Conditions and Prerequisites for the Development of Network Forms of Innovative Entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to theoretically substantiate the need for the development in Kazakhstan of such network forms of innovative entre- preneurship organization as research firms. In the study, general and particular methods of economic research were used: the method of comparison and gene-ralization, the method of expert assessments based on the analysis and synthe- sis of world experience in the development of innovative entrepreneurship, in particular through the development of network interaction of key participants in the scientific and innovative process. A research firm is a form of innova- tive entrepreneurship organization, primarily focused on the initiation, deve-lopment and maintenance of new knowledge production processes, through the implementation of the main stages of research and development of prototypes, followed by a stage of practical application and introduction of new knowledge in the form of innovation. The research firm interprets and qualifies the disci- plinary diversity of the experience of its employees and their competencies as a potential opportunity and asset for creative activity in the production and application of knowledge. The research firm is interested in creating networks with universities and other research institutes, driven by the desire to gain ac- cess to fundamental university research and their further transformation into an entrepreneurial asset. Thus, in accordance with world practice, one of the main directions of development of research firms in the modern economy is ef- fective cooperation with academic research institutes and universities, which is not practiced at all in Kazakhstan. Therefore, it is within the framework of the functioning of research firms that the conflicting commercial and scientific in- terests of the main participants in scientific and innovative activities, including universities and research institutes, can be maximally harmonized.

Trends in the Development of Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Kazakhstan

“…По его мнению, эффективному развитию инновационного предпринимательства препятствует отсутствие форм инициирования и реализации предпринимательских проектов в сфере науки и инновации [4].…”