Special Economic Zones in Special Economic Zones in RussiaRussia

What can they offer internationally and how to

start?

Prologue & Objectives• "Russia's innovation potential is potentially greater

than that of most other countries at comparable levels of GDP per capita thanks to substantial science base and a well developed education system in science and technology.

• Yet indicators of actual innovation activity remain low. There is striking imbalance between the public sources devoted to knowledge creation and the observed outputs in terms of innovation.

• Closing this gap constitutes one of the major challenges for Russian innovation policy. The key to success is in deep Revision of Economical

regulation, creating healthy business environment

SEZ Regulation & benefitsFederal Law from 22.07.2005г. №116-ФЗ

“About SEZ in Russian Federation“Advantages offered for the OEZ residents• Friendly administrative environment, simplified bureaucratic

procedures (single window)• Engineering, communications, social infrastructures being

created with Federal budgeting• Tax shelter for social and property spheres• Special FREE custom regimes are being applied

Expected over 20-30% expenses benefit for residents.

OEZ Tax benefits in comparison to RF

Created infrastructure About 20 special economic zones

(SEZs) have been founded in Russia. Over 180 resident companies.

• 4 - innovation zones,• 2 - manufacturing zones,• 7 - tourism & recreational zones,• 3 – port zones• 2 - old zones of the 1990's, the

Kaliningrad SEZ and the Magadan Additionally, four gambling zones are

to be opened

SEZ Geography

International residents

GOALS for TECHNICAL INNOVATION SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

• The most democratic and well developed is Dubna SEZ and 80% ICT dedicated

To increase Russian presence in the markets of high – tech

products

To increase Russian presence in the markets of high – tech

products

To create domestic points of motivation, where it is possible for a talented scientist and engineer to

find himself

To create domestic points of motivation, where it is possible for a talented scientist and engineer to

find himself

To raise culture and attractiveness of investing into high – tech branches of

Russian economy

To raise culture and attractiveness of investing into high – tech branches of

Russian economy

TERRITORY OF SEZ “DUBNA”

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1.Site Nr.1 – 135.7 hectare area of the Russian IT Centre

2. Programmers township - 330 hectare, 595 thousand sq.m of housing

3. Site Nr.2 – 52 hectare – within the area of nuclear physics technologies and nanotechnologies

Priority directions of activities: Nuclear physics technologies and

nanotechnologies IT technologies and design of complex

technical systems

Amount of investments: Total 47.3 bln. roubles Budgetary funds 12.8 bln. roubles

Number of resident companies: 300 (70 now)

Number of invited specialists: 13.5 thousand

www.dubna.rosoez.ru

SEZ “DUBNA”

Innovation-technological center

FUNDING SOURCES FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES IN SEZ “DUBNA”

Federal budgetBudget of federal subjects of Russia,

local budget

Residents Non-residents

Projects of civil engineering,transport

and innovation infrastructure

Scientific Production Complexes in the

territory of SEZ, fit – out of rental premises

Projects of civil engineering, transport

and social infrastructure in

adjacent territotries, sojourn housing

In SEZ territory: office and production buildings for lease,

commercial projects of civil engineering infrastructure (power

engineering, IT)Adjacent territory: commercial infrastructure projects, housing

www.dubna.rosoez.ru

SPORT COMPLEX «RADUGA»

PERSONNEL PROVISION

AGREEMENT WITH MOSCOW REGION EMPLOYMENT CENTRE

SUMMER SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS FROM RUSSIA AND CIS COUNTRIES

OPEN IT-UNIVERSITY (11 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF RUSSIA РОССИИ)

AGREEMENT OF THE COMPANIES WITH UNIVERSITY «DUBNA»

S&T international collaboration opportunities

• Matchmaking (startup) support within international programs by FASIE (www.fasie.ru) and FASI– EBN agreement signed in 2007 (over 10 projects

implemented)– EEN cooperation since 2008 via Gate2RUBin targeting FP7

support also.– ANVAR agreement 2007, 23 projects supported– BMBF agreement 2008, German – Russian S& T

cooperation (12 projects 08, 18 projects 09)• European FP7 and Eureka programs– Istok-Soyuz program - Russia to FP7 collaboration– Eureka program (supported by FASI, now FASIE)

Conclusion

There are new good opportunities possible:• Open direct presence of your business in

Russia in SEZ (huge investment >3-4 mln.$)• Join the innovative ICT business cluster

already resident in SEZ Dubna with symmetrical incubation in Spain, Latin America (minimal investment and even possible governmental support for matchmaking and startup processes)

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Tradition GROUP+7 (495) 427 1101www.tradition.ruAnton V. Panfilov

E-mail: panfilov@tradition.ru