Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.26 / Trend E.Ismayilov /
The Azerbaijani Institute of Information Technologies (IIT) is installing the necessary technical equipment for the research center, the IIT said.
According to the institute, at present the IIT is reconstructing a research center for further expansion of centers of various kinds. The ITT selected an area and is being connected to the global network for educational innovation.
Presently, innovation is reflected in all fields (education, medicine, industry, etc.). The center of scientific innovation of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences has registered 337 researches and development work in 2008.
At present, expenditure on research and constructor work is only 0.2 percent with regard to the GDP, whereas in developed countries this index is 4 percent.
Application of innovations requires investments. In the developed countries, the majority of investments for development of innovation are accounted for enterprises and companies of the private sector.
Azerbaijani businessmen are more inclined to introduce ready products, thus, becoming dependent on the foreign producers, who preserve the right to possess the key of a product.
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