Technology Platforms as a Core Element of Innovation Infrastructure and a Model of Interaction between Government, Industry, Science and Education

The paper explores the development of technology platforms to ensure smart, sustainable and inclusive economy. Technology platforms are considered as the basis for elaboration of the common vision of scientific and technological development based on government-industry-science collaboration. Technology platforms are core element of innovative infrastructure and a way of implementing public-private partnerships. Technology platforms development requires identifying and selecting key sectors or areas of the future economy. The potential for technology platforms development on the country level should be based on special analytical technics including foresight technics and methods, considering the country’s position and progress in STI development and existing opportunities for international collaboration.

Comprehensive multivariate analysis can be also applied for identification of new trends and opportunities for high-tech industrial development. Important attributes of progress are new high-tech services, start-ups in breakthrough technological areas where there are competitive advantages.