In Astana the opening of innovation projects exhibition was held

/IRBIS, December 7, 2011/ - December 6 as part of the Innovation Forum on the 20th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan, an exhibition of innovative projects was opened, the press - service of JSC "National Innovation Fund" reported. It is noted that the exhibition presented the best innovative projects, collected on behalf of the Head of State from all regions of Kazakhstan. Before getting to the exhibition, projects went through severe selection in the framework of Republican contest of innovation projects - so, for two and a half months more than 500 applications were filed, that is one selected project accounted for approximately 11 applications. "Most of the selected projects - from the sphere of metallurgy (18%), transport and energy (14%), medicine (10%), agriculture and engineering (6%). Thus, in the field of metallurgy, which took the largest number of projects (18%), scientists of KazNTU n.a. Satpayev developed technology on smelting reduction of alloy steels, which allows one to regulate and limit the process of carbonization of the metal during high temperature metals recovery by carbon. Tech traditional two-stage process with sintering and blast furnace can now be replaced by a single-stage process of reduction smelting of steel from ore to metal. The second highest number of selected projects belongs to transport and energy (14%)", - was said in a statement. It is reported that the selected projects will be included in the Register of innovative projects, which should become the likeness of Industrialization map in innovation and will assume point measures of state support. However, it is noted that at the forum the President's Club of Innovation held its first meeting. "President's Club Innovation - a key measure of the Innovation Forum. It was founded on behalf of the President. The organizer of the club - JSC "National Innovation Fund" with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of RK. The first meeting was attended by Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Deputy Prime Minister Asset Issekeshev, Cabinet members, heads of national companies and national holdings, foreign experts, innovators, scientists and others", - was said in a statement. "In discussion of the key issues of the Club both active and potential foreign investors, representatives of domestic and foreign companies, international experts and analysts in the field of science and innovation, leading venture capital financiers will participate. All of these actions, hope the developers of the concept of the Club, in the final will eventually lead to the improvement of the national innovation system of the republic and promote its integration into global innovation. It will be possible to attract to the country new high-tech, multinational corporations and investment", - was stated in the message. [2011-12-07]