Project leaders: Professor Markku Tuominen (person in charge),
professor Tauno Tiusanen (vice director)
Responsible professors: Professor Juha Väätänen, professor Marko Torkkeli
Contact persons: Professor Juha Väätänen, Project Manager Daria Podmetina
Research partners: Lappeenranta University of Technology:
- Northern Dimension Research Centre
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management,
Management of Technology Group
St. Petersburg State University, Russia:
- Graduate School of Management
Project summary
The objective of the project is to increase understanding and knowledge in the field of commercialization of innovations in Russia. The objectives of this research project are to determine the current status of Russian innovation environment and to analyze the effect of technology transfer, open innovations and distributed product development into commercialization of innovations in Russia. The project consists of four sub-projects which focus on different phases of innovation process:
1) Survey of Russian innovation system
Study focuses on main actors in Russian high-tech (OECD-definition) innovation environment and indicators of innovativeness. In this sub-project we carry out an enterprise survey of hi-tech companies (especially ICT) and research institutions, and we analyse Russian patent databases.
2) The transfer of technology and commercialization in Russia
This sub-project focuses on the relations between R&D enterprises/institutions and commercialization, as well as technology transfer in Russia. The aim is to increase the understanding of technology transfer, and commercialization practices and problems in Russia.
3) Open innovation in Russian hi-tech sector
In this sub-project we study the structures and challenges of Open Innovation in the Russian hi-tech industries. We aim to create new understanding of business opportunities which lie in the Open Innovation environment, especially cross-border idea exchange.
4) The key success factors in distributed product development
In this sub-project we identify both the key success factors and common pitfalls in the organisation of distributed product development in Russia. We discuss the applicability of the concepts presented in the literature to a phenomenon of product development distributed not only across organisational, but also country boundaries.
Funding: Academy of Finland and Russian Humanities Foundation
Project duration: 2007–2009