GOVERNMENT INNOVATION SUPPORT INSTITUTION SYSTEM ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

The relevance of the research is determined by the fact that Russia is a participant in the global economic competition, so there is a need to improve Russian innovation ecosystem. The main aim of the study is to propose possible improvements to the mechanism of state support for technology transfer in Russia by comparing Russian and Finnish experience. The content of the research. The study deals with the concept of the innovation ecosystem and considers the system of innovation projects state support on the initial level in Finland and Russia as elements of these ecosystems. The results of 4 years of experience working with Russian innovative projects are presented in comparison with results of Finnish innovation infrastructure monthly analysis. Results. On the basis of Finnish experience the key and most obvious differences of Finland from Russia are highlighted and improvements for Russian support mechanisms for innovative projects on the initial level are suggested. It is important to pay more attention not only to the scientific novelty of the proposed inventive ideas and innovative projects, but also to their potential market opportunities and to introduce tools for "initial testing" innovative ideas. It is also important to move from the vertical integration in the innovative projects support infrastructure to the horizontal, which will greatly increase the amount of re-sources available to the project.