National Technology Initiative as a Platform for the Diffusion of Convergent Technologies in the Russian Mining Industry

Elena Dotsenko,Oksana Galiuta,Natalia Ezdina,Michal Cehlar,S Zhironkin,N Demirel,D Szurgacz,J Janocko,L Sobik,S Vöth,M Cehlár,S Spearing

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202127803014

Abstract

In recent decades, the global processes of technological development of industry, due to innovative modernization, have become comprehensive, affecting both manufacturing and raw materials industries. One of the components of global technological modernization is technological convergence – the combination of technologies from different industries, resulting in a inter-industry genesis of new production methods. Despite the fact that technological convergence is transforming, first of all, the industries associated with the deep processing of raw materials and highly intelligent intangible production, mining industry is in the greatest need for modernization. This is due to turbulent demand and volatile prices for mineral resources in the global market, with the widespread introduction of energy and resource saving technologies. Therefore, the mining sector of the Russian economy is looking for a "fulcrum" in initiating the diffusion of convergent technologies in mining and management processes of industrial enterprises. This "fulcrum" is intended to be the National Technology Initiative, the key target markets of which are fully consistent with the technological requirements of the Russian mining complex.

Highlights

Sustainable development on a global scale is impossible without the diffusion of innovations created in advanced countries into various industries and sectors [1]
The authors of the concept point to the unknown markets that will receive global development in 20 years, the National Technology Initiative is working on those projects that can potentially become key in future markets [11]
Reducing the impact of the instability of the global and local raw materials markets on the procurement of material resources by mining enterprises by improving the system of strategic and operational planning taking into account the maximum possible number of factors and integrating technological and economic modeling of mining operations

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Introduction

Sustainable development on a global scale is impossible without the diffusion of innovations created in advanced countries into various industries and sectors [1]. The formulation of innovative development in most strategic Russian documents demonstrates only the ambitiousness of the plans, but not their specific application [3] This approach is prudent, but national innovation strategies without tangible link to resource industries cannot receive public support. The fall in commodity prices squeezes the cash flows of international corporations by 12-20%, and national holdings and enterprises – by 25-30% [7,8] The authors of the concept point to the unknown markets that will receive global development in 20 years, the National Technology Initiative is working on those projects that can potentially become key in future markets [11]

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