Nicholas Vonortas
- Leading Research Fellow:Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge / International Research and Educational Foresight Centre / Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies
- Nicholas Vonortas has been at HSE University since 2015.
Education and Degrees
- 1989
PhD
New York University - 1988
Master's
New York University - 1983
Master's
University of Leicester
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2020: Training course ""Organisation of the educational process at HSE: rules and principles, regulatory and methodological issues, use of ICT"
Editorial board membership
2017 - present: Editorial Board, Journal of the Knowledge Economy (Springer)
2015 - present: Editorial Council, Foresight and STI Governance
2014 - present: Editorial Board, book series Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (Springer)
2013 - present: Editorial Board, Asian Research Policy
2010 - present: Editor, Science and Public Policy (Oxford Academic)
2010 - 2015: Advisory Board, Research Evaluation
2006 - 2010: Advisory Board, Innovations
Academic Supervision
George Washington University, Anwar Aridi, Ph.D., “Knowledge Transfer from High Skilled Diasporas to the Home Country: The Case of Lebanon and the United States”, 2015.
George Washington University, Avery Sen, Ph.D., “Transformative Innovation: What ‘Totally Radical’ and ‘Island+Bridge’ Mean for NOAA Research”, 2014.
Courses (2021/2022)
Regular courses - George Washington University:
Econ 6255 “Economics of Technological Change”, graduate course [FALL SEMESTER]
IAFF 6142 “Technology Creation and Diffusion”, graduate course [FALL SEMESTER]
Econ 6217 “Survey of Economics”, graduate course [SPRING SEMESTER]
IAFF 6141 “International Science and Technology Policy”, graduate course [SPRING SEMESTER]
- Strategic R&D Partnerships (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2020/2021)
Courses (2019/2020)
- STI Policy (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Strategic R&D Partnerships (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Economics of Innovation (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Strategies in STI Management (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Publications28
- Article Cherubini Alves A., Brandão Fischer B., Vonortas N. Ecosystems of entrepreneurship: configurations and critical dimensions // Annals of Regional Science. 2021. Vol. 67. P. 73-106. doi
- Article Lee J., Lee K., Meissner D., Radosevic S., Vonortas N. Local capacity, innovative entrepreneurial places and global connections: an overview // The Journal of Technology Transfer. 2021. Vol. 46. No. 3. P. 563-573. doi
- Chapter Cherubini Alves A., Vonortas N., Zawislak P. A. Macro and Micro Foundations for Technology Upgrading and Innovation: The Case of Shipbuilding and Offshore Industry in Brazil, in: The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies / Ed. by J. L. Lee, K. Lee, D. Meissner, S. Radosevic, N. Vonortas. Oxford University Press, 2021. doi Ch. 7. P. 193-228. doi
- Article Scott T. J., Vonortas N. Microgravity protein crystallization for drug development: a bold example of public sector entrepreneurship // The Journal of Technology Transfer. 2021. Vol. 46. No. 5. P. 1442-1461. doi
- Article Lai Y., Vonortas N. Returnee academic entrepreneurship in China // Journal of Intellectual Capital. 2021. Vol. 22. No. 1. P. 8-23. doi
- Chapter Lee J., Lee K., Meissner D., Radosevic S., Vonortas N. Technology Upgrading and Economic Catch-Up: Context, Overview, and Conclusions, in: The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies / Ed. by J. L. Lee, K. Lee, D. Meissner, S. Radosevic, N. Vonortas. Oxford University Press, 2021. doi Ch. 1. P. 1-34. doi
- Chapter Fischer B., Schaeffer P. R., Vonortas N. Technology Upgrading and Knowledge Triangle in Brazil, in: The Knowledge Triangle. Changing Higher Education and Research Management Paradigms / Ed. by D. Meissner, L. Gokhberg, Y. I. Kuzminov, M. Cervantes, S. Schwaag Serger. Switzerland : Springer, 2021. doi Ch. 5. P. 85-104. doi
- Book The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies / Ed. by J. L. Lee, K. Lee, D. Meissner, S. Radosevic, N. Vonortas. Oxford University Press, 2021. doi
- Article De Moraes Silva D. R., Lucas L. O., Vonortas N. Internal barriers to innovation and university-industry cooperation among technology-based SMEs in Brazil // Industry and Innovation. 2020. Vol. 27. No. 3. P. 235-263. doi
- Article Min J., Kim Y., Vonortas N. Public technology transfer, commercialization and business growth // European Economic Review. 2020. Vol. 124. No. article 103407. Article 103407. doi
- Article Fischer B. B., Rücker Schaeffer P., Vonortas N. Evolution of university-industry collaboration in Brazil from a technology upgrading perspective // Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2019. Vol. 145. P. 330-340. doi
- Article Kostopoulos K. C., Spanos Y., Soderquist K. E., Prastacos G., Vonortas N. Market-, Firm-, and Project-Level Effects on the Innovation Impact of Collaborative R&D Projects // Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 2019. Vol. 10. P. 1384-1403. doi
- Article Lai Y., Vonortas N. Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems in China // Industrial and Corporate Change. 2019. Vol. 28. No. 4. P. 875-897. doi
- Article Bosch A., Vonortas N. Smart Specialization as a Tool to Foster Innovation in Emerging Economies: Lessons from Brazil // Foresight and STI Governance. 2019. Vol. 13. No. 1. P. 35-47. doi
- Chapter Caloghirou Y., Protogerou A., Vonortas N. Effects of University Research Exposure on Young Company Behavior and Performance, in: Innovation and the Entrepreneurial University / Ed. by D. Meissner, J. Chatway, E. Erdil. Springer, 2018. doi Ch. 2. P. 17-36. doi
- Article Vonortas N. International perspectives on innovation: introduction // The Journal of Technology Transfer. 2018. Vol. 43. No. 2. P. 259-262. doi
- Article Brandão Fischer B., Queiroz S., Vonortas N. On the location of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship in developing countries: lessons from São Paulo, Brazil // Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. 2018. Vol. 30. No. 5-6. P. 612-638. doi
- Article Fischer B., Schaeffer P., Vonortas N., Queiroz S. Quality comes first: university-industry collaboration as a source of academic entrepreneurship in a developing country // The Journal of Technology Transfer. 2018. Vol. 43. No. 2. P. 263-284. doi
- Article Kergroach S., Meissner D., Vonortas N. Technology transfer and commercialisation by universities and PRIs: benchmarking OECD country policy approaches // Economics of Innovation and New Technology . 2018. Vol. 27. No. 5-6. P. 510-530. doi
- Article de Moraes Silva D. R., Furtado A., Vonortas N. University-industry R&D cooperation in Brazil: a sectoral approach // The Journal of Technology Transfer. 2018. Vol. 43. No. 2. P. 285-315. doi
- Article Feige D., Vonortas N. Context appropriate technologies for development: Choosing for the future // Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2017. Vol. 119. P. 219-226. doi
- Article Protogerou A., Caloghirou Y., Vonortas N. Determinants of young firms’ innovative performance: Empirical evidence from Europe // Research Policy. 2017. Vol. 46. No. 7. P. 1312-1326. doi
- Article Miles I. D., Meissner D., Vonortas N., Carayannis E. Technology foresight in transition // Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2017. Vol. 119. P. 211-218. doi
- Article Vonortas N. The Role of Universities in the Knowledge Triangle // Foresight and STI Governance. 2017. Vol. 11. No. 2. P. 6-8. doi
- Article Meissner D., Polt W., Vonortas N. Towards a broad understanding of innovation and its importance for innovation policy // The Journal of Technology Transfer. 2017. Vol. 42. No. 5. P. 1184-1211. doi
- Article Caloghirou Y., Protogerou A., Vonortas N. Does Exposure to University Research Matter?―Evidence from Europe // Asian Research Policy. 2016. Vol. 7. P. 17-32.
- Chapter De Sousa L., Vonortas N., Santos I., De Toledo Filho D. Innovation Systems of Ethanol in Brazil and the United States: Making a New Fuel Competitive, in: Global Bioethanol: Evolution, Risks, and Uncertainties. Elsevier, 2016. P. 93-121. doi
- Article Linton J., Vonortas N. From research project to research portfolio: Meeting scale and complexity // Foresight and STI Governance. 2015. Vol. 9. No. 2. P. 38-43. doi
“From Research Project to Research Portfolio: Meeting Scale and Complexity”, Foresight-Russia, 2015, 9(2): 38-43. (With Jonathan Linton)
“Strategic Technology Alliances and Networks”, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2015, 24(5): 490-509. (With Lorenzo Zirulia)
“Antecedents of Innovation Impacts in Publicly Funded Collaborative R&D Projects”, Technovation, 2015, 36-37: 53-64. (With Yiannis Spanos and Irini Voudouri)
“Managing Risk in the Formative Years: Evidence from Young Enterprises in Europe”, Technovation, 2014, 34(8): 454-465. (With YoungJun Kim)
“Cooperation in the Formative Years: Evidence from Young Enterprises in Europe”, European Management Journal, 2014, 32(5): 795-805. (With YoungJun Kim)
“Academic Entrepreneurship: An American (Individualistic) Perspective”, Asian Research Policy, 2013, 4(2). (With James D. Kettenhofen)
“Network Structure and Robustness: Lessons for Research Programme Design,” Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2013, 22(4): 392-411. (With Koichiro Okamura)
“Social Networks in R&D Program Evaluation”, Journal of Technology Transfer, 2013, 38(5): 577-606.
“Scale and Performance in Publicly Funded Collaborative Research and Development”, R&D Management, 2012, 42(5): 494-513. (With Yiannis E. Spanos)
“The Value of Flexibility in Adapting to Climate Change: A Real Options Analysis of Investments in Coastal Defense”, Climate Change Economics, 2012, 3(2). (With Peter Linquiti)
Books
Public Procurement for Innovation, editor, Edward Elgar, 2015 (Co-editors, Jakob Edler, Charles Edquist, Jon Mikel Zabala)
Innovation Policy: A Practical Introduction, editor, Springer, 2014 (Co-editors, Phoebe C. Rouge, Anwar Aridi)
Handbook on the Theory and Practice of R&D Program Evaluation, editor, Edward Elgar, 2013 (Co-editor, Al Link)
Innovation Networks in Industries, editor, Edward Elgar, 2009 (Co-editor, Franco Malerba)
The Innovation Imperative: National Innovation Strategies in the Global Economy, editor, Edward Elgar, 2009 (Co-editors, Goran Marklund, Charles Wessner)
Knowledge Flows in European Industry: Mechanisms and Policy Implications, editor, Routledge, 2006 (Co-editors, Yannis Caloghirou, Natasha Constantellou)
European Collaboration in Research and Development: Business Strategies and Public Policies, editor, Edward Elgar, 2004 (Co-editors, Yannis Caloghirou and Stavros Ioannides)
Cooperation in Research and Development, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997
Cooperative Research in R&D-Intensive Industries, Avebury Academic Publishers, 1991
Book chapters
“Innovation Systems of Ethanol in Brazil and the United States: Making a New Fuel Competitive” (With Luciano Cunha de Sousa, Inaiê Takaes Santos, and Demétrio Florentino de Toledo Filho) in Sergio Salles_Filho et al. (eds) Futures of Global Bioethanol: An Appraisal of Results, Risk and Uncertainties, Elsevier forthcoming 2016.
“Managing Risk in New Entrepreneurial Ventures” (With YoungJun Kim) in Yannis Caloghirou, Franco Malerba, Maureen McKelvey, and Slavo Radosevic (eds), Dynamics of Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship: Business Strategy and Public Policy, Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2015.
“Research and Technology Alliances” in David Audretsch, Christopher Hayter, and Albert N. Link (eds.) Guide to Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2015.
Reports
Protein Crystallization for Drug Development: A Prospective Empirical Appraisal of Economic Effects of ISS Microgravity, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2015.
Fostering Entrepreneurship in Armenia, Directions in Development, core contributor, Smita Kuriakose (ed.), Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2013.
Fostering Entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan, Directions in Development, core contributor, Smita Kuriakose (ed.), Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2013.
Fostering Entrepreneurship in Georgia, Directions in Development, core contributor, Smita Kuriakose (ed.), Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2013.
Promoting Strategic Alliances for Innovation Capacity, chapter contribution to the Technology and Innovation Report 2012 Exploring the South for Technology and Innovation Capacity, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
(the full list of publications is presented in CV)
Research Projects
Challenges and opportunities for science, technology, and innovation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (HSE, 2021)
The impact of science, technology, and innovation on structural transformation (HSE, 2020)
Study of the activity of innovation process actors: strategies, network interactions, institutions (HSE, 2020)
Tools for enhancing the efficiency of science, technology, and innovation foresight studies (HSE, 2019)
Foresight tools for the study of digital transformation processes in the economy and the society (HSE, 2018)
Advancing forecasting methods for evidence-based science, technology and innovation policy-making (HSE, 2017)
Science, technology and innovation policy: development of instruments and assessing their efficiency (HSE, 2016)
Forming effective science, technology and innovation policy: methods and instruments (HSE, 2015)
Grants
“Protein Crystallization for Drug Development: An Empirical Appraisal of Economic Effects of Microgravity”, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), AMES Research Center (ARC), Emerging Space Office (ESO), 2016-2017. [Co-Principal Investigator]
“Increasing International Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation between Brazil and the European Union” (INCOBRA), European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, 2016-2018. [Co-Principal Investigator]
“Economic Development of Low Earth Orbit Activities”, US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2014-2015. [Co-Principal Investigator]
“Country Case Chile: Public Research Centres”, Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD), 2015. [External Advisor]
“Sao Paulo Excellence Chair” (SPEC), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Science Foundation of the State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil, 2014-2019. [Holder of Chair and Principal Investigator]
“Impact Assessment of Greek Research, Development and Innovation Programs 2000-2009”, General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Ministry of Education, Greece, 2014-2015. [Co-Principal Investigator and Scientific Director]
“Choosing Emerging Technologies for Development”, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, 2014. [Co-Principal Investigator]
Conferences
2nd International Workshop on Technological and Economic Development George Washington University (USA), University of Campinas (Brazil), Seoul National University (South Korea), University College London (UK), HSE (Russia), online, 3 December 2020. Presentation: "Macro and Micro Foundations for Technology Upgrading and Innovation: The Case of Shipbuilding and Offshore Industry in Brazil".
Intrenational workshop "Technological Upgrading" under X International Academic Conference "Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy", HSE, Moscow, Russia (online), 13 November 2020. Presentation: "Macro and Micro Foundations for Technology Upgrading and Innovation: A Case Study".
1st International Workshop on Technological and Economic Development, George Washington University (USA), University of Campinas (Brazil), Seoul National University (South Korea), University College London (UK), HSE (Russia), online, 4 November 2020. Prsentation: "Technology Capability and Growth Performance at the Country Level".
Annual Conference American Evaluation Association, USA (online), 30 October 2020. Presentation: "Positioning Translational Research in the Biotech Ecosystem: from Basic Research to Biotech Entrepreneurship".
OECD-STEPI-HSE Workshop “Promoting International Technology Co-operation in the Digital Age and in the light of COVID-19”, Seoul National University, South Korea (online), 21-22 September 2020. Presentation: "Strategic Business Partnerships and SMEs".
Executive Training Course “Impact Evaluation of R&D & Innovation”, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, 12 February 2020. Presentation: "Evaluation of Economic Impact".
UK-FAPESP Workshop “Science and Innovation Impact Evaluation”, Research Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil, 13 February 2020. Presentation: "Socio-economic Impact: New Approaches from Policy Analysis – Research Portfolios: In Need of Evaluation for Evidence-Based Policy".
Workshop “Emerging Scientific and Technological Areas: Relationship with the Labor Market”, National Fellowships Foundation, Athens, Greece, 22 January 2020. Presentation: "Policy Challenges and Workforce Dilemmas in the Knowledge Economy".
First Conference on “Micro-dynamics, Catching-Up and Global Value Chains, Milano, Italy, 20-22 November 2019. Presentation: Ecosystems of Entrepreneurship: Configurations and Critical Dimensions.
2019 Seoul S&T Forum, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 6-7 November 2019. Presentation: Innovation Clusters; Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going, Organizational Implications.
Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2019 (ATLC2019), SciSIP Grantee Workshop, Atlanta, USA, 15-16 October 2019. Presentation: The Use of Research Portfolios in Science Policy.
Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2019 (ATLC2019), Atlanta, USA, 15-16 October 2019. Presentation: Returnee Academic Entrepreneurship in China.
Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2019 (ATLC2019), Atlanta, USA, 15-16 October 2019. Presentation: Ecosystems of Entrepreneurship: Configurations and Critical Dimensions.
Conference “Transforming Research”, Washington, DC, USA, 26-27 September 2019. Presentation: Mapping Networks in Artificial Networks Research.
Science Forum “Mission Orientation in Innovation Policy: A Critical Comparison Between China, USA, and Europe/Germany”, April 24, 2019, Beijing, China. Presentation: "Losing Appetite for Mission: R&I Policy Initiatives Beyond Health and National Defence".
17 Joseph A. Schumpeter Conference, July 2-4, 2018, Seoul, South Korea. Presentation: "Public Technology Transfer, Commercialization and Business Growth".
International Workshop “Evaluation and Big Data for Science, Technology and Innovation”, co-sponsored by the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy, Clarivate, and the Technology Interest Group of the American Evaluation Association, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., November 8, 2017. Opening presentation: “Systematic Evaluation of STI by Public Funding Agencies”, and moderation of Panels 1 & 2.
Executive Education Program on Technology management and Policy, Institute for International Science and Technology Policy, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., November 6, 2017. Lecture: “STI Policy Evaluation: Introduction and Economic Considerations”.
Annual Meetings of the Technology Transfer Society, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, November 4, 2017. Presentation: “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in China”.
Annual Meetings of the Technology Transfer Society, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, November 3, 2017. Presentation: “Firm Innovativeness in Brazil”.
VII International Academic Conference “Foresight and STI Policy”, November 1-2, 2017, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Corporate Foresight and Innovation: Effects of Integrative Capabilities and Organizational Learning".
15th Globelics International Conference, Athens, Greece, October 12-13, 2017. Presentations: “Backbones of the Knowledge Economy? Universities and the Dynamics of Technology Upgrading in a Developing Country” and “Open Source Foundations as Social Innovators in Emerging Economies: The Case of Brazil”.
US Patent and Trademark Office Conference “Economic Impacts of Intellectual Property on Market Outcomes”, USPTO, Alexandria, VA, September 22, 2017. Expert comments on “Protecting Innovation Through Patents and Trade Secrets: Determinants and Performance Impacts for Firms with a Single Innovation” by D. Crass, F. Garcia Valero, F. Pitton and C. Rammer.
Seminar “Social Networks in Appraising Research and Innovation”, Institute of Economics, University of Campinas, Brazil, August 25, 2017. Presentation on the topic of the seminar.
XVIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 11-14, 2017, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "University – industry collaboration: empirical evidence from Brazil".
Employment history
2004 - present: Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Department of Economics & Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP), George Washington University (USA)
September 2015 - present: Leading Research Fellow, Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russia)
1998-2012: Director, Graduate Program on International Science and Technology Policy (ISTP), George Washington University (USA)
Short bio
Professor Vonortas also holds a‘SãoPaulo Excellence Chair’ in InnovationPolicy at the Universidade Estadual deCampinas (UNICAMP), State of SãoPaulo, Brazil during the period 2014-2019.
Professor Vonortas’ teaching and research interests are in industrial organization, in the economics of technological change, and in technology and innovation policy. He specializes on strategic partnerships/innovation networks, investment under uncertainty, technology transfer, knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship, high-risk financing, and R&D program evaluation. He has published widely on these issues.
Professor Vonortas has held visiting appointments at several universities including the University of Lund (Sweden), Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) (Brasil), the University of Maastricht (Netherlands), Luigi Bocconi University (Italy), the Athens University of Economics and Business and the National Technical University of Athens (Greece). He has served as a consultant to many government agencies in the United States, the European Union and member countries, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Mexico and to several international organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations on issues related to strategic partnerships, R&D program evaluation, risk investing, science
Professor Vonortas is an editor of the peer reviewed journal Science and Public Policy. He holds a Ph.D. and a M.Phil. in Economics from New York University (USA), a MA in Economic Development from Leicester University (UK), and a BA in Economics from the University of Athens (Greece).
Science and Technology Trends in International Dialogue
Domestic and foreign policies of leading countries reveal an ever more outstanding science and technology agenda. The participants of the XI International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’, conducted on October 15–25, 2021, reviewed new aspects of doing joint R&D projects that the countries have considered and ways of securing competitive advantages of national science through strengthening ties with both businesses and authorities and engaging a wider audience.
Building Bridges between Knowledge and Society and Making Policy More Effective
On December 4, the International Advisory Board of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge of HSE University met for its annual meeting. It was an anniversary event, as was the X Foresight Conference that preceded it. Largely thanks to the online format, the assembled board was the most representative of the field in its history. Experts from 20 international partner centres assessed ISSEK’s activities over the past year and proposed a wide range of topics for new research.
Innovative Approach: Master’s Programme Prepares Managers for a Changing World
The digital era, which has come to stay, is creating demand for ever more competent managers for innovation and R&D. The English-taught master’s programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation offered by HSE University enables its graduates to pursue careers in top IT corporations such as Google and Yandex, research institutions and universities, government agencies and international organizations. It also prepares them to launch successful start-ups.
Foresight and STI Governance no 1, 2019
The new issue of the Foresight and STI Governance journal presents the results of research on innovation systems and the development of future scenarios for both developed and developing countries.
Accent on Platform Solutions
Participants of the workshop 'The Future of Science and Technology in BRICS Countries: Challenges and Responses', the closing event of the 8th HSE Foresight Conference, shared the five countries’ experience of promoting research cooperation and the results of joint foresight studies.
Foresight as a Dialogue about the Future Should be as Broad as Possible
The annual meeting of the International Advisory Council of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge took place on 14 November. This year the Council convened before the “Foresight and STI Policy” conference, so discussions of the ISSEK’s 2018 results, its plans for the next year, and approaches and techniques for studying and foreseeing S&T development occasionally overlapped with the conference agenda. The debates highlighted major trends which could affect relevant policies in the coming years.
Foresight and STI Governance no 2, 2017
In the special issue of the journal various aspects of the integration of education, research and innovation activities of universities based on the model of “knowledge triangle” are being considered. The experts from Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Sweden, Iran, Indonesia and OECD share the achievements upon the subject.
How to Manage Complexity?
The knowledge acquired at the English-language Master's programme of the Higher School of Economics “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation” allows to launch new value chains, create knowledge-intensive businesses, and open new markets, in general, the power of science changes reality. During the Open-Door Day, the prospective students discovered what is needed to be considered for this programme and to realise the maximum potential of the programme.
'The Government and Universities Should Complement One Another in Social Policy'
An important area being researched today is the relationship between universities and the government in the formation of socioeconomic policy, and this discussion was raised at the international seminar ‘Universities, Inclusive Development, and Social Innovation’ that took place as part of HSE’s XVIII April International Academic Conference.