresponds to 4 billion rubles in monetary terms. development of the innovation economy in the Russian These events are held based on the eNano e-Learning (prefab house) buildings. The availability of ready-made Federation, the Fund has been holding webinars since 2017 system, and their participants include representatives from to raise the awareness of prospective customers about the executive authorities, subordinate bodies, and contractors.

Urban environment The fund develops the innovative component of the ⊲ Street (residential pedestrian) implementation of the Housing and Urban Environment ⊲ Playgrounds, sports grounds, and other activity sites IN 2020, THE FUND EXTENDED THE RANGE OF WEBINAR TOPICS national project actions aiming to improve the quality of the ⊲ Embankment WHEN DISCUSSION ISSUES INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE PROBLEMS urban environment. The Fund developed suggestions on OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF CAPITAL innovative solutions for the implementation of projects in ⊲ Park, city garden, public garden RENOVATION WORKS IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES BUT ALSO the following urban space categories: ⊲ Courtyard spaces TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL WORKS . FOR INSTANCE, THE FOLLOWING WEBINARS WERE HELD: Smart City Another area of the Fund’s activities is its participation in the implementation of the Smart City project of the Ministry of Construction of Russia, which is a part of the Digital Economy and the Housing and Urban Environment national projects. OPTIPLANE S2 DRONE ROTARY The Fund’s employees take part in the inter-agency workgroup on the Smart City project launch. In 2020, the workgroup AIRCRAFT FOR THE approved a new edition of the Smart City agency project concept with active participation from the Fund’s employees. Over AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 10 products from the Russian innovation companies were added to the Solution Pool for the Smart City project (https://russiasmartcity.ru/). Today, they are used in the implementation of regional projects aimed at the formation of the Smart Digital Space in urban agglomerations.

Water Supply and Drainage EFFICIENT CROP PRODUCTION The Fund formulated a bundle of engineering solutions to Some engineering solutions are already used as part of WITH THE COMBINED USE OF implement the Smart Water Services Company project. The the implementation of regional water supply projects, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND bundle contains over 15 solutions related to material-based e.g. acoustic leakage detection in pipes based on artificial BIOTECHNOLOGIES . technologies and IT support with artificial intelligence. intelligence technologies. The engineering solutions bundle All of the engineering solutions feature the required was submitted for the survey of the possibility of its use in minimum of regulatory and technical documentation Rosvodokanal facilities and the project activities of Institut to facilitate their accelerated practical implementation Gidroproekt JSC. in water treatment, processing, and drainage facilities.

Demand Stimulation Support >20 >30 >1,000 WEBINARS SPEAKERS PARTICIPANTS To provide wide-range information support for the potential The Fund has the data on more than 100 Russian buyers or innovative products for the construction and engineering solutions for urban infrastructure that are being urban infrastructure sectors, the Fund publishes an annual used today within some of the national projects, such as brochure of contemporary energy-efficient high-tech Housing and Urban Environment, Environment, Education solutions for these sectors. The brochure is available for (building, renovating, and repairing educational institutions), download on the Fund’s official web page dedicated to Healthcare (building, renovating, and repairing healthcare stimulating the demand for innovative products (https://fiop. system facilities), and the Digital Economy national program, “The drone flies around the quarries automatically and takes aerial photos site/stimulirovanie-sprosa/­ ). as well as regional programs and projects. of them. The recognition system automatically processes the shots and calculates the development ratio of the quarry. The application specifics depend on the useful load, and we are ready to integrate almost anything. The complete automation requires only the integration of smart software to process the data based on machine recognition. For example, in the energy sector, it will be the automated recognition of defects in power transmission lines, calculating the conductor sag and pylon sway, in the security sector, it is the intruder detection, and in agriculture, it is the regular monitoring of the fertilizing results.” Kirill Yakovchenko, Development Director of the Optiplane Design Bureau

108 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 109 2.6. Information FUND’S ACTIVITY support RESULTS

2 I 2020 2019 2018 The Science Bar The Grand Prix of Hopping popular 2017 science festival was The Scientific Standup the Silver Bowman National Award for the recognized as the The all-Russian tour of the show on the Russia Kultura 2016 development of public best popular science Science Slam Nano popular TV channel was awarded a relations project in the 6th 2015 science project 2nd-degree diploma of the All-Russian Award for 2014 Don’t nano here All-Russian Award for the the Commitment to 2011 The 1st VIK.Nano all- multimedia educational Commitment to Science Science The first Russian Startup Russian engineering project as the Best TV Show about The 1st Congress Tour roadshow in 27 cities competition for Science of nanoindustry of Russia. students and companies postdocs The first Science Bar The launch of Innovation Hopping popular science Workshops popular festival science program

110 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 111 INNOVATIONS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND The Fund’s social media accounts in 2020: THEIR SUPPORT . TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADE, ITS GOALS, AND PROSPECTS MUST BE CLEAR TO EVERYONE, AND WORKING IN HIGH-TECH SECTORS MUST INVOKE RESPECT AND BE PRESTIGIOUS . THE PUBLIC MUST BE INFORMED THAT INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES THAT PREVIOUSLY SEEMED FANTASTICAL ALREADY EXIST AND WORK HERE AND NOW, THEY ARE CREATED BY OUR COMPATRIOTS AND USED IN MANY AREAS OF OUR LIFE . Facebook: 376 posts VK: 368 posts THIS REQUIRES ACTIVE AWARENESS-RAISING . ⊲ Subscriber count: 20,538 people The Fund develops modern communication channels and ⊲ scientific, technical, social, and political media are ⊲ Media outreach: 14,982,742 people Instagram: 144 posts formats ensuring the availability of relevant information actively used for the popularization of the achievements ⊲ Number of likes: 43,933 on innovative products and its targeted “provision” to of the nanoindustry and the high-tech sector; ⊲ Number of comments: 3020 audiences. Specific communication systems are used for ⊲ congresses and exhibitions are held to stimulate the each of the interested groups. activity of innovators and inform the market of available ⊲ Number of reposts 2717 The Fund implements projects in many areas: new engineering solutions; The Fund’s cross-platform communications in social ⊲ for the general public, there are media projects ⊲ innovation consumers are provided with information IN 2020, THE FUND LAUNCHED ITS OFFICIAL implemented that ensure the positive perception of and organization support to search, select, and expand media and project platforms are implemented through the INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT . IT WAS THE FIRST STEP IN innovations; the application of the most relevant and promising integration of all of the Fund’s projects with the external CONTENT GENERATION AND PROMOTION FOR THE nanotechnology solutions and high-tech products. online and offline platforms through co-branding with AUDIENCE THAT PREFERS VISUAL FORMATS . ⊲ journalists, bloggers, and public experts as opinion Science Slam Russia, Science Bar Hopping, Skolkovo, leaders are actively involved in the innovation activities Innoprom, and other projects. in Russia; some events are held to improve their competence and interest in those; Informing target audiences via media

NOWADAYS, THE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION ARE INCREASING BY THE DAY, ITS DISSEMINATION CHANNELS #fiop10years special project ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, AND THE CORRECTNESS AND QUALITY OF CONTENT ARE OFTEN NEGLECTED IN FAVOR OF THE SPREAD RATE . IN OCTOBER 2020, THE FUND CELEBRATED ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY . THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED DURING THIS TIME ARE DESCRIBED ON A SPECIAL WEBSITE ENTITLED ‘VICTORY IS NANO’S’ In the context of uncontrolled information flow, the (HTTPS://FIOP .SITE/10-LET/) . development of proprietary information channels taking into account the needs of today’s users (speed, content The website provides the information on the most important and popularization activities was analyzed in a special availability, multiplatformity, etc.) is becoming especially benchmarks in the Fund’s history, the most significant issue of RANEPA’s Obrazovatelnaya Politika (Education significant. events resulting from the 10-year-long work, the official Policy) journal edited by Aleksandr Asmolov, a well-known The official website remains the Fund’s major proprietary Annual Reports of the organizations, and 10-year anniversary Russian educator, psychologist, and essay writer. Besides, information channel: https://fiop.site. Regular updates of its greetings from the Fund’s managers and partners. to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Fund and the Science content allow the Fund to broadcast the correct information The key achievements in all of the Fund’s areas of activity are Slam Russia Association launched the Nano in Big City on its activities into the public sphere. presented as infographics that became the visual basis for project (132 reposts, advent calendar materials were viewed A lot of attention is paid to the development of social the media project in social media accounts. The Fund’s ten- over 90 thousand times. The overall audience of the project networks to communicate with the general public. The year experience of educational, professional qualification, is estimated at 100 thousand contacts). Fund’s accounts feature the following materials: ⊲ on the Fund’s activities and projects; ⊲ on nanocenter startups and projects; Outreach ⊲ key news from sectoral departments; ⊲ popular science content about nanotechnology; ⊲ partner materials from universities and other >660 000 organizations; PEOPLE ⊲ fan content, activations, interactive events, contests; ⊲ special projects. 3 461 PEOPLE

112 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 113 Science Bar Hopping multiformat educational festival - the Fund’s flagship The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 impacted all sectors. Inc.Russia business journal together with the Fund popular science project . As part of the #rusnanoVSvirus special project (https://fiop. launched a project dedicated to the current changes and site/rosnanovsvirus/)https://fiop.site/rosnanovsvirus/), a trends caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the combat Science Bar Hopping was contrived as a series of informal The festival has been held since 2018, and it is held on the landing was launched that contains all of the materials with the virus, and the engineering solutions that will meetings of young researchers with those interested in federal level since 2019. Due to the support from VK social on the RUSNANO Group’s contribution in combating the help the economy to develop after the recession caused science. The lectures are held in dozens of small bars where media, the event was broadcasted online: about 500,000 COVID-19 pandemic. This site publishes information on by the pandemic. 10 of the publications tell about the researchers from different areas of science and technology people listened to the lectures held in the bars of St. the developments of portfolio companies, nanocenters, contribution of the Russian nanoindustry companies in speak to the audience and communicate with participants Petersburg and Moscow online in 2019. and startups that should minimize the damages from medicine, robotics, digital hardware, monitoring systems, in an informal setting. The participants choose the lectures the coronavirus, make the work of medical personnel and remote communications. After the forced transition to the online mode in 2020, the themselves by going from one bar to another. organizers tried to preserve the atmosphere of close contact easier, and improve patients’ well-being. Besides, the In the reporting year, the Investments Work special This is a new type of intellectual leisure activity that offers despite the manifold increase in the audience. Two five-hour landing contains the information on the charity activities project was implemented in Forbes. Within this project, a scientific approach to interpreting the rapidly changing Science Bar Hopping online marathons were held, each in which the RUSNANO Group takes part, our e-Learning 10 nanoindustry companies told about the technological, reality. Scientists explain their studies in clear and plain terms consisting of 10 lectures from well-known scientists and developments, and new remote working methods. economic, and social importance of their innovation and show how technologies affect our daily life. experts with an outreach of over 2 million users. Besides, Within this project, some offline events were held projects in Russia. The special project used all the printed an interview marathon was organized that involved 6 well- dedicated to granting COVID tests (incl. in Dagestan), face version promotion opportunities: the journal’s run was The festival’s mission is to inform the urban community known science and innovation representatives and got an screens, and other consumables that are in high demand 90,000 copies with an audience of 1.1 million people for of modern scientific and technical inventions, increase outreach of over 10 million people. among healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 each of the issues. The electronic version of the project public trust in high technology, improve the reputation of pandemic as part of humanitarian relief. The project got got over 70,000 views from over 30,000 unique users. scientists and engineers, introduce science and technology The transition to the online mode resulted in the emergence information support from TASS, Izvestia, and Forbes in to urban leisure activities. The project won the Award for the of new regular formats, such as the circulation of the the form of a series of publications. A total of 29 materials Commitment to Science in the Best Popular Science Project Researcher’s Letter to 25,000 subscribers and a podcast were published. The project audience, taking into account category in 2019. (regular audio program) involving scientists. 17 episodes of the media and social network publications, is estimated to the Science Bar Hopping podcast got over 180,000 plays. be at 2 million people.

Activities for young audiences 6 88 8,000 176 In 2020, due to the restrictions on the activities requiring In 2020, the Fund supported FESTIVALS BARS VISITORS LECTURES direct contact with audiences, the Fund managed to transfer the majority of planned science and technology promotion activities in the online format. 25 The Fund acted as a partner for the Business Accelerator SCIENCE AND A: START acceleration program, the All-Russian Forum EDUCATION EVENTS of the Step to the Future program, and All-Russian Nauka 0+ Science Festival, the Russian Stage of the European Science Journalist of the Year Award held by the Association of Science Communicators (AKSON), the Open Laboratory Science Education Event, the GЕЕК PICNIC online festival, the Science Barcamp Moscow interactive conference, Triscience Tournament student contest, Sustainable Development of Russian Territories young architect contest, the Priority 2.0 Award, Science Days, and the Х Young Adult Award in Science and Innovation of MISIS National University of Science and Technology.

114 | Fund’s activity results The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 115 Besides, the Science Bar Hopping video project was The participants searched for new efficient approaches successfully launched in 2020. It comprised 9 episodes to the arrangement of natural facilities and analyzed Congress and exhibition activities of the Scientist Walks into a Bar YouTube show that got the opportunities of their integration with the available 500,000 views, tens of thousands of likes, and thousands of innovative environmental solutions. The goal of the contest Congress and exhibition activities remain an important Being one of the partners of the NAUKA 0+ Festival, the Fund positive comments. A total of 22,000 people subscribed to was to approach the creation of original ‘eco-friendly’, and instrument of popularization of nanoindustry achievements. prepared a number of events dedicated to the development this new YouTube channel. The show recreates the informal comfortable tourist infrastructure facilities and promote These events help the network of nanocenters and their of renewable energy sources in Russia. Anton Usachev, the atmosphere of the bar and the direct dialogue between the the idea that humans’ being in the wild can and should not startups to present their developments to interested parties Director of the Photovoltaic Industry Association, explained scientists and the viewers. Scientists are the main characters damage nature through architecture. at large exhibitions, forums, and other events. how the sun works for the Russian economy and the of the show. They are experts in their field and they can tell The arctic tourist facility project prepared by Ksenia In 2020, it was impossible to hold such events offline due prospects of the new solar power sector. Olga Ukhanova, about science and technology in simple terms. They have Goncharova and Yevgenia Akulicheva, the students from to the pandemic. Nevertheless, some of the organizers a Senior Expert of the Renewable Energy Development lots of ideas that they want to share with people, which the Architecture Faculty of Saint Petersburg State University managed to adapt their events to the new conditions and Association and the Head of the Wind Power Technology makes them always interesting. During the first seasons, the of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPBGASU), won the hold them online. Department of Ulyanovsk State University, held a lecture on viewers got answers to such questions as “What do we know contest in the Innovative Engineering Solutions special the myths and reality of the ‘green’ power sector. The visitors The Fund presented the virtual stands of nanoindustry about the Universe?”, “Can we extend life?”, “What are smart category established by the Fund. were greeted on behalf of the Fund by the robot developed companies at the Startup Village Livestream’20, the Open materials?”, “How does the immune system work?”, “How do by the Promobot company from Perm supported by With the Fund’s support, Tochka.Digital publishing house Innovations Moscow International Forum of Innovative artificial limbs work and how are organs created?”, etc. RUSNANO through the Far East High Technology Fund. The and the Renewable Energy Development Association Development, the Proektoria. In 2020, the Science Club, a closed community of scientists, published a study guide on the Development of Renewable robot also spoke about the development of RES in Russia. Having become a strategic partner for the Village engineers, and technology entrepreneurs participating in the Energy in Russia: technology and economy. This study The congress of nanoindustry companies, a traditional Livestream’20 conference, the Fund presented all of its Science Bar Hopping and Science Slam projects, continued guide is designed for university students training to become annual professional communications platform, was offers for technology entrepreneurs (from educational its work. The Science Club established in 2019 consolidates specialists in using renewable energy sources (RES) and for transformed into a set of subject-specific events dedicated programs to technology base for innovative production the opinion leaders in the academic and technological the professional development of the acting engineers and to the promotion of innovative products. sectors around the brand and values of the Fund and the launches) on a virtual stand. During the Startup Village, managers in the relevant industries. Throughout the year, the Fund organized and held two RUSNANO Group. Closed meetings that are normally held everyone could attend lectures and sessions, meet mentors The study guide was prepared by a unique set of authors offline exhibitions of the popular Art Science 2020 → 2070 offline and were held online in 2020 have between 80 and and investors, and talk to the speakers and other participants who made large contributions to the development of the key project at the A.V. Shusev State Museum of Architecture in 300 participants. from any place in the world in real-time mode. RES aspects in Russia. They include some well-known energy Moscow and ITMO University in St. Petersburg, following all At the Startup Expo, the investment network of the Fund’s In the reporting year, the European Science Journalist of industry specialists like Alisher Kalanov, RES Investment the safety requirements for the participants. nanocenters presented 48 technology startups in various the Year contest celebrating the best science journalists in Division Head of RUSNANO Management Company and areas: microelectronics, medical equipment, genomics, Europe was held again. Its participants must demonstrate one of the founding members of the RUSNANO-Fortum robotics, lighting equipment, sports medicine, flexible the high quality of work, creative approach to science, foundation for the development of wind power; Igor electronics, photovoltaics. engineering, technology, and mathematics and inspire new Shakhray, Director General of the Hevel Group, a leader in generations of their colleagues. The Russian Stage of this solar power in Russia; Kimal Yusupov, Director General of contest -the Rusnano Russian Sci&Tech Writer of the Year Vestas Rus, the flagship in the localization of wind power Award - has been supported by the Fund since 2019. equipment manufacturing. The science editors and authors In 2020, Maria Pazi, a Russky Reporter journalist got first of the publication include Vasily Zubakin, professor, head place on the Russian stage and then won the European stage of the Basic RED Department at Gubkin National University and received the reward from the European Federation of of Oil and Gas; Anatoly Kopylov, Director General of the Science Journalism and the Association of British Science Acta Consult Consulting Company that participated in the Writers. implementation of RES projects in Kazakhstan, Moldova, In 2020, the regular Sustainable Development of Russian Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, and many others. Territories student contest was held. The contest organizers decided to address the demand for internal tourism, which increased dramatically in 2020, and asked young architects to create concepts for tourist accommodation facilities that could be used in nature reserves with unique landscapes and had high durability parameters.

“This study guide describes the physical bases of renewable energy sources, as well as the technological and economic aspects of the integration of the new sectors in the existing system of the Russian electrical power sector. It takes into account the global context related to the sustainable zero-carbon development and combating global warming.” Vasily Zubakin, professor, head of the Basic RES Department at Gubkin National University of Oil and Gas

116 | Fund’s activity results CORPORATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

RUSNANO IS THE ONLY FOUNDER OF THE FUND THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL BODIES OF THE FUND WERE 3 PUT TOGETHER ACCORDING TO THE FUND’S CHARTER.

3.1. Corporate management bodies

Corporate management bodies

supervision SUPERVISORY BOARD of operations THE BOARD The supreme collective OF TRUSTEES governing body

auditing financial and EXECUTIVE BOARD business activities THE AUDIT The collective executive COMMISSION management body

DIRECTOR-GENERAL The sole executive management body monitoring management and supervision

118 | Corporate management system The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 119 Supervisory Board of the Fund IN 2020, NINE MEETINGS OF THE FUND’S SUPERVISORY BOARD WERE HELD: THREE IN-PERSON AND SIX BY CORRESPONDENCE .

AT THE MEETINGS OF THE FUND’S SUPERVISORY BOARD, 28 ISSUES The Fund’s annual WERE DISCUSSED IN THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, INCLUDING: reports for 2019 THE SUPREME COLLEGIAL MANAGEMENT BODY OF The Supervisory Board consists of THE FUND IS THE SUPERVISORY BOARD THAT MAKES 14 members, as approved by the DECISIONS ON THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ISSUES, INCLUDING RUSNANO Board of Directors 1 The Fund’s Annual Report 2019, 2024 THE DEFINITION OF PRIORITY AREAS OF ACTIVITY, On the project for the Strategy Implementation Report for STRATEGY, AND BUDGET . THE SUPERVISORY BOARD’S Creation of Baikal MEMBERS 2019 (all indicators accomplished), POWERS AND OPERATING PROCEDURE ARE DETERMINED microprocessor range the report on the fulfillment of the BY THE FUND’S CHARTER AND THE STATUTE OF THE 14 implemented by the Financial Income and Expenditure SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE FUND . T-Nano nanotechnology Plan (Budget), and the accounting center reports for 2019 were approved. The suggestion to direct the profits for the RUSNANO School performance of the Fund’s statutory League program The key conditions for attracting activities was approved. Members of the Supervisory Board as of 12/31/2020 co-investments from the Varton Group for the Baikal project for the development of a range of Russian Full name Position The Program for the RUSNANO multicore processors for personal School League (hereinafter Alfimov, Mikhail Vladimirovich Member of the Fund’s Supervisory Board computers, laptops, servers, the Program) for 2021-2023 embedded and high-performance Director General, Chairman of the Executive Board of Rosgeologiia, Joint-Stock was approved. In succeeds the Gorkov, Sergei Nikolaevich computer systems, and Company Program for 2019-2020. The telecommunications equipment Program’s goal is to improve were approved Ivanov, Vladimir Viktorovich Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Sciences the quality of teaching natural Vice-President of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public sciences at Russian schools Komissarov, Alexei Gennadievich Administration, Director of the Higher School of Public Administration and motivate schoolchildren for obtaining degrees in natural Nazarov, Vladimir Pavlovich Adviser to the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation sciences and early career guidance. It proved its efficiency Nikkonen, Albina Ivanovna Executive Director of the Russian Venture Capital Association in the accomplishment of the Osmakov, Vasiliy Sergeevich Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation goals related to involving children and young adults in research, Petrov, Andrey Nikolayevich Senior Researcher of the Directorate of Scientific and Technical Programs engineering, design, and other activities in the high-tech sector. Povalko, Alexander Borisovich Director General, Chairman of the Executive Board of RVC JSC The Program Implementation Director General of the Fund for Assistance to Small Enterprises in Science and Report for 2019-2020 was Polyakov, Sergei Gennadievich Technology approved. The key efficiency parameters of the Program were Senior Vice-President for Industrial Cooperation of the Skolkovo Institute of Ponomarev, Alexei Konstantinovich achieved to the full extent, and, Science and Technology (Skoltech) in some cases, they exceeded the planned values Trubnikov, Grigory Vladimirovich Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Fomichev, Oleg Vladislavovich Chairman of the Fund’s Supervisory Board Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Chubais, Anatoly Borisovich Communications with International Organizations to Accomplish Sustainable Development Goals

1 Meeting minutes No. 65 04.03.19

120 | Corporate management system The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 121 Board of trustees IN 2020, 22 MEETINGS OF THE FUND’S EXECUTIVE BOARD The Fund’s Board of Trustees is a body that controls the Fund’s activities, the use of its funds, decision-making, and WERE HELD, WHERE 50 ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING: On the implementation implementation by other Fund’s bodies, and the Fund’s compliance with the laws of the Russian Federation. of the projects within The acting Board of Trustees was approved by the resolution of the Supervisory Board of 2019 1. the agreement for the cooperation in industrial Members of the Board of Trustees as of December 31, 2019 R&D dated March 22, 2010, On the implementation between the Government of of the Agreement for Full name Position of the member of the Fund’s Board of Trustees Russia and the Government the provision of federal of Israel by the Fund Saltykov, Boris Georgievich President of the Polytechnic Museum, Chairman of the Board of Trustees On the 2019 results of budget subsidies to the for Infrastructure and the implementation Fund for Infrastructure Director of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Educational Programs Fortov, Vladimir Yevgenievich of the Integration and Educational Programs Sciences Program in Khlunov, Alexander Vitalievich Director General Russian Science Foundation Nanotechnology The information on the and Nanoindustry The information on the implementation of the agreement President of the Polytechnic Museum, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Promotion for 2016- implementation of the Agreement between the Government of 2020 for the provision of federal the Russian Federation and the budget subsidies to the Fund for Government of the State of Israel for Infrastructure and Educational the cooperation in industrial R&D, as Programs for the development The information on the events well as the selected and supported Executive Board of the Fund of nanoindustry through held in 2019 to promote projects, was presented. infrastructure and educational awareness of target audiences The Board is a collegial executive body of the Fund that manages the current activity and conducts preliminary consideration programs (hereinafter the about nanotechnologies of the issues under the scope of responsibility of the Supervisory Board. Agreement) signed by the Fund and nanoindustry, develop and the Ministry of Science and As of December 31, 2020, the Executive Board consists of seven members as approved by Resolution of the Fund’s various forms of awareness- 2 Higher Education of the Russian Supervisory Board . raising among innovative Federation was presented along product consumers, involve with the suggestions for the Members of the Fund’s Executive Board as of 12/31/2020 key target audiences in distribution of the subsidies in supporting innovations and 2020. Full name Position of the member of the Fund’s Executive Board nanotechnologies, promoting the accomplishments of engineers Kulikov, Sergey Aleksandrovich Chairman of the Executive Board of RUSNANO Management Company LLC and entrepreneurs and their role in the social and economic Zhizhin, Andrey Stepanovich Deputy Director General — Executive Director of the Fund development of the country was Science Advisor to the Chairman of the Executive Board of RUSNANO reviewed. Kalyuzhnyi, Sergey Vladimirovich Management Company LLC—Chief Scientist Kachay, Alexey Romanovich Deputy Director General of the Fund Kolesnikov, Dmitriy Aleksandrovich Deputy Director General of the Fund for Economics and Finance Titov, Ruslan Vadimovich Deputy Director General of the Fund Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of RUSNANO Management Company Udaltsov, Uriy Arkadievich LLC

1 Minutes No. 35 of 30.09.2019. 2 Meeting Minutes No. 31 of 28.12.2020.

122 | Corporate management system The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 123 Director General of the Fund 3.3. Procurement activities

The sole executive authority of the Fund rests with the Director General of the Fund elected by The Fund’s procurement procedures are regulated by the The procurement activities of the Fund are based on the the Supervisory Board for a term of five years. By Resolution No. 31 of the Supervisory Board Procurement Regulation. In 2020, the provisions regulating principles of openness, transparency, best procedures and of 28.12.2020, Sergey Aleksandrovich Kulikov was appointed Director General, while Andrey the operations of the Fund’s branches in procurement results, and safeguarding the Fund’s interests. Gennadievich Svinarenko remained the Director General of the Fund up to 31.12.2020. activities were updated and implemented in a specific local Procurement procedures are held in an open form regulation document, the Regulations for the Interactions of (open contest, open request for proposals, open simple the Fund’s Branches in Procurement Activities. procurement), and any party may participate in them. They are also performed through the electronic procurement Audit Commission system at www.b2b-rusnano.com.

The Fund’s Audit Commission acting based on the Charter and the Statue of the Audit Commission of Procurement procedures performed the Fund, is a monitoring body of the Fund that reviews the financial and economic performance of the Fund at the end of each year, as well as upon the initiative of members of the Audit Commission, by the Fund in 2020 upon the decision of the Supervisory Board, the Board of Trustees, or the Executive Board.

The Audit Commission consists of three members as approved by the Resolution of the Supervisory Board1. Competitive Members of the Audit Commission as of December 31, 2020: bidding 85 ⊲ T.G. Bessonova – Chairwoman; ⊲ L.S. Volkova; A.A. Kudryavtseva. ⊲ TOTAL

IN 2020, TWO MEETINGS OF THE AUDIT COMMISSION WERE HELD Single source 133 procurement 48 3.2. Project implementation monitoring The Fund does not pursue strict control over the operations control tools (project implementation report analysis, the 3.4. Corruption control of the companies it participates in. This approach is one analysis of financial and economic activities of companies, of the principles of the Innovations Conveyor model that KPI fulfillment monitoring for investment projects, and The Fund’s anti-corruption policy is based on the zero- The Code also stipulates the issues related to insider ensures the independence of businesses. To maintain controlling the appropriate use of the invested funds). tolerance to corruption principle. information and conflict of interest, as well as the employee balance, corporate governance systems are used The Fund exercises the operations control of project According to the Code of Conduct (hereinafter the Code), actions under such circumstances. (developing standard localized regulations, the participation company expenditures and their compliance with the employees have to comply with the anti-corruption laws of The Fund has a Corporate Ethics Committee to resolve the of the Fund’s representatives in the management and budget approved by the management bodies of the the Russian Federation regardless of their position. situations associated with compliance with the Code. control bodies of companies) along with the financial company. Every employee must not harm the Fund’s interests by their actions or inaction and has to inform their immediate managers of any observed violations that may be classified as corruption and any offers to commit corruption-related offenses.

1 Meeting Minutes No. 34 of 22.04.2019

124 | Corporate management system The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs . Annual report | 125 3.5. Human resource

management Candidate degree employee specializations

THE TEAM OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS FORMED WITHIN 10 YEARS IS THE KEY ASSET OF 2 THE FUND AND THE BASIS OF ITS SUCCESSFUL 1 OPERATIONS .

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE FUND EMPLOYS 89 PEOPLE: 38 MEN (42 7%). AND 51 WOMEN (57 .3%) . 1

2 1 Age distribution (people)

6 Candidate degrees in physics and mathematics

Candidate degrees in chemistry

Candidate degrees in economics

Candidate degrees in geography 40 43 Candidate degrees in law

25–40 years old

40–60 years old 38 MEN As of December (42,7%) over 60 years old 89 31, 2020, the Fund PEOPLE employes

51 WOMEN Gender distribution by personnel categories (people) (57,3%)

22 45 specialists 12 5 mid-tier executives Average 5 0 employment duration top managers at the Fund is 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 men women 5.6 YEARS

The relationships with the Fund’s employees are built on the development and efficiency assessment of employees are principles of long-term cooperation, mutual respect, and given special significance. high responsibility for the implementation of duties assumed. Facing global challenges and solving innovative problems The Fund keeps high standards of social responsibility helps preserve the Fund’s personnel. Employee loyalty and and implements programs ensuring the development and their commitment to the Fund team are confirmed by the motivation of employees and provides them with career fact that the average length of employment at the Fund is 5.6 advancement opportunities. That is why the professional years.

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