Innovaro Announces Strategic Partnership with Kazakhstan
April 04 2013 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Innovaro, Inc. (OTCQB:INNI), The Innovation Solutions Company,
today announced that Innovaro and the “National Agency for
Technological Development JSC (NATD) of the government of
Kazakhstan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and
cooperation to form a strategic partnership.
The memorandum sets out the framework for collaboration in
science, technology, innovation and academic spheres. The parties
plan to cooperate in areas such as the implementation of joint
projects, foresight research, promotion of innovative start-ups,
technology transfer, and exchange of information on emerging
technologies, innovative projects and startups.
Within this agreement NATD and Innovaro will assign members of
their staff to Innovaro offices in the United States and NATD
facilities in Astana. The document was signed by the Deputy
Chairman of the JSC "National Agency for Technological Development"
Aslanbek Amrin, as part of the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister,
Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Asset Issekeshev.
“NATD looks forward to partnering with Innovaro for cooperation
on innovation,” said Kanyesh Tuleushin, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister
for Industry and Technological Development. “Innovation is a key
priority for Kazakhstan and the NATD is committed to moving that
forward. We are excited about Innovaro’s knowledge of innovation
and software and the potential to improve our innovation culture
and exchange to develop the features and attributes of an
innovation-type state.”
“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work with the
government of Kazakhstan through NATD,” said Asa Lanum, Innovaro’s
Chairman and CEO. “The government of Kazakhstan has made
significant investments over a number of years moving towards an
innovation economy and culture. Innovaro looks forward to working
with NATD and other organizations in Kazakhstan to assist them with
their innovation journey. It is a unique position to be a strategic
partner to a sovereign government committed to innovation.”
About NATD JSC
The National Agency for Technological Development JSC acts as a
unitary operator of providing state support for innovation
activities. This support includes; innovation grants, technological
business incubation, design office services, project and venture
financing, technology transfer, popularization of innovation
activity and analytical support of innovation process. These
services are provided through eight regional technological parks,
the Park of Innovative Technologies, and Nazarbayev University. For
further information about NATD, please visit its website at
www.natd.gov.kz.
About Innovaro, Inc.
Innovaro is The Innovation Solutions Company. The focus of our
business is to help organizations innovate and grow. Innovaro
offers a comprehensive set of software and services to assure the
success of any innovation project, regardless of the size or
intent. The Company’s unique combination of LaunchPad software,
consulting services expertise, and Trends and Foresight services
provides an integrated innovation environment to businesses to
drive success. For more information about Innovaro, please visit
its website at www.innovaro.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release are
“forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements can
generally be identified as such because the context of the
statement will include words such as “expects,” “should,”
“believes,” “anticipates” or words of similar import. Certain
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected in these forward-looking statements and these factors are
identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. This press release is
available on Innovaro’s website www.innovaro.com.
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