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14The annual Forum and Exhibition «Open Innovations» were held in Moscow on 14–16 October 2014 supported by the Moscow Government and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

The Forum «Open Innovations» is a global discussion platform that is dedicated to emerging technologies and furthering innovation prospects and collaboration worldwide.

The 3rd Moscow International Forum for Innovative Development «Open Innovations» and Open Innovations Expo brought together more than 15,000 participants from 70 countries of the world. The People’s Republic of China became the Official Partner Country of the Forum and the Expo. The heads of the governments of Russia and China Dmitry Medvedev and Li Keqiang took part in the work of the III Moscow International Forum for Innovative Development «Open Innovations» and visited the Open Innovations Expo.

More than 160 events (discussion panels, round tables, Governor sessions) of the Forum and Expo business program united representatives of high-tech companies, science, education, regulatory and administrative authorities, investors and authors of breakthrough ideas. Expo’s 84 stands were represented the development of 490 companies from 15 countries. Three open presentation areas were working, where more than 50 events were held. 110 teams presented their projects in the special StartUP-Zone which has become the centre of the exposition of the Exhibition. This year Open Innovations Expo has also become the main platform for the Forum’s Youth Program.

On the official invitation of organizers of the annual Forum and Exhibition «Open Innovations» fellows of the 8th session of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme were invited to participate in the above event. International students were accompanied at the Forum and Expo by the ISEDC Head of Educational Programmes sector Mr. Aleksandr Antonov, ISEDC Head of Public Relations department Ms. Marina Bulavskaya and ISEDC chief specialist of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources sector Mr. Mikhail Lyalin.

During the forum, students actively participated in discussion panels and round tables on green technologies, «smart grids», innovative developments, energy saving and global educational prospects, and also visited a large-scale international exhibition presented by advanced products and technologies of the Russian and international companies. The majority of topics during discussion panels and round tables were related to the main subject of the Fellowships Programme – sustainable energy development.

The opportunity of participation in the event of such a big scale is very important for fellows of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme. In fact, they are representatives of the global community and future leaders of their countries. They must get reliable, up-to-date information about the Russian and international innovative technological potential in order to be many-sided and well-educated professionals.

The ISEDC experts and fellows of the UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme noted the high level of the Forum «Open Innovations», in particular professional speakers and exceptional quality of the presentations, as well as the unique and breakthrough projects presented at the exhibition.

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