Ukristei as an integral component of Ukraine’s innovation system

Abstract

In general, during the last years international cooperation in the scientific and technical sphere is characterized by active contacts and exchange, wide range of interesting perspective projects, proper level of regulatory and legal support and powerful basis for further development of relations between scientific and educational institutions. The separate significant area of the scientific and technical segment of Ukraine’s cooperation is activity in the sphere of innovations and technological transfer. Ukraine, like other UN member states, has joined the global process of ensuring sustainable development in order to create favorable conditions for development and wider application of innovations. Within the framework of the development of Ukraine’s diplomatic relations with EU member states, Eastern Partnership countries, participation in bilateral scientific and technical cooperation within the framework of intergovernmental agreements, cooperation with international organizations and foundations has reached a much higher level of strategic partnership. Ukraine is an active participant of international cooperation in the sphere of technology transfer. Ukrainian international cooperation in modern conditions needs new mindset and approaches. As a result of the redistribution of the international balance of forces with the participation of Ukraine existing integration blocks are being modified, additional opportunities for the creation of new configurations of the international scientific and technical partnership were arised. The transfer of innovative technologies is of particular importance. International cooperation is one of the effective tools of Ukraine’s integration and forms a special common space area, which is a continuous flow source of technological innovations and a convenient tool of innovation development in the field of technological transfer. Cooperation with foreign scientists will allow to create specialized databases of technologies/developments; conduct of research on the definition of exchange regulation of scientific and technical products; attracting the best experts for scientific and technical expertise; consulting support of business-incubators and startup-companies; coordination of joint researches; participation in business and technological cooperation of partner countries as a component of the general innovation space.