The project 'Monitoring of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in Russia' has been conducted by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) on a regular basis since 2006. The project database includes the results of in-depth expert interviews, as well as quantitative data obtained through substantial surveys of Russian KIBS producers and users. Currently, the project focuses on:
| Further expansion of the project’s database through the collection of open data and new survey planned for 2019 | |
| Analysis of current trends in the most dynamic KIBS segments (IT, engineering and financial intermediation) | |
 | Studying customization and coproduction in KIBS |
 | Defining and exploring business model innovation in KIBS |
 | Assessing the impact of disruptive technologies on KIBS |
 | Conducting financial analysis of KIBS |
Digital Skills Training: Global Challenges and Digital Practices
On December 11, 2018, Sberbank Corporate University held a workshop “Digital Skills Training: Global Challenges and Digital Practices”. As part of the panel discussion, Veronika Belousova, head of Unit for Intellectual Services Market Research (Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, HSE University), presented a speech “Digital Skills: a View of Financial Analysts and Experts in the Field of Science, Technology and Innovation”.
More Than Just Learning: Closing the Digital Skills Gap
On October 26, 2018, Sberbank Corporate University together with the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) held the Third International Conference 'More Than Just Learning: Closing the Digital Skills Gap'.
Instructional Design for Adaptive Learning
On October 24-25, 2018, Sberbank Corporate University held a series of certification programs from the leading global association of professionals in the field of corporate training and professional development (Association for Talent Development – ATD). Veronika Belousova, head of Unit for Intellectual Services Market Research (Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, HSE University), and Ivan Krechetov, head of Laboratory of Instrumental Modelling and Learning Systems at the TUSUR University, told about the course 'Instructional Design for Adaptive Learning'.
Results of the 'Intellectual Stream' Symposium
Here are the results of the “Intellectual Stream” Symposium held on October 11, 2018, in Moscow as part of the Expert Session “Knowledge Management. Standards and Practices” with the support of Business Association Kubit and KM Alliance. HSE ISSEK was represented by Veronika Belousova, head of Unit for Intellectual Services Market Research (Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, HSE University).
International Conference 'RESER 2018'
From September 20 to September 22, the annual international conference 'RESER 2018', organized by the European Service Industry Research Association, was held in Gothenburg (Sweden). ISSEK was represented by the head of Intellectual Services Market Research Department, Veronika Belousova, who presented the results of an assessment of the breakthrough technologies as artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning, and the influence of digital skills of financial analysts on their performance and efficiency of the employer. This empirical work was prepared jointly with researchers from the ISSEK and the HSE Institute of Banking with the support of the CFA Russia Association. The research results will soon appear in the book 'Handbook of Financial Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics and Technology'.
