fostering science, technology and innovations for sustainable development Yelena Shevchenko Director of Strategic Planning and Analytics Department JSC “Science Fund”, Republic of Kazakhstan Baku, 2018

Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of sustainable development 2006 year - adopted «Concept of Transition of Kazakhstan to Sustainable Development » 2010 year – proposed the program «Green Bridge» 2011 year – «Global energy-ecological strategy of sustainable development in the XXI century» initiated by the President of Kazakhstan 2012 year – adopted «Kazakhstan – 2050 strategy: new political course of established state» 2013 year - approved «Concept for transition to «green economy»

STI policy for Sustainable Development The 100 concrete steps (2015) The Path to the Future (2014) Kazakhstan 2050 (2012) Kazakhstan 2030 (1997) Kazakhstan 2020 (2010) Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2015) Law “On Science” (2011) Law “On State Support for Industrial and Innovative Activities” (2012, repealed in 2016) Law “On Commercialisation of the Results of Scientific and/or Technical Activities” (2015) Law “On State Support for Innovative Activities” (2006, repealed in 2012) Law “About the Status of the Nazarbayev Fund” (2011) Law “About the Status of Nazarbayev University” (2011) Law “about the Innovative Cluster ‘Park of Innovative Technologies’” (2014) State Program for the Development of Education and Science 2016-2019 (2016) State Program on Industrial and Innovation Development of Kazakhstan 2015-2019 (2014) Public policies planned in the framework of long-term overarching development strategies with an increasingly prominent role of research and innovation Strategies and programmes are well designed with precise targets at sectoral/thematic levels as well as on cross-cutting issues There are regular reviews based on preliminary assessment of challenges and regular intermediary reviews However : Multiplicity of overlapping strategies and programmes, related to different policy actors in the system Tendency to have oversophisticated strategies and programmes, remaining aspects of central planning State Program on Education Development 2011-2020 Concept of Innovation Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan to 2020 (2012) Program on Scientific and Technical Support for Innovative enterprises 2003-2005 National Strategy for Industrial Innovation Development (NSIID) for 2003-2015 Concept on formation of promising national clusters of Kazakhstan till 2020 (2013) Inter-Sectoral Plan for S&T Development of Kazakhstan until 2020 (2010) Diversification of Kazakhstan’s Economy through Cluster Development in Non-Extraction Sectors (2003) State Program “Information Kazakhstan 2020” (2013)

Challenges for STI development in Kazakhstan Strengthening research and scientific institutions Affordable technology: knowledge acquisition and local production capacity Increase responsiveness of business to technology Human resource development Development of global cooperation

STI policy for Sustainable Development: Innovation Development University - Industry interaction Establishment of new communication platforms to link researchers and business (targeted R&D programs) Incubation programs Technology transfer networks development Significant nation-wide expansion of the grant system for start-ups Promoting entrepreneurship and innovation-driven research (increasing government funding of innovative SMEs and technology based start-ups)

STI policy for Sustainable Development: Research Development Government grants on R&D Joint international research programs Identification of technological tasks of enterprises (to link with research and academic institutions) Matching funds to support collaborative R&D Multidisciplinary research programs

STI policy for Sustainable Development: Human Resource Development Involvement of former Kazakhstani and foreign scientists for graduate-level academic work and program management at research institutes State support for education abroad (S&T specialization) New specializations (needed for STI development in the future) in curriculums of universities Development of technopreneurship skills

“Fostering productive innovation” Project PHASE I PHASE II Nation Plan – 100 concrete steps Duration Partner «Technology commercialization» Project Demonstration of efficiency and commercial rationale of scientific research projects for further commercialization. «Fostering productive innovation» Project Keeping achievements of "Technology Commercialization" Project and assistance to the National Innovation System of Kazakhstan in improving its effectiveness. Step 64. Development of the Law “On the commercialization of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities” including a mechanism of financing works on introduction of innovations into production. Reorientation of the structure of research grants and programs to the needs of the state program of industrial-innovative development. 2016 – 2020 World Bank Bank has extensive international experience in the planning and implementation of similar projects in different countries and will provide international best practice.

“Fostering productive innovation” Project components Component 1. Development of the Knowledge Base for Innovation 1.1. Grants for Senior and Junior Research Groups 1.2. Grants for PhD research and trainings Component 2. Innovation Consortia 2.1. Productive Sector Consortia 2.2. Inclusive Innovation Consortia Component 4. Strengthening Coordination of the National Innovation System: Enhancing the Capacity of the Existing Institutional Structures Innovation Observatory Component 3. Consolidation of the Technology Commercialization Cycle 3.1. Early stage venture capital fund 3.2. Brokerage services 3.3. Technology acceleration offices outside of Kazakhstan 3.4. Technology transfer offices Component 5. Support Project Implementation

Priority Actions Establish enabling systems Develop a framework for Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development and align STI instruments and external policies to the SDGs framework Support “Open Innovation” Extensive networking and co-creative collaboration between all actors in society Support “Open Science” Greater transparency in the scientific process, global collaboration in research projects and programs Develop a framework for guiding STI investments Projects, programmes and initiatives with transformative sustainable potential, support of emerging and potential future technologies for the SDGs Enhancing international research and innovation cooperation Establishment of new cross-thematic international STI cooperation initiatives that will drive change across the SDGs

Thank you for your attention! Yelena Shevchenko Ph.D., Director of Strategic Planning and Analytics Department JSC “Science Fund” E-mail: yelenashevchenko@gmail.com Tel.: +7 701 338 90 04