NTI Technology Competitions
Technology competitions of the National Technology Initiative are competitions of technologies and innovative products, including breakthrough technology solutions of complex scientific and technology problems, conducted to overcome technology related barriers in priority sectors and markets of the NTI, ensuring Russia's competitiveness in high-tech markets.
The winner of a technology competition receives a cash prize for creating a breakthrough solution to a significant problem after the prototype of such a solution has been built and successfully demonstrated.
Tasks of NTI Technology Competitions
- Involvement of new scientific and engineering teams in the development of breakthrough technologies and improvement of existing ones;
- Participation of private investments and further use of the products and technologies created by the results of the competition by the business;
- Development of a system of professional communities, the creation of a new social elevator for technology teams;
- Solution of technology problems that are critical for the production and development of new technologies, products, markets, commercialisation of the created technologies and products contributing to the achievement of the global technology leadership of the Russian Federation;
- Involvement of the participants of the competitions in the implementation of the "road maps" of the National Technology Initiative, the development and implementation of NTI projects, the formation of new scientific and engineering teams, their involvement in the development of breakthrough technologies and the improvement of existing technologies and products for the implementation of NTI;
- Stimulating the growth of scientific, technical and innovation activities, increasing the innovation activity of companies.
Principles of NTI Technological Competitions
- The indisputability of the results of a competition. The results of the competition should be presented in the form of a working prototype and should be recognized both by experts and the public.
- Absolute Criteria. The award is given for achieving the perfect indicator - overcoming the technology barrier, and not for superiority over competitors.
- Being in Demand. The devices and technologies developed during the contests are potentially in demand by the markets of the future.
- Ambitious Goals. The tasks should be quite complex, but potentially achievable.
- Openness and Involvement. The methodology, criteria, and course of the competitions are entirely transparent and take into account the opinion of the professional audience.
- Unconditional prizes. Receiving an award does not impose restrictions on its use on the winner.
Technology Competitions of NTI in 2017-2020
In the period from 2017 to 2020, it is planned to organize six NTI technology competitions.
Goals:
Creating an adequate replacement for traditional fuels; overcoming of global technology barriers in the perspective segment of hydrogen energy on fuel cells.
Task:
To develop power plants based on hydrogen fuel cells, which in their performance characteristics are not inferior to traditional types of power plants (internal combustion engines and electric accumulators).
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Goals:
Development of technologies for automatic control of uncrewed vehicles adapted to use in Russian climatic and road conditions.
Task:
To develop software and hardware (e.g., high-performance sensors, on-board computer systems, control mechanisms) to control BPTS in an autonomous mode in the winter and at different times of the day, taking into account the possible absence of road markings and low visibility of the road, with the achievement of a safety level of driving, comparable to the level of control of an average driver.
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