Cooperation in the innovation sphere should become the basis for the integration processes of the Union State

April 16, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Belarusian-Russian cooperation in the innovation sphere should become the basis for the integration processes of the Union State. This point of view was expressed during the international scientific and practical conference "Conceptual Foundations of the Integration Process of Russia and Belarus," which is being held today in Vitebsk as part of the meeting of the Interacademic Council for the Development of the Union State, BELTA correspondent reports. According to Vladimir Ivanov, Doctor of Economics, Head of the Scientific and Organizational Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences, given that innovative economic development is declared a priority in both Belarus and Russia, it is necessary to begin developing a concept for the formation of a unified scientific and educational space of the Union State. Andrey Markov, Doctor of Economics, an employee of the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, proposed considering the possibility of creating scientific and educational structures in the form of strategic alliances, which could become the basis for innovation cooperation and even lay the foundation for the creation of transnational companies. Nikolay Mikhailov, Doctor of Law, an employee of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted that Belarus has advanced further than Russia in creating a legislative framework for innovation activities. "Normative acts in this area are already in force in Belarus, while a draft is still being developed in the Russian Federation," he noted and did not rule out that Belarus's experience could be used by Russian lawmakers. Speaking about the need to combine efforts in the innovation sphere, Petr Nikitenko, Doctor of Economics, Academician, Advisor to the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said that joint scientific activities should be aimed at benefiting economic and national security and ensuring the competitiveness of the economies of Belarus and Russia. -0-