Taking into account the priorities of state innovation policy on stimulating innovative activity of the Republic of Kazakhstan, strengthening international cooperation with key organizations of advanced innovation economy countries with national innovation system ( hereinafter - NIS), development of transfer technologies system and increasing investment capacity of Kazakhstan, National Innovation Fund JSC (hereinafter - NIF JSC or the Fund) exercises international cooperation with innovation organizations of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Finland, Israel, Turkey, Korea, Malaysia, Russia and others. The Fund also cooperates with international organizations such as UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), European Union (within the EU Framework Program), Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Innovation Foundation (WIF). NIF JSC takes active part in integration within Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) on formation of Eurasian innovation system.

One of the key events in international cooperation of NIF JSC is Innovative Congress that traditionally takes place in the framework of Astana Economic Forum.

Department of External Affairs that supervises international cooperation works on opening Kazakh-Korean Technological Cooperation Centre, Kazakh-German Technology Transfer Centre jointly with Innovation Infrastructure Development Centre. Since 2010 Kazakh-French Transfer Technology Centre has been successfully working on the basis of NIF JSC.

Partners of NIF JSC ( list by countries ):

Republic of France

European Company of Strategic Consulting (CEIS)

State Industrial and Commercial Establishment OSEO

Republic of Turkey 

Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK)

Republic of Korea

Korean Institute of Scientific and Technological Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)

Korean Technopark Association (KTA)

Korean Industrial Complex Corporation (KICOX)

Korean Innovation Cluster Foundation (Daedeok Innopolis)

Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)

Malaysia

Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC)

Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic System (MIMOS Berhad)

State of Israel

L.N. Technological Entrepreneurship

Federal Republic of Germany

Fraunhofer IFF

Fraunhofer MOEZ

German Community of International Cooperation (GIZ)

INNO AG

Italian Republic

«Gamma Meccanica SpA»

United States of America

US Civilian Research and Development Foundation

US National Science Academy

Columbia University

T2 Venture Capital

MTPV Company

Russian Federation

Russian Venture Capital Association

Finland

InnoPraxis International

Great Britain

British Closed Nuclear Centres Programme (CNCP)

HTSPE Ltd.

Signed memorandums and agreements on cooperation between NIF JSC and foreign organizations

1. Korean Technopark Association (Republic of Korea);

2. Korean Industrial Complex Corporation (Republic of Korea);

3. Korea Institute of Scientific and Technological Evaluation and Planning (Republic of Korea);

4. Science and Technology Policy Institute (Republic of Korea);

5. Fraunhofer IFF (Federal Republic of Germany);

6. Fraunhofer MOEZ (Federal Republic of Germany);

7. World Innovation Foundation (USA-Great Britain);

8. Safe ID solutions (Federal Republic of Germany);

9. Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC) (Malaysia);

10. Daedeok Innopolis (Republic of Korea);

11. Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (Republic of Turkey);

12. Fraunhofer IFF, Kazakh Industry Development Institute (trilateral memorandum) (Federal Republic of Germany);

13. Kazakh national coordination centre for the Seventh EU Framework Program on Scientific-Technical Development and the Directorate of the Independent Expert Advisory Council on supporting research in Kazakhstan (Republic of Kazakhstan);

14. Venture company «T2 Venture Capital» (United States of America);

15. Business incubator «L.N. Green Technologies» (State of Israel);

16. Russian Venture Capital Association (Russian Federation);

17. MTPV Company (United States of America).