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Table 5 Eureca participants
Government
Russian Universities
US
Universities
Companies
NGOs/Foundations
Russia
Lobachevsky State
University of
Nizhni Novgorod
U. Maryland
American
venture-
capital firms
New Eurasia Foundation
Purdue
Russian university
spin-off companies
Association of University
Research Parks
St. Petersburg State
University of
Information
Technology,
Mechanics,
and Optics
UCLA
US entrepreneurs
U.S.-Russian Foundation
for Economic
Advancement and
the Rule of Law
U. Washington
American Councils for
International Education
National Council for
Eurasian and East
European Research
• Educate on the effects of corruption on business growth.
• Build a culture of academic entrepreneurship.
• Build a knowledge economy that will be less dependent on oil and mining
revenues.
• Contribute to the success of Skolkovo, a city near Moscow that is intended to be
the Silicon Valley of Russia.
• Integrate Russian universities into local and regional economies.
The US universities will train Russian academics as trainers. They in turn will
diffuse the knowledge of tech transfer to other Russian researchers and institutions.
At the same time, the project will concentrate on the transfer of real technologies,
with an emphasis on nanotechnology and computer science.
The Russian government has provided the needed directives and permissions,
and has also passed a Russian version of the US Bayh-Dole Act, which allows
universities to keep revenues from licensing of their own inventions. The part-
nership is expected to attract US entrepreneurs who will seek new technologies as
well as funding from investors recently made rich by Russian oil and gas revenues.
US venture capitalists will also be seeking investment opportunities.
5.2 China: TusPark
Started 16 years ago but given a new boost by China's 2007 15-year plan,
Tsinghua University's technology park emphasizes social capital, combining
Chinese and Silicon Valley styles. Life at TusPark includes interacting with local
executives from Microsoft, Google, and Sun, as well as with the entrepreneurs and
service providers residing in the park. TusPark aims for a distinct culture, different
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