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Spiral twisted: how Tomsk will become the center of the new economy

© Андрей КузнецовSpiral twisted: how Tomsk will become the center of the new economy

TOMSK, Dec 2 – RIA Tomsk.The International Forum "Energy of Universities for Municipal and Regional Development" ends on Saturday at TSU. Experts from 60 universities (40 – Russian, 20 – foreign) are trying to understand: how to increase the influence of university on development of digital economy and social sector of the regions? Details – in the material of RIA Tomsk.

One's as good as none

Opening the forum, the rector of Tomsk State University Eduard Galazhinsky outlined a common challenge for regions and universities: to gain a foothold on a new technological and economic map, to remain on the market in the conditions of fierce competition for talents. To do this, one must produce world-class knowledge, quickly convert them into innovations and useful inventions.

"International experience shows: those territories are most effectively develop where constructive interaction of three key stakeholders – government, business and universities is built, with the broad participation of civil society. It can be called a triple spiral, or – golden triangle. And the strategy can't be advanced administratively: it in many respects is informal work", – Galazhinsky emphasized.

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He added that, according to analysts, there are up to 50 centers of production of new knowledge and centers of the new economy in the world. Tomsk State University and the regional authorities set an ambitious task - to join the number of these 50 players.

Cluster development

"The territory of the new economy" – is, of course, not just a set of engineering or infrastructure facilities. Evolution of concepts is well demonstrated by the concept of "INO Tomsk 2020", which was presented at the plenary session of the Forum by the Deputy Governor for Economy Andrei Antonov.

Due to the first edition of the "INO Tomsk" project it was possible to build many separate objects: the engineering center of the SEZ, the road junction on Baltiyskaya Street and so on. Actualized in 2011-2012, the concept envisaged the integration of the scientific and educational potential with the needs of large industrial enterprises, as well as the development of a convenient urban environment.

"Tomsk – is the first city in Russia to sign a roadmap with Gazprom on expanding the use of innovative products in the company's interests. The involvement of scientists increased reliability, energy efficiency, resistance to extreme temperatures and physical characteristics of a wide range of products, for example, gas pipeline the "Power of Siberia", – Antonov gave an example.

The basis for implementing the concept – is industrial clusters in six sectors of the economy. Thus, a "peculiar feature" of SMART Technologies cluster become project alliances: associations of innovative companies from different sectors, research institutes, universities to solve problems for specific market niches, for example, in the field of technical sight, industrial robotics.

"Just the other day we formed two new project alliances: digital medicine and technologies for smart city", – Antonov said.

How to get to the library

The city have to change not only intrinsically, but also physically. Within the framework of the forum, for example, talked about a curious Oxford research, the authors of which are trying to find the answer to the question: does the "boxed" version of the arrangement of universities generate a "boxed" style of thinking? How does the physical structure of the educational space affect the desire to learn?

Eduard Galazhinsky also gave an example close to Tomsk:

"A few years ago we noticed that students had left the Scientific Library. Understanding that it was impossible to solve new tasks in the old environment, we completely changed the educational space: we created a 24-hour reading room, made comfortable spaces for communication and classes, and now every six months we have to buy a new furniture. And even received the first complaint: a student lacked the place in the library".

Work with spaces will continue, so, on the territory of the University Grove, the first new object should appear - "InnoCube" made of wood and glass. Part of it will be equipped for the work of students, part of the premises will be occupied by Gazprombank.

"These are the new spaces of the 21st century, the catalyst for the project activity. We suppose that this is the place where students will work on new digital projects, where there are mentors, partners, companies. This will be a kind of incubator in the field of digital projects at the junction of education and banking products", – Galazhinsky said.

Also, the rector of TSU informed that in the beginning of December there will be a presentation of the program for the preparation of new research managers for the entire scientific and educational complex of the region. It was created with the support of the regional administration and is implemented within the SMART Technologies cluster. From next year in Tomsk they will begin to cultivate modern managers in international science.

"So we are going wide front", – Galazhinsky concluded.

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