Technology transfer in the innovation processes in Ukraine and Belarus

The article presents the main results of a comparative analysis of the institutional provision of the mechanisms of technology transfer in Ukraine and in Belarus as a basis for the revival of innovation processes and technological modernization with the use of the objects of intellectual property right. The results of the above mentioned analysis conducted on the networks and centers of technology transfer in Ukraine makes it possible to conclude on the absence of a single comprehensive approach to their development. Simultaneous existence of different networks Supervised by different state authorities or institutions leads to the "erosion" of the available technological potential and inefficient use of funds. Worthy of notice is the Belarus experience where the activities of all scientific and productive bodies is coordinated at the state level. Organization of the system of technology transfer allows the creation of proper conditions for promoting science intensive innovative products both to domestic and foreign markets, and provides necessary methodologies to assess the activities of each type of technology transfer centers. Comparing the legal bases of Ukraine and Belarus regarding technology transfer reveals the necessity of its expansion, in particular, as to transfer and enforcement of property rights of the objects of intellectual property created at the expense of the state budget.