Novosibirsk launches $1bn five-year science support program
The Novosibirsk region is allocating $18.8m this year for the development of scientific and R&D centers located in its famous ‘think-tank borough,’ Academgorodok
Jan 14, 2013
The Novosibirsk region is allocating $18.8m this year for the development of scientific and R&D centers located in its famous ‘think-tank borough,’ Academgorodok, and run by the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, announced Vladimir Nikonov, the Novosibirsk regional minister of education, science and innovation policies.
It is but part of a much broader $1+bn regional program to be reportedly implemented between now and 2017. Of the amount, more than $280m is expected from federal coffers and about $310m has been pledged from the region and its municipalities plus a number of "extrabudgetary sources." Where the rest of the amount will come from has yet to be specified.
According to Mr. Nikonov, the first-year allocation, less than $19m, is fairly modest because the Novosibirsk region needs to put together some "preparatory measures" before greater sums get disbursed.
In 2012, the region launched a new mechanism of support for local applied R&D efforts, with the first four projects worth a total of $280,000 already approved and under its belt. In addition, Mr. Nikonov said the region will help fund science-intensive high technology production projects at the research institutes from which the project ideas originate.
It is but part of a much broader $1+bn regional program to be reportedly implemented between now and 2017. Of the amount, more than $280m is expected from federal coffers and about $310m has been pledged from the region and its municipalities plus a number of "extrabudgetary sources." Where the rest of the amount will come from has yet to be specified.
According to Mr. Nikonov, the first-year allocation, less than $19m, is fairly modest because the Novosibirsk region needs to put together some "preparatory measures" before greater sums get disbursed.
In 2012, the region launched a new mechanism of support for local applied R&D efforts, with the first four projects worth a total of $280,000 already approved and under its belt. In addition, Mr. Nikonov said the region will help fund science-intensive high technology production projects at the research institutes from which the project ideas originate.