Open Innovation in Russia: Case of MTS
Speaker: Dmitry Kurin, Director of Open Innovations and Investments at MTS
Open innovation is a paradigm, organizations increasingly use to manage and profit from innovation. In essence, it is based on the execution of a wide range of practices related to external knowledge acquisition and commercialization, which range from simple crowd engagement to choosing a new ice cream taste to the involvement of lead users in developing new medical devices, R&D collaborations, acquisitions of startups, licensing agreements, and free revealing of inventions. Through open innovation approach companies expand their boundaries, which affects how they strategize, compete, create, deliver and capture value.
MTS, Russia’s largest mobile operator and a leading provider of media and digital services, is one of champions of open innovation in Russia. The company is successfully using open innovation, building on numerous partnerships spanning from universities to startups, to grow its ecosystem. To understand why MTS is using open innovation, how and when we invited Mr. Dmitry Kurin, Director of Open Innovations and Investments at MTS to be our guest speaker.
In conversation with Mr. Kurin, we will focus on questions like:
- What open innovation practices does company embrace?
- What is the main motivation for MTS to use open innovation?
- How does open innovation create value for the company?
- Who are the company’s main partners in open innovation?
- What are the main drivers and barriers to adopting and using open innovation from the perspective of the company, the industry, and the country?
We will also talk about the role of startups in building corporate ecosystems in Russia.
The conversation will be moderated by Professor Zeljko Tekic from HSE Graduate School of Business.
When: Thursday, November 30, 15:00-16:00
Where: Room 5310 (Building No 5), GSB campus, 26-28 Shabolovka st.
Language of the event: English and Russian
The seminar is organized in the framework of the OIDIGITAL research project (Open Innovation in Russia: Best Practices for Success in Digital World) funded by the HSE Graduate School of Business.