INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
FOR SCIENTIFIC AND
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
(ICSTI)
ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS
SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE BUSINESS
BASIC FACTS
• Intergovernmental organization established 27
Feb 1969. HQ is in Moscow;
• 22 member states (Governments);
• Associated partners (private business) ~ 50
partners from 14 countries.
ICSTI member states
ICSTI MANDATE
• Facilitate and support international co-operation
in science, information exchange, technology
transfer and innovations;
• Provide services in the field of scientific and
technical information;
• Assist small and medium innovative technologydriven business.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
• Governing body: Committee of Plenipotentiary
Representatives – comprises high-level officials
appointed by governmental agencies of ICSTI member
states; meets at least once a year;
• Network of National Focal Points: governmental
agencies (science and R&D, technology and innovations,
education), national centres of STI;
• Headquarters: management and implementation;
• Partners: organizations in member/non-member states,
international agencies (UN family, EU, etc.), business
companies, individual scientists and researchers.
TRADITIONAL ICSTI ACTIVITIES
• Development of and on-line access to data bases
(R&D results, meta-data, technology offers, business,
etc.);
• Development of information tools (thesauri, software);
• Analytical reviews and market research;
• Capacity-building projects;
• Publications;
• Conferences, exhibitions, workshops.
ICSTI ADVANTAGES
• Over 40 years of professional activities;
• Established network of partners in member / nonmember states: government agencies, research,
academic, information, business communities;
• Regional/multilateral approach;
• International, intergovernmental status and long-term
experience in managing business projects;
• Partnerships with large innovation/business
associations in member and non-member states.
• Standing relations with international agencies
supporting SMEs, innovations, technology transfer (e.g.,
UNIDO, etc.)
The Main Directions of ICSTI Activities in 2006-2011 years
1. Information and analytical work.
2. Information, organization and methodology
support to innovative and technological sphere.
3. Assistance to entrepreneurship
Innovative and technology-related activity
• Development of IPN
• Publication of “Information and Innovations”
international journal
• Collection of information and analytical papers
“Innovation processes in ICSTI Community”
• Development of DB “Innovative technologies
and hi-tech products ”
• International seminars and conferences
Focal points of Innovation Promotion Network
Country
Organization
Republic of Azerbaijan
Science and Innovations Centre of NAS
Republic of Belarus
Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support
for Scientific and Technical Sphere (BelISA)
Republican Center for Technology Transfer of the Republic of Belarus (RCTT)
Republic of Kazakhstan
National Center for Scientific and Technical Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(NC STI RK)
Republic of Moldova
International Center for Research into Economic Transformations
Ukraine
Ukrainian Institute of Scientific, Technical and Economic Information (UkrISTEI)
Russian Federation
Association “Russian House for International Scientific & Technical Cooperation” (RH
ISTC)
Consulting company Firma F&D Srl.
Republic of Poland
National Technology Organization (NOT);
Information Processing Centre (OPI)
Slovak Republic
Slovak Center for Scientific and Technical Information
Czech Republic
Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic (AIE CR)
Republic of India
Mitcon Consultancy Services Ltd;
Compek-M Ltd
Republic of Serbia
Eco Technology Group
Republic of Korea
Korea IT International Cooperation Agency
Journal themes
• Needs and challenges facing
national systems of STI, national
innovation systems and their
interaction.
• Global tendencies and trends in
innovative processes.
• Information support to
commercialization of innovative
projects, technologies, products.
• Activities of international
organizations committed to
innovations and technology
transfer.
• Regular materials dedicated
to current ICSTI activities.
International journal “Information and Innovations”
2006 - 2011

22 issues of journal.
 About 100 articles from 15
ICSTI member states, from 4
partner countries and 4
international organizations.
 More than 370 descriptions of
proposals of technologies and
innovative products from
different science and
technological areas.
International collection “Innovation processes in ICSTI Community”
Themes:
”Status of national innovation systems”,
“Environmental challenges and solutions”,
“Novel Technologies and Products”,
“Production of clean water: challenges and innovative solutions”.
Participated 15 ICSTI member states and partners from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
International seminars and conferences
International Conference “Scientific and Technological Innovation:
National Experience and International Cooperation”
International seminars and conferences
Seminar-presentation of
Russian developments in
material science,
Poland (2006)
Russian- Indian seminar on
implementation of national
priorities in innovation and
technological development ,
ICSTI headquarters (2009)
DB “Technologies”
Over 300 proposals of technologies and products.
ICSTI partner network and external contacts
International Organizations
ICSTI Associated
partners:
about 40
organizations
from 17 countries
International
Information
Systems – STN Int.,
IET/INSPEC,
SWETS, etc.
ICSTI
Focal points of ICSTI member states
and national organizations
National
partners
from
non-member
states:
Czech Republic,
Slovak Republic,
Germany,
France,
UK, Italy
and others
UNIDO-ICSTI International Seminar
CPR 60 (Prague, Czech Republic)
International seminars and conferences
International workshop “Project proposals from ICSTI member states for
international (including European) R&D cooperation
programmes: Opportunities regarding Renewable Energy and Water
Treatment” (Rome, 2010)
During the past 5 years ICSTI held 23 international events in innovation and
technological sphere and participated in 14 events with reports and presentations
ICSTI Tasks for 2011-2012
1. Information and analytical pillar:
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“Consortium for collective acquisition of electronic editions”
Application of “SwetsWise Online Content Catalogue”
Project “Intellectual property and innovation activities”
Project “Innovation centres in alternative energy sources in ICSTI
member states” .
2. Innovation and technology-related pillar:
• IPN further development
• IWG meetings
3. ICSTI grants - main projects:
• Publication of “Innovative processes in ICSTI community” analytical
collection. Title of the edition: “Issues of modern applied materials
science”.
ICSTI Tasks for 2011-2012
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International journal “Information and Innovations”
Project “Intellectual property and innovation activities”
Project “Distance learning centres in ICSTI member states”
Collection of abstracts “Analytical materials: science, technology and
business”
• Application of “SwetsWise Online Content electronic catalogue”
4. Support international business cooperation, making use of
the form of associated partnership and opportunities of
ICSTI projects.
5. Develop and diversify ICSTI regional activities within
cooperation with international organizations.
We welcome all interested organizations and firms to
participate in ICSTI Innovation Promotion Network.
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Thank You!
International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information
(ICSTI)
Department of Scientific and Innovative-Technological Sphere
Moscow, 125252, Kuusinen str., 21-б
Tel.: (499) 198-64-30, 198-70-25, 195-95-61
Fax: (499) 943-00-89
E-mail: business-office@icsti.su, info@icsti.su, illarionov@icsti.su
Nikolay Illarionov,
Head of Department
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