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EU – Russia Programme “Partnership
for Modernization” and Its Role in the Technological Upgrade
of the Russian Economy
Elena Lenchuk (Institute of Economy, RAS)
Russian-Finnish Seminar “Industrial Modernization: Is It Possible to Boost Innovation in Russia”
Moscow, October 27, 2011
Implementation of the 2020 Innovation Strategy of the Russian Federation: Target Indices
Index 2010 2013 2016 2020
Russia’s share in the global exports of high-technology products, %
0.35(2008)
0.4 1.1 2
Share of organizations implementing technological innovation in total sample (level of innovation activity), %
7.7 (2009)
9.6 15 25
Share of innovation products and services in the total exports of industrial products and services, %
5.5 (2009)
8.2 12 15
Share of innovation products and services in the total volume of industrial products and services, %
4.9 7.2 15.4 25
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D, % of GDP
1.3 1.5 1.9 3.0
The main sectors of the Russian economy in terms of competitiveness in the global market
Technological breakthrough: opportunities to take a significant share of global market
• Aircraft construction• Nuclear energy• Rocket-space systems (launching)• Specific market segments of nanoindustry
Technological parity (achieving the level of world’s leading economies) - joint efforts and/or technology exchange are possible
• Metallurgy• Transportation• Traditional Energy production• Chemistry
Below the world level: compensation of technology gap, education, search of opportunities for import substitution
• Civil shipbuilding• Pharmaceuticals• Machinery construction
A drop in the machinery production (1990-2009)
1990
(the RSFSR)
1995 2009
Metal cutting machines,including:high precision
CNC
74 200
-
-
18 030
667
280
1 882
7
222Civil aircrafts 124 65 42
Motor trucks 665 000 256 000 91 700
Tractors 213 600 10 400 1 600
Structure of Machinery and Equipment by Age
Machinery and Equipment 2006 2007 2008 2009
Up to 5 years old 11 13 13 14
5 –10 years old 18 21 18 24
10 – 15 years old 25 26 28 25
15 – 20 years old 17 18 16 14
20 – 30 years old 18 14 14 14
More than 30 years old 5 3 5 4
Average age of machinery and equipment, years
14.4 13.1 13.7 13.0
Import of machines, equipment and vehicles, as well as
technologies and technical services
2005 2008 2009 2010USD mio % to the
totalUSD mio % to the
totalUSD mio % to the
totalUSD mio % to the
total
Imports total 98708 100 267040 100 167457 100 229000 100
Import of machines, equipment and vehicles
43436 44.0 140759 52.7 72639 43.4 98600 43.0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Import of technologies and technical services
Number of contracts
Annual payments,USD mio
Number of contracts
Annual payments,USD mio
Number of contracts
Annual paymentsUSD mio
Number of contracts
Annual payments,USD mio
1426 27.18 1735 55.3 1554 1.48 No data No data
Foreign Direct Investment to Russia
(USD billion)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
12.9 29.8 55.1 72.9 36.5 41.2
Foreign trade of the Russian Federation
indicators
2007 2008 2009 2010
ValueUSD mio
% to the total
ValueUSD mio
% to the total
ValueUSD mio
% to the total
ValueUSD mio
% to the total
total
Export 351928.2
100.0 467911.9 100.0 301666.5 100.0 396644.3 100.0
Import199746.3 100.0 267040.2 100.0 167348.0 100.0 229045.0 100.0
Вalance of trade
152181.9 200871.7 134318.5 167599.3
EU -27
Export195879.5 55.7 265537.7 56,7 160933.6 53.3 210779.1 53.9
Import7209.6 43.7 116575.1 43,6 75394.6 45.1 95603.2 42.1
Balance of trade
108669.9 148926.6 85539.0 115175.9
The basic principles to build the Partnership for Modernization
• creation of the diversified competitive economy;• strengthening bilateral trade and economic interaction; • expanding opportunities for investment in key sectors driving
growth and innovation;• creating favourable conditions for SMEs;• strengthening cooperation in the sphere of innovation and
R&D;• alignment of technical regulations and standards;• ensuring the effective functioning of the judiciary and
strengthening the fight against corruption;• promoting people-to-people links and enhancing dialogue
with businesses
The key initiatives presented at the 1st EU-Russia Innovation Forum, Lappeenranta, May 25-27, 2010
Key initiatives regarding Russia-EU innovation cooperation
Key initiatives regarding Russia-EU Partnership for Modernization
To consider the innovation cooperation the top priority in Russia-EU Partnership
To foster the modernization of Russian companies
To ensure the formation of the Common Space of Innovation and R&D Cooperation
To introduce the visa-free regime between Russia and the EU
To enhance mechanisms, promoting innovations and spreading information about innovative business projects
To develop and implement a series of pilot projects in the sphere of energy efficiency and energy saving
To develop a programme, stimulating joint initiatives in the field of innovation cooperation between Russia and the EU, and envisaging appropriate financial and organizational support
To promote law enforcement
Doing Business (2011 rating, 183 countries)
Country 2008 2009 2010 2011
Kazakhstan 80 70 74
59 (+15)
↑
Belarus 115 85 64
68 (-4)
↓
China 90 83 78 79 (-1) ↓
Russia 112 120 116 123 (-7) ↓
Brazil 126 125 124 127 (-3) ↓
India 120 122 135 134 (+1) ↑
Ukraine 144 145 147 145 (+2) ↑
Components of the rating system 2010 2011
Enforcing contracts 18 18 (0) -
Registering property 45 51 (-6) ↓
Getting a credit 87 89 (-2) ↓
Protecting investors 92 93 (-1) ↓
Closing a business 93 103 (-10) ↓
Paying taxes 103 105 (-2) ↓
Starting a business 104 108 (-4) ↓Trading across borders 162 162 (0) -
Getting a construction permit 182 182 (0) -
Government supporting and stimulating measures in Russia’s cooperation with foreign countries
in technology and innovations•To draft and pass the law on the basic principles of the policy
aimed at: attracting foreign direct investment in high-tech and innovation
production, establishing the regulatory and legal framework, including the state
institutions responsible for setting up the policy and rules in foreign investment in accordance with the strategic objectives of innovation-based development of the national economy;
•to annually update the list of top-priority industries, that require investment, at the federal and regional levels;
•to improve the selecting procedures for projects in the field of investment cooperation with due regard to the tasks of innovation-based modernization of the Russian economy;
continued• to create a system, promoting foreign investments, with the participation
of a broad competitive network of the state institutions, commercial banks and insurance companies in order to reduce political and commercial risks of the foreign capital;
• to create consulting agencies engaged in selecting and procuring high priority projects, attracting investors interested in such projects, and promptly ensuring turnkey deals;
• to provide the government with expertise and evaluation of all the major investment projects;
• to promote harmonization of Russian and international technical norms and regulations (as well as to create a system of mutual acknowledgement of certificates);
• to develop a national monitoring system in the field of investment climate in order to set up favourable conditions for foreign direct investments and improve the country’s image abroad.
Thank you for attention!