EE/RUS/SAINT PETERSBURG/0126 Application of Regional Innovative Environment A. Profile of the Initiative Geographic Region Eastern Europe Country/Region Russia Federation Name of City/Local Authority Saint Petersburg Organization JSC Technopark of Saint Petersburg Title, Name and Position of Person(s) Leading the Initiative Basic City Data Population size: 5,200,000 Population Growth Rate(%)1.28 Surface Area (sq.km): 1439.000 Population Density (people/sq.km): 381464.000 GDP Per Capita (U.S.$): 25277.000 GINI Index: 0.41 URL/Webpage of Your City: URL/Webpage of Your Initiative: Main source of prosperity (e.g. industry, trade, tourism, creative industry, etc.): trade, industry, real estate, tourism B. Title and Abstract For a large integrated initiative, please consider submitting up to three initiatives under the same title. For example, you may wish to submit under “Low-Carbon Urban Development for My City” an initiative on public transport, an initiative on energy efficiency in buildings, and an initiative on use of renewable energy. Title or Tagline of the Initiative Regional Innovative Environment Sub-title Start date of the initiative 2016-12-01 Tentative End Date of the Initiative (if 2018-12-31 not yet completed) Economic Thematic Areas Governance/Management Technology Abstract/Short description of the innovative initiative being submitted for Award.(150 words max) Nowadays sustainable development of territories depends on complex support of innovations from the very beginning to its implementation. Saint Petersburg is one of the first regions in Russia to have initiated the systematic development of the innovative environment. Supported by the Committee for Industrial Policy and Innovation, the company is implementing a modern Technopark model, implying the establishment of a EE/RUS/SAINT PETERSBURG/0126 comprehensive innovative ecosystem. It employs tools supporting innovation at all stages, from startup to large cluster projects, and is aimed at formation of the appropriate manufacturing and technology-transfer chains by ecosystem members. Thus, Ingria Business Incubator, one of the nation’s largest, is functioning at one pole, while the Cluster Development Centre, a crucial tool for the implementation of regional cluster policy, is functioning at the other. Our results: Formation of Saint Petersburg’s first-ever fully-integrated chain dedicated to the support of innovative pursuits: from startups to large industrial enterprises implementing cluster projects. Within the innovation environment, Saint Petersburg is positioning itself as one of the leaders setting the standards for sector development. New innovation projects are being drawn to Saint Petersburg. Conditions are being created for achieving the indexes of the “Economic and Social Development Policy of Saint Petersburg Through 2030,” in particular, in terms of increasing the output share of high-tech and science-intensive industries in Saint Petersburg’s Gross Regional Product (GRP), the share of the knowledge-driven economy in Saint Petersburg’s GRP, and the share of innovative products in the region’s total volume of manufacturing output. C. Background Information Describe the legislative or policy framework under which the initiative is taking place, for example, a public policy document at the central or local government level, a policy statement, a covenant, a compact or internationally recognized agreement including, for example, the Sustainable Development Goals, and/or the New Urban Agenda State program of St. Petersburg"Development of industry, innovation and agro-industrial complex in St. Petersburg"; The regional program for supporting the development of territorial clusters by the Government of St. Petersburg in accordance with the Resolution of the Government of St. Petersburg of June 23, 2014 No. 495 D. Summary of the Origins of the Initiative Describe how the initiative came about and what challenges or issues of sustainable development it is meant to address using the following lead questions as your guide. (350 words max) 1. Describe briefly the reason(s) for undertaking the initiative including social, economic, political or cultural challenge(s) or issues confronting the city/region/community. Include where relevant number of people, enterprises or institutions affected. The high concentration of industrial enterprises, universities and development centers has created a significant technological reserve in a number of industries, attracted talented human resources, realized as specialists in their professions and fields of science, and aimed at development in technological entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the peculiarities of the system of higher and professional education, the traditional organization of production, lack of skills in the market valuation of own EE/RUS/SAINT PETERSBURG/0126 developments seriously hampered the process of commercialization of innovations, which as a whole frustrated plans for diversifying the regional economy. Separate success stories did not turn into mass production of ready-to-market technological projects due to the lack of network interactions between technology entrepreneurs, weak management experience in implementing cooperative projects, accessible infrastructure and services for their development 2. Describe the goals of the initiative in terms of desired change or outcome and timeframe for achieving the change or outcome (for example, change in policy, strategy, business model, technology, means of implementation, financing arrangements, human development and empowerment, measuring and evaluating progress and impact, etc.). Creation of conditions aimed at the growth of the region's economic potential (practices to ensure a favorable investment climate and development of entrepreneurship, practices to promote entrepreneurship, practices for organizing a dialogue between government and business, practices for successful interaction with development institutions, practices for developing infrastructure to stimulate self-employed and young people). Creation and development of infrastructure that meets the needs of industrial companies and technology entrepreneurs. Organization of the Technopark of St. Petersburg to provide consulting and technological services to SMEs in three key areas: Technopark2Industry, Technopark2Business, Technopark2Community. The program of the St. Petersburg Technopark's own events aimed at popularizing technological entrepreneurship and developing an enabling environment for the formation of professional communities and the development of innovative projects at various stages of growth (the My.Tech technology festival, the St. Petersburg International Cluster Conference"Clusters Open Borders", the HackingDays Hackaton series, monthly open examination of StartupLynch projects 3. Describe whether the innovation involves any partnership (public-public, public-private, public- community, etc.) and if yes, who is or was the leading partner(s), the role they each played and whether other parties have benefited or are benefiting from your innovation and how? The St.Petersburg Technopark project is implemented with the support of the Committee for Industrial Policy and Innovation of St. Petersburg (KPPI). The Committee acts as a navigator for SME support, and the Technopark of St. Petersburg implements SME support. The main tasks of the Committee are: 1. Implementation of programs for the development of industry in St. Petersburg, the agricultural production of St. Petersburg, innovative development, investment development of territories intended for the placement of production, transportation, logistics, public- business and storage facilities within the boundaries established by the resolutions of the Government of St. Petersburg ( further - the territory of non-residential areas), including EE/RUS/SAINT PETERSBURG/0126 production zones. 2. Creation in St. Petersburg of favorable conditions for innovation and investment activities, assistance to investors in promoting projects for the development of non- residential areas, including production zones. 3. Ensuring the creation and operation of special economic zones in the territory of St. Petersburg. 4. Organization and implementation of programs and projects in the field of development of exhibition and fair activities, support of the export of industrial products and promotion of Russian goods, services, results of intellectual activity to world markets. 5. Formation of targeted investment program. 4. Describe the resources used for implementing the initiative, including funding/financing strategy or arrangements and any significant contributions that are not in cash, for example, in human, technical or managerial resources. Technopark uses resources from federal and regional authorities. During 2017 we use $90 mln from federal budget (equipment for Engineering Centers) and $3 mln from regional government for support of SME and startups. E. Summary of the Innovative Aspect(s) of the Initiative Describe the innovation for the initiative using the following lead questions as a guide. (350 words max) 1. Describe whether the initiative should be considered evolutionary or revolutionary. Evolutionary would imply that innovation evolved over time based on lessons learned from experience and that the changes or outcomes are cumulative. Revolutionary would imply something quite new or something that has been borrowed from elsewhere but never been tried before in the sector or context in question and therefore bears a certain degree