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Steps Taken by the Sarov City Administration and Most Important Organizations in Support of Small Innovative Businesses
Steps Taken by the Sarov City Administration and Most Important Organizations in Support of Small Innovative Businesses
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All-Russian Scientific-Research Institute of Experimental Physics INTRODUCTION The city of Sarov is one of the leading defense centers of Russia, with its economy being largely based on the Russian Federal Nuclear Center All-Russian Scientific-Research Center of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) and the Avangard Electromechanical Plant.
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The measures included in these programs are aimed at achieving a number of goals, namely, · creating and developing conversion-oriented production facilities · increasing output volumes for high-tech and science-intensive civilian products and commercializing technological developments · expanding job opportunities for employees displaced from the defense sector · creating a favorable business climate to aid in attracting investments To achieve these goals, the following objectives should be addressed: · stabilizing and creating conditions for the city's economic development · modernizing existing production facilities and creating new ones in the civilian sector · ensuring employment for the population and creating new jobs · improving and developing the production and innovation infrastructure · preserving and developing the social infrastructure This report covers the activities of the Sarov City Administration and the management of the city-forming enterprises in support of small innovative businesses and conversion-oriented production facilities. It cites data on investments and describes the concept of the Innovative Technology Center being established in the city as a key element in the innovation infrastructure.
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Pilot Projects of the Innovative Technology Center Project goal: developing design documentation and test samples of high-tech equipment under several pilot projects and seeking orders and potentially promising contracts. Basic products include · functional models and test samples of original machines and devices for widely varied applications · design and technology development work in response to technical specifications provided by outside customers · refinement of manufacturing technologies and production of test samples of high-tech equipment using customer-provided design documentation Potential customers: domestic and foreign manufacturing enterprises, design organizations, and tuning companies.
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Start-up of Production of Mechanical Vibration Sensors for Use in Compressor Station Gas-Pumping Units and Other Equipment for the Energy Industry Project goal: organizing serial production of technological vibration sensors and units for fuel and energy industry enterprises according to designs created bv the VNIIEF-Vol~oGaz Research and Production Association. Potential customers: Gazprom.
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Establishment of Energy Conservation Center Project goal: implementing energy efficiency projects, creating automated power consumption monitoring systems, and rendering services related to energy audits and electrical system changes. Project description: The Energy Conservation Center will make it possible to provide the industrial enterprises of Sarov with modern energysaving tools and then expand these practices to other regions.
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Potential customers: microelectronics industry enterprises, fiber optics manufacturers, producers of very pure substances, including Minatom enterprises, metrology organizations, and Gazprom. Economic and social indicators: total project cost, 975,000 rubles; jobs created, 19.
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Start-up of Serial Production of Mobile Units for Ultrasonic Detection of Rail Defects Project goal: modernizing the serially produced POISK-1OE rail defect detector and developing computer-aided tools for rail defect detection in order to upgrade the reliability of railway diagnostics and facilitate long-term forecasting of rail conditions. Potential customers: Russian Federation Ministry for Railway Communications.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER: A STEP IN AIDING SMALL INNOVATIVE FIRMS Several years ago, VNIIEF, Minatom, and the Sarov City Administration jointly founded the open joint-stock company VNIIEF-Conversion. The goal of creating this subsidiary was to set up a holding company that would manage defense conversion projects that had matured enough to operate as independent legal entities.
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The economic and legal departments of VNIIEF-Conversion also provide consulting services, and the company collaborates with the Sarov Branch of the LINK International Institute of Management, which provides training in management and innovation. In 2000 LINK provided professional training on the commercialization of research results for 25 VNIIEF and Avangard employees involved in International Science and Technology Center (ISTC)
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