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The creation of fertile innovative ecological environment in the country is constrained by barriers of a conceptual nature. The article identifies four groups of such barriers. The authors propose a strategy for overcoming them based on a comparison of functions necessary for the innovative development of social practices and the natural mechanisms of a new life birth. This allows us to formulate a number of pragmatic recommendations for creating an innovative eco-environment for a wide range of industries. By analogy with natural dynamics of obstetrics, the approach is called placental

Keywords: Innovation, innovation infrastructure, acceleration, eco-environment, placenta, development.

The Himba tribe is one of the most colorful and unique peoples of Africa, living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene region, near the border with Angola. It is a mistake to assume that these people are wild. Many Himba have dual citizenship - Himba and Namibia (not many of us can boast passports from two countries :)), but they do not fully recognize Western laws. Their culture, way of life and appearance have remained virtually unchanged for centuries despite globalization. It is understandable that young people leave for the cities, but they also often return to their roots. And why? Let's try to figure it out together...

Казалось бы, что может быть общего между коренными народами Крайнего Севера и африканцами? При всем желании очень трудно найти сходство между ненцами, хантами и представителями племен датогов и масаи, проживающих в Танзании. С таким же успехом можно пытаться сравнить раскаленный африканский песок и жидкий азот, лед и пламя, жару и холод, черное и белое. Тем не менее, побывав в экспедиции в Африке, удалось увидеть то, что роднит народы, никогда не пересекавшиеся друг с другом.