The Round table: "Innovation and Development Centers of St. Petersburg - a space for growth"
20 February 2007 in the Innovation and Technology center of «ILIP» initiated by an editorial board «Innovations» held a round table on development of ITC as the most developed in St. Petersburg element of infrastructure for the development of small and medium-sized innovative enterprises. There are 11 ITC, sales of companies - their residents have become a significant and noticeable in the economy of the city. According to the Finnish company «Technopolis» for the loss of activity management company Business Innovation Center, the current through the date of lease space to small technology businesses, the area of the last (by European standards) should be at least 30 000 m2. The area's largest to date, St. Petersburg ITC - ITC St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics is 15 000 m2. ITC managers of our city, and there developed not only for the rent, but for small innovative enterprises, yet are imperfect agents, becoming the markets, it may not be high, but thanks to a system program for the development of small innovation business and its staffing. Provide experience of ITC, to discuss problems of development of innovation infrastructure magazine asked well-known leaders in the city of ITC.