INTERACTION OF ELEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM OF KAZAKHSTAN AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

The development of the national innovation system directly depends on the effectiveness of innovation process at the regional level. Kazakhstan during the past 10 years actively creates conditions for the development of innovation, but the share of innovative products in the GDP remains low. The university-industry government linkages are not active. The aim of the article is to identify the main problems in the interaction of the innovation system actors at the regional level and provide the proposals for enhancing cooperation between science, entrepreneurs and government in R&D activity. The study reveals a gap in the innovation process which takes place on the stages of prototyping and testing of innovations at the regional level. This gap is the case only for domestic R&D, involved into full innovation cycle. Methodology of the article includes scientific methods: system approach, analysis, synthesis, comparative approach, statistical method, cause-and-effect analysis, deduction. The paper provides the mechanism of interaction between NIS institutions with the central role of technology parks and regional venture capital funds at the stage of prototyping and testing of innovation. Within the mechanism the services of technology park are not limited to business incubation, but include technical and technological expertise and receiving a prototype in laboratory conditions. Another feature of the mechanism is the financing of the innovation project not at the expense of state development institutions, but through the regional venture fund. Overcoming this gap is of great importance for the development of an innovative system of Kazakhstan, as the domestic R&D is involved in the full innovation process and its implementation can give positive impact on all subsystems of the national innovation system.