Abstract
The innovative economy is based on effective interaction between the scientific and educational sphere and the business environment, free flow of innovative ideas, and active commercialization of developments in order to constantly update and develop the domestic economy through new technologies. At the moment, a model of effective interaction between universities, business structures, and government in Russia has not been built. This research is aimed to develop a mechanism for multilateral interaction between universities and other participants in the innovation system, which ensures the activation of scientific and innovative activities, acceleration of the transfer process, and effective commercialization of innovative ideas. Methods. To evaluate the effectiveness of the offered interaction mechanism based on the open innovation platform we conducted a complex multi-criteria assessment of forecast indicators of a university’s innovation activity effectiveness. We conducted two online surveys. Heads of scientific laboratories at the university (N = 4) and representatives of business (N = 3) acted as experts. The first survey was intended to indicate the weight of innovation activity indicators reflecting the significance of these indicators in the framework of innovation development. In the second survey, experts defined the forecast indicators of the university’s innovation activity after implementation of the proposed interaction mechanism. Results. The conducted study revealed the importance of enhancing cooperation between universities and other innovation system actors for achieving higher results of innovation activity. The calculation of the effectiveness of the offered interaction mechanism showed positive influence on the university’s innovation activity indicators. Thus, the mechanism can be used by multidisciplinary universities to increase their innovation activity indicators as well as the potential of all interacting entities.
Highlights
The transition of the Russian economy to an innovative development trend and the implementation of the import substitution strategy in highly developed knowledge-intensive industries naturally predetermine the need for an in-depth scientific and practical study of the place and significance of the university in the innovative development of Russia, as well as its interaction with the business environment
As the mechanism was introduced during the study, we propose to calculate the effectiveness of the implemented interaction mechanism on the basis of forecast estimates of indicators
In Russia, the level of interaction between universities and other innovation system actors is low, the sphere of innovations is developing at a slow pace
Summary
The transition of the Russian economy to an innovative development trend and the implementation of the import substitution strategy in highly developed knowledge-intensive industries naturally predetermine the need for an in-depth scientific and practical study of the place and significance of the university in the innovative development of Russia, as well as its interaction with the business environment. According to the analysis of the Global Innovation Index indicators [1] and indicators of university interaction with business (U-Multirank data) [2], it can be noted that in the countries with the highest index of innovative development the level of interaction between universities and business structures is high. One of the most important factors of innovative development is the strengthening of integration between the scientific and educational sphere and business.
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