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 entrepreneurship organization as research frms. In the study, general and particular methods of economic research were used: the method of comparison and generalization, the method of expert assessments based on the analysis and synthesis of world experience in the development of innovative entrepreneurship, in particular through the development of network interaction of key participants in the scientifc and innovative process. A research frm is a form of innovative entrepreneurship organization, primarily focused on the initiation, development 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 frm interprets and qualifes the disciplinary 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 frm is interested in creating networks with universities and other research institutes, driven by the desire to gain access 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 frms in the modern economy is effective 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 frms that the conflicting commercial and scientifc interests of the main participants in scientifc and innovative activities, including universities and research institutes, can be maximally harmonized.