The aim of the competition is to support forward-looking R&D in order to implement the action plans (“roadmaps”) of the National Technology Initiative.
National Technology Initiative (NTI) is a long-term comprehensive program for the creation of conditions to ensure the leadership of the Russian companies on the new high-tech markets that will determine the structure of the world economy in the next 15-20 years.
The action plans (“roadmaps”) have been formed in the following areas in the framework of this program:
- AeroNet (air transport) - the market of distributed systems of unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing to merge aircraft into a single network and to ensure the safety of the airspace;
- AutoNet (automobile transport) - the market of unmanned vehicles. It is based on the development of sensor systems, software for the recognition of road scenes and road transport management.
- MariNet (marine transport) - the market of marine intelligent systems, which involves several interrelated segments: digital navigation, innovative shipbuilding, technologies of ocean resources development, space and satellite technology.
- NeuroNet (neurocommunication) - the market of man-machine communication means, based on advanced developments in neurotechnology and increasing the productivity of human-machine systems, mental performance and mental processes.
- EnergyNet – the market of equipment, software, engineering and maintenance services for multi-scale integrated systems and services for intelligent energy (subject to the approval of this road map to 30/09/2016).
Read more about markets, participants and technologies, the boundaries of which include NTI, please visit the website of NTI http://nti.one/index.php
The main parameters of support provided:
- Amount of grant – up to 20 million rubles;
- Extra-budgetary funding (at the expense of their own or borrowed funds) - at least 30% of the amount of the grant;
- The direction of support - implementation of R&D (salaries, raw materials, supplies, components and third-party services);
- R&D performance term – 12-24 months.
Following enterprises can participate in the competition:
- relating to small enterprises under No. 209-FZ of 24.07.2007.
- which do not have open contracts with the Foundation.
Following enterprises have higher chances to receive support:
- successfully producing its own high-tech products;
- which have a positive economic and financial history;
- which have a protected intellectual property on the subject of the project.
Link to the regulations of the competition “Development-NTI”
Applications will be accepted from 3:00 pm (GMT) September 20, 2016 to 11:30 pm (GMT) October 30, 2016.
To apply you can through an automated system at: http://online.fasie.ru.
If you have questions about current contests, the application procedure, you can contact Technopark “Idea” by phone: +7 (843) 570-68-50 (ext.93-24).