ASTANA, 22 January — International News Agency Novosty-Kazakhstan. Deputies of Majilis (lower chamber) of the RoK Parliament have approved a bill “On the innovative cluster “Complex of innovative technologies” in the first reading, the agency correspondent reports.  

According to the conclusion of Majilis Committee for Economic Reform and Regional Development, the draft law is aimed at legislative strengthening of individual control of the special economic space “Complex of innovative technologies” through the reorganization of the management body of the special economic space “Complex of innovative technologies” in non-profit organization, the autonomous cluster fund, establishing a simplified procedure for foreign labor by autonomous cluster fund “Complex of innovative technologies”; definition of requirements for potential participants in the innovation cluster ” Complex of innovative technologies”, definition of a mechanism to create a trust fund to support the development of the “Complex of innovative technologies”, providing the accumulation of annual allocations mining companies on R & D in the amount of not less than 1% of the total income.

“Park has been actively developing during the last four years, and this has led to good results. Since 2011, the number of participants of the complex has grown. Now 152 companies are registered and operate. Projects to the amount of 46 billion tenge are planned to be implemented. More than 1,000 of highly skilled work positions have been created. Since 2010, these companies, despite the benefits, have already given to the treasury taxes over three billion tenge,» the Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev informed presenting the bill to the plenary.

According to him, the first stage of development of the park has been completed; all areas of the first phase have been completed 100%.

“The construction of the second phase of the complex has been started, large companies such as Kazakhstan and foreign have already begun to implement their projects, as well as large institutions, scientific and industrial company”, the minister added.

The main activities of the innovation cluster “Complex of innovative technologies” are: integration of science, education and industry, development of priorities of fundamental and applied research, promotion of technology commercialization of the innovation cluster subjects and development of international cooperation in the field of innovative technologies.

Meanwhile, as indicated in the conclusion of the committee, during the work on the draft law deputies introduced a number providing for: the specification of the goal of innovation cluster “Complex of innovative technologies”; specification of the competence of its board of trustees , as well as specification of innovation cluster.

In addition, at the plenary session on Wednesday deputies approved the first reading of the accompanying draft law “On amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on innovation cluster “Complex of innovative technologies.”

In particular the document will be introduced amendments to the 3 Codes and 5 laws of RoK.

Amendments introduced by the document to the Civil Code of the RoK (General part), the Land Code of the RoK, the Tax Code of the RoK and Law “On Joint Stock Companies are aimed at transforming the management of special economic space “Complex of innovative technologies” in a standalone cluster fund “Complex of innovative technologies”.

In the RoK Laws “Оn non-profit organizations” and “On special economic space of the RoK” one specifies functions and organizational-legal form of autonomous cluster fund “Complex of innovative technologies”.

“In order to simplify the procedure for inviting foreign specialists AKF “PIT” has introduced amendments to the Law “Оn employment”, the conclusion states.

The  Law “On state support of industrial innovation activities” is proposed to be introduced amendments involving expansion of a number of members of the innovation cluster by scientific organizations, educational organizations and equity investment funds of risky investments.