Online platform for patents and innovation (UA0091)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Ukraine Action Plan 2020-2022
Action Plan Cycle: 2020
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Strategic Industries State Scientific Institution “Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information” (by agreement)
Support Institution(s): German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) (by agreement) associations (professional associations) of industrial entrepreneurs (by agreement) civil society institutions and international organizations (by agreement)
Policy Areas
Capacity Building, Private Sector, Science & TechnologyIRM Review
IRM Report: Ukraine Action Plan Review 2021-2022
Early Results: No early results to report yet
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: No
Ambition (see definition): Low
Implementation i
Description
World leading countries develop their economies based on their leadership in research and development and hi-tech industries, and their creation of innovative mass products. Developing the potential for innovations in Ukraine would help ensure the country’s security and sovereignty, and its ability to become competitive on the global scene. At the same time, the major obstacles to innovative development in Ukraine include: a weak infrastructure for innovations; complicated regulatory procedures; and, lack of proper communications between scientists and inventors, on the one hand, and the state and businesses as entities procuring innovations, on the other. Overcoming the above obstacles will contribute to development in manufacturing intellectual products and commercialisation thereof, and to transitioning to a hi-tech innovative economy Fulfilling obligations will make it possible to: create an online platform to become a venue for inter-sectoral cooperation(businesses and the state will be able to make requests concerning solutions to any problems; and scientists, students, and inventors will offer innovative solutions); introduce training curricula for the undertakings, higher educational institutions, and research institutions, which, together, introduce innovations and seek to increase Ukraine's export potential.
Steps Responsible persons Time-frame Partners Performance indicator 1. Conducting research and studying the experience of providing support to the interests of entities involved in innovation activities Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Strategic Industries State Scientific Institution “Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information” (by agreement) February–April 2021 German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) (by agreement) associations (professional associations) of industrial entrepreneurs (by agreement) civil society institutions and international organizations (by agreement) an analytical report concerning the need to provide support to entities involved in innovation activities has been prepared 2. Holding training seminars on training, Ministry of Education and Science September– October 2021 German Agency for International training curricula have been drawn up for the 16 Steps Responsible persons Time-frame Partners Performance indicator advisory, and expert support Ministry of Economy Ministry of Strategic Industries Cooperation (GIZ) (by agreement) associations (professional associations) of industrial entrepreneurs (by agreement) civil society institutions and international organizations (by agreement) undertakings, higher educational institutions, and research institutions which, together, introduce innovations and seek to increase Ukraine's export potential; and, also for the members of business associations and civic groups who work in the sphere of intellectual property 3. Holding consultations with international experts and creating the terms of reference for the online platform Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Strategic Industries November 2021– May 2022 —“— terms of reference for the online platform have been created 4. Creating and implementing the online platform Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Strategic Industries June–December 2022 German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) (by agreement) associations (professional associations) of industrial entrepreneurs (by agreement) civil society institutions and international organizations (by agreement) the online platform has been created at URL mon.gov.ua, where businesses and the state may become the entities procuring innovations
IRM Midterm Status Summary
Action Plan Review
Commitment 5: Set up an online platform on patenting & innovation development
IRM End of Term Status Summary
Results Report
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Commitment 5. Set up an online platform on patenting & innovation development
This commitment aimed to create an online platform of patents and innovations. It also entailed training businesses as well as higher education and research institutions to increase Ukraine’s potential for innovation.
The Science to Business (S2B) platform was developed through the Advisory Fund for EU Association of Ukraine project funded by GIZ, who then transferred ownership of the platform to the Ministry of Education and Science. The ministry piloted the platform during the Science & Business Startup Bootcamp and has been operating it since February 2022 as a module of the National Electronic Scientific Information System. [32] Alongside the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Digital Transformation, they conducted research on Ukraine’s innovation needs among businesses and published a report in October 2020, prior to the action plan period. [33]
In March 2021, the Ministry of Economy and the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property held four webinars on copyright and related rights, covering European best practices, and another webinar on the commercialization of intellectual property rights in Ukraine with further support from GIZ. [34] The S2B platform will facilitate exchange on research between scientists and businesses and help the government decide which innovations to support. However, it has not made public policy, institutions, or decision-making processes more transparent, participatory, or accountable. As of October 2023, 813 users are registered on the platform (of which 764 are scientists and 49 are entrepreneurs) and 94 proposals for the implementation of scientific research and 29 for cooperation were received. [35] For better results, the government could, for example, use the S2B platform to improve public access to information on registered patents and scientific developments.