Dirk Meissner
- Professor: Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge / Department of Educational Programmes
- Laboratory Head: Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge / Laboratory for Economics of Innovation
- Programme Academic Supervisor: Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy
- Distinguished Professor (2020)
- Dirk Meissner has been at HSE University since 2011.
Education and Degrees
TU Dresden
Thesis Title: Wissens- und Technologietransfer in nationalen Innovationssystemen
TU Dresden
University of Wolverhampton
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
Member of Editorial Board International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management
Associate Editor, Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Elsevier)
Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Knowledge Management (Emerald)
Department Editor (Emerging Technologies), IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Guest Editor – Special Issues
2019: Exploring Technology Upgrading of Emerging and Transition Economies: From ‘Shifting Wealth I’ to ‘Shifting Wealth II’? (with Slavo Radosevic, University College London, Jutta Günther, University of Bremen, Bremen and Iciar Dominguez Lacasa, Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW Leipzig), Technological Forecasting and Social Change
2019: Innovation in State Owned Enterprises: Implications for Technology Management and Industrial Development (with Nicholas Vonortas (George Washington University), David Sarpong, University of the West of England), Industry and Innovation
2018: Changing Interface between Local Capacity and Global Connections: Innovative Entrepreneurial Places and Global Value Chains (with Keun Lee, Seoul National University, Nicholas S. Vonortas, George Washington University, Jeong-Dong Lee, Seoul National University, Slavo Radosevic, University College London), Journal of Technology Transfer
2018: Corporate foresight and innovation management (with David Sarpong, University of the West of England), Technology Analysis & Strategic Management
2018: Smart Roadmapping and Ambidexterity: Theories, Policies and Practices (with Elias Carayannis (George Washington University), Tugrul Daim (Portland State University), Journal Engineering and Technology Management
2016: Technology Foresight in Developing and Transition Countries (with Nicholas Vonortas (George Washington University), Ian Miles (Manchester University), Elias Carayannis (George Washington University), Technological Forecasting and Social Change
2015: New financing, co-operation and governance arrangements in the “open” knowledge triangle” (with Elias Carayannis (George Washington University), Mario Cervantes (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), Nicholas Vonortas (George Washington University), Journal of the Knowledge Economy
2015: Linking Roadmapping to STI strategies (with Alexander Sokolov (National Research University Higher School of Economics), Elias Carayannis (George Washington University), Technological Forecasting and Social Change
2015: Sustainability Assessment: Developing ‘Green Thinking' Towards Sustainability, International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development
Co-editor of the HSE Working Paper Series “Science, Technology and Innovation”
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘International Admissions’ — 2023–2024
Responsibilities
Performs management of the Research Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.
Performs project management of the laboratory, and implementation of relevant objectives and functions.
Organises and conducts research within the framework of the Basic Research Programme and the Global Competitiveness Programme.
Coordinates activities of the research team members.
Performs supervision of junior scholars of the laboratory.
Participates in organisation of research conferences and workshops of the laboratory and institute.
Courses (2024/2025)
- Innovation Management (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Innovation Management (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Project Seminar ‘Innovation and Transformation: from Idea to Presentation’ (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Seminar of the Mentor “Scientific Research Methods for STI” (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Digital Product Development (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Eng
- Digital Product Development (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Ecosystems of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Ecosystems of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
- Innovation Strategies (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Innovation Strategies (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Innovation Strategies (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Innovation Strategies (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- STI Policy. Domains (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Eng
- STI Policy. Domains (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Seminar of the Mentor “Scientific Research Methods for STI” (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Seminar of the Mentor “Scientific Research Methods for STI” (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Strategic R&D Partnerships (Optional course (faculty); Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 module)Eng
- Strategic R&D Partnerships (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Strategic R&D Partnerships (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Corporate Entrepreneurship (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Crafting Strategies for Innovation Initiatives for Corporate Entrepreneurs (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Innovating in a Digital World (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship - From Basics to Open Innovation (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Innovation Management (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Innovation Strategies (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- STI Policy (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Seminar of the Mentor “Scientific Research Methods for STI” (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Technology Assessment (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Corporate Entrepreneurship (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Innovation Strategies (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Project Seminar "From Digital Trends to Strategy Development" (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- STI Policy (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Technology Assessment (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Academic Supervision
Zaichenko Stanislav, "Disclosing Research and Technology Organizations", degree of PhD, 2017, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany (second supervisor)
Roud Vitaly, "Understanding the heterogeneity of innovation behavior. Firm-level taxonomies as tools for addressing the growing complexity of innovation", degree of PhD, 2018, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany (second supervisor)
Research projects
Research on the efficiency of innovation generation processes: resources and factors (HSE, 2021)
Measuring and modelling innovation in the context of evidence-based policymaking (HSE, 2020)
Study of the activity of innovation process actors: strategies, network interactions, institutions (HSE, 2020)
Measuring and modelling patterns of innovation activities: heterogeneity of actors (HSE, 2019)
Measuring and modelling patterns of innovation activities (HSE, 2018)
Modelling and analysis of innovation strategy patterns (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)
Assessment of effectiveness, forecasting and determination of strategic priorities for R&D sphere (HSE, 2014)
Forming effective science, technology and innovation policy:methods and instruments (HSE, 2013)
Methods for measuring the efficiency of STI policy instruments (HSE, 2012)
Measuring the Development of Science and Technology: Theoretical and Applied Aspects (HSE, 2011)
Conferences
- Invention to Innovation: Creating the Conditions for Impact, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada (online), 4-5 August 2020. Presentation: "Innovation Policy"
Seminar “Innovation intermediaries and emerging digital technologies: policy and practice”, Birbeck University Centre for Innovation Management Research, London, UK (online), 07 July 2020. Presentation: "The role of innovation intermediaries in the digital transformation"
Seminar “Science, Technology and Innovation in times of Covid-19”, OECD, TIP, Paris, France, 17 June and 24 June 2020. Presentation: "STI Policy post COVID-19"
International Conference on the Contemporary Issues in Finance, Trade and Macroeconomy (ICOFINT’20), Istanbul, Turkey (online), 4-5 April 2020. Presentation: "Innovation Culture"
OECD Committee Science and Technology Policy, Paris, France (online), 18-19 April 2020. Presentation: "Conceptual Framework on Co-Creation"
R&D Management Conference, June 17-21, 2019, Paris, France. Presentation: "Company innovation management in emerging countries: Multiple challenges for corporate governance"
High Tech Small Firms Conference, May 26-28, 2019, Enschede, The Netherlands. Presentation: "Innovation Culture"
International workshop "Technology Upgrading and Economic Catch-Up: Challenges for Emerging Economies", April 16, 2019, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Presentation: "Energy technology Foresight 2030 in Russia: an outlook for safer and more efficient energy future"
Workshop “Technology Upgrading and Economic Catch-Up: Challenges for Emerging Economies”, April 13, 2019, Beijing, China. Presentation: "Energy technology Foresight 2030 in Russia: An outlook for safer and more efficient energy future"
XX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 9-12, 2019, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Open Innovations in Global Value Chains"
Workshop “Big data for policymaking and new generation of STI measurement”, Joanneum Research, March 6-7, 2019, Vienna, Austria. Presentation: "Educational cooperation and supervision of PhD students"
International workshop "International Cooperation in Education", February 11, 2019, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Presentation: "International Cooperation in Education"
Productivity, Innovation and Sustainable Economic Growth with Changing Technological Paradigm - 2018 Asian Pacific Productivity Conference, July 4-6, 2018, Seoul, South Korea. Presentation: "Knowledge, Innovation and Economy"
17 Joseph A. Schumpeter Conference, July 2-4, 2018, Seoul, South Korea. Presentation: "Research Ethics"
International conference “Innovation Ecosystems, Upgrading, and Regional Development”, June 6-7, 2018, Campinas, Brazil. Presentation: "Upgrading regional innovation systems"
XIX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 10-13, 2018, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Future oriented STI policy analysis"
OECD CSTP-TIP Workshop “Semantic analysis for innovation policy”, March 12-13, 2018, Paris, France. Presentation: "TIP@50 analysis methodology based on HSE Intelligent Foresight Analytics (iFORA) system"
OECD CSTP-TIP Workshop “Semantic analysis for innovation policy”, March 12-13, 2018, Paris, France. Presentation: "Semantic analysis for innovation policy based on HSE Intelligent Foresight Analytics (iFORA) system"
TIP thematic Workshop and 50th TIP meeting, 11-13 December 2017, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: “Trends in Technology and Innovation Policies”.
EPAS Accreditation Seminar, 05-06 December 2017, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt, Germany.
Workshops on “Innovation and Sustainability” and “Joint educational programs”, 23-25 November 2017, Technical University of Berlin, Dresden University of Technology , Berlin, Dresden, Germany. Presentation: “'Innovation Culture in Companies”.
111th Session of the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP); CSTP Workshop on Funding Public Research to Serve Society and the Economy - What Bydgetary Balances and Instruments? 23-25 October, 2017, OECD, Paris, France.
The 15th International Globelics Conference, 11-13 October, 2017, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece. Presentation: “Entrepreneurial University “.
Workshop on digital and open innovation, 21-22 September 2017, OECD, London, UK. Presentation: “Impact Assessment of Knowledge Triangle Policies”.
Workshop on “Innovation Management” and “Research and Technology Portfolios”, 08-09 September 2017, Technical University of Berlin, Dresden University of Technology , Berlin, Dresden, Germany. Presentation: “The meaning of Public Research in National Innovation Systems”.
International workshop “Ex-ante Evaluation, Prioritization, and STI Planning”; Roundtable “Governance of System Innovation”; International Workshop “Entrepreneurship and the Geography of Innovation”, 04-07 July, 2017, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, San Paolo, Brazil. Presentation: “Regional STI policies”.
TIP Thematic Workshop; 49th Meeting of the TIP, 14-16 June, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: “Universities in the Knowledge Triangle”.
XVIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, April 11-14, 2017, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Smart roadmapping for STI Policy".
CSTP/GSF Scoping Workshop on International Co-operation in Science, technology and Innovation (STI) to Advance Knowledge and Address Grand Challenges; 110th Session of the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP), 22-24 March 2017, OECD, Paris, France.
Workshop on Business Plan Competition “Venture Campus”, 09 February 2017, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Presentation: “Entrepreneurial universities”.
Workshop on “Innovation, Technology, Knowledge and Management: worldwide emerging perspectives”, 22-23 January 2017, University of Rome “Link Campus”, Naples, Italy.
OECD Working Party Technology and Innovation Policy / Committee Science and Technology Policy Workshop on STI Outlook, 17 December 2015, ОЭСD, Paris, France.
OECD Working Party Technology and Innovation Policy meeting, 14-16 December 2015, OECD, Paris, France.
Joint OECD - EUROPEAN COMMISSION Workshop "Smart Regulation and Innovative Governance for New Sustainable Solutions", 10 November 2015, Brussels, Belgium.
OECD Working Party Technology and Innovation Policy meeting “Knowledge Triangle: Meeting of the Case Study Leaders”, 15 October 2015, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: "HEI in the KT - The Case of National Research University Higher School of Economics".
XVI April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, 7-10 April 2015, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Multinational Infrastructure of Research, Education and Innovation – The Case of Joint International Laboratories".
Meeting of APEC Research and Technology Program (ART), 9-13 March 2015, APEC, Seoul, Republic Korea. Presentation: "Technology Platforms in Russia".
OECD Cross-Committee Workshop on a Revised Innovation Strategy, 5-6 February 2015, OECD, Paris, France.
Plenary Meeting of the OECD Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy and associated workshop, 15-17 December 2014, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: "Commercialization of Public Research".
OECD TIP-BIAC Systems Innovation Workshop, 17 November 2014, OECD, Graz, Austria. Presentation: "Technology Platform and Open Innovation".
Conference "The Triple Helix and Innovation-based Economic Growth: New Frontiers and Solutions", 11-13 September 2014, Tomsk, Russia. Presentation: "Foresight, Smart Specialization and Open Innovation".
Swiss Science and Innovation Council workshop on Foresight and STI strategy, 19 August 2014, Bern, Switzerland. Presentation: "Foresight based STI strategy".
OECD Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy Workshop on Public Private Partnerships and Plenary Meeting of the Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy, 18-20 June 2014, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: "The Role of Public-Private Partnership in National Innovation Systems".
OECD Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy Formulation, 30 April 2014, OECD, г. Берлин, Германия. Presentation: "Theory and Practice of STI Strategy Development".
OECD Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy Workshop on System Innovation, 28-29 April 2014, OECD, г. Берлин, Германия. Presentation: "Cluster development in Russia".
XV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, 1-4 April 2014, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Developing and Implementing Strategies in Science, Technology and Innovation Strategies".
APEC Research and Technology Program Meeting, 3-7 March 2014, APEC, Guangzhou, China. Presentation: "Technology Platform Design".
Workshop of Swiss Science and Technology Council, 19 December 2013, Bern, Switzerland. Presentation: "STI Policy - Recent Challenges".
Plenary Meeting of the OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy and Workshop on Open Science and Open Data, 11-13 December 2013, OECD, Paris, France.
Conference "The Role of Ph.D. Education in the Knowledge Society: Dutch and Russian Approaches for the 21st Century", 2-3 December 2013, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
TEKES Seminar "System Innovation and Transitions – Do We Need New Policies and Strategies?", 28-29 November 2013, Helsinki, Finland. Presentation: "Clusters as Systems – The Russian Policy Approach".
2013 International Forum on Service Sector Advancement – Services as a New Engine of Growth: Though Creativity and Innovation, 7 November 2013, Seoul, Republic Korea. Presentation: "R&D Strategies for Business and Copyright Policies".
International Academic Conference "Foresight and STI Policy", 30-31 October 2013, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "The Role of Stakeholder Analysis for Technology Breakthrough – The Case of Fuel Cell Vehicles".
2nd Meeting of the OECD Technology and Innovation Policy Steering Group on Systems Innovation, 13 September 2013, OECD, Stockholm, Sweeden. Presentation: "Cluster Policies".
OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy Workshop on Systems Innovation and Workshop on Public-private Partnerships, 20-21 June 2013, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: "Systems Innovation".
Plenary Meeting of the OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy and associated workshops, 17-19 June 2013, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: "Systems Innovation".
Conference "Creating Markets from Research Results", 6-7 May 2013, Munich, Germany. Presentation: "Raising Awareness and Understanding of IP in the University Environment".
1st Workshop of the OECD Technology and Innovation Policy Steering Group on Systems Innovation and Meeting of the OECD Steering Group on Public-Private Partnerships, 28-29 March 2013, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: "Public-private Partnerships for STI".
APEC R&D Management Training, 13 January 2013, APEC, Djakarta, Indonesia. Presentation: "STI Strategy: Theory and Practices".
OECD - HSE International Workshop on Foresight for Innovative Responses to Grand Challenges, 18-19 October 2012, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Foresight for Innovation Policy".
International Research Conference on Foresight and Futures: "Theory Building in Foresight and Futures Studies", 24-26 August 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. Presentation: "Monitoring and Measuring Foresight Studies".
Towards Transformative Governance? Responses to Mission-oriented Innovation Policy Paradigms, 12-13 June 2012, Karlsruhe, Germany. Presentation: "Public-private Partnership Research Cooperation".
XIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, 3-4 April 2012, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Assessing the Effectiveness of Foresight Research in Science and Technology".
OECD Expert workshop "KNOWINNO Second Expert Meeting on R&D and Innovation in Services, 20-21 March 2012, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation: "Policy Strategies to Support Service Innovation".
XII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, 5-7 April 2011, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. Presentation: "Results and Impact of National Foresight Studies".
Employment history
Since 2017: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia). Deputy Head of the Research Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.
Since 2011: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia). Deputy Head of the Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.
Since 2014: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia). Professor, Department of Educational Programmes, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.
Since 2014: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia). Academic Supervisor of the Master Programme 'Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation'.
2009 - 2010: T.A. Cook Consultants, Head of Unit Industry Studies and Research
major projects:
- Industry analysis petrochemical industry
- Offshore windpower - operations and maintenance strategies
- RFID - potentials for maintenance in capital intensive processindustry plants
major duties:
- Unit building and management
- Project management / team management
- Subcontractor management
Since 2009: independent consultant to Organisation for Cooperation andEconomic Development (OECD)
major projects:
- Globalization of R&D and innovation – challenges for nationalinnovation systems
- Uptake of technology for regional economic development
2006 -2009: Swiss Science and Technology Council (SSTC) (since April 2008 presidential bureau SSTC; November 2006-March 2008 affiliated Center for Science and TechnologyStudies)
major projects:
- Foresight studies in OECD and ERA countries;
- New forms of industry-science collaboration;
- Public Private Partnerships as means of R&D collaborations;
- Strength, weaknesses, opportunity, threats analysis of Swissnational innovation system
- Open innovation and globalization
major duties:
- Representation of Switzerland in working parties especially OECD
- Management of SSTC working party on innovation andtechnology policy
- Project management / team management
2004 – 2006: Proneos GmbH
major projects:
- Technology assessment and evaluation of projection systemsin automotive applications;
- Private Sector Interaction in the Decision Making Processes of Public Research, study on behalf of European Commission;
- Evaluation and definition of the strategic reorientation of higher education institutes
major duties:
- Lead generation and proposal submission 3/8
- Project management / team management
- Subcontractor management (team building, contractnegotiation, quality management)
2000 - 2003: Arthur D. Little International, Inc., Wiesbaden Consultant Innovation and Technology Management
major projects:
- IP audit and IP benchmarking;
- New Business Development
- Market entry strategies
major duties:
- Lead generation and proposal submission
- Project management / team management
- Subcontractor management (team building, contract negotiation, quality management)
1997 - 2000: Dresden University of Technology, Faculty of Economics, Department for Innovation and Technology Management Research assistant, doctoral student
major duties:
- Teaching
- Project management / team management
- Quality management
Expert roles
Since 2013: Advisor and expert to Korean Development Institute (KDI).
Since 2012: Russian delegate to OECD Working party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP).
Since 2012: Consultant to Swiss Science and Technology Council, special advisor to Working Group on Technology Policy.
Since 2012: Invited expert to APEC ART Working Group.
2006 – 2009: Swiss delegate to OECD Working party Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP).
Since 2005: regular consultant to OECD.
Since 1999: frequent consultant to European Commission, Directorate General Research, Directorate General Enterprise.
‘Geographical Distance No Longer a Problem’: ISSEK Fosters Cooperation with Think Tanks in BRICS Countries
In September, the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge hosted an international working meeting with representatives from Brazilian, Egyptian, and Indian think tanks. The participants discussed opportunities for cooperation, including joint surveys, comparative studies, databases, and publications on foresight, technology, and innovation. It was also decided to draft a multilateral agreement to establish the BRICS Foresight Association.
‘It Is Essential to Leave Home and Plunge into Deep Water’
The HSE University’s master’s programme in Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy is launching a double degree programme with the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil. Below, Dirk Meissner from HSE University, together with Bruno Fischer and Gustavo Salati from Unicamp, talk about the importance of academic knowledge for non-academic professions, the selection prerequisites for the programme, and the advantages of this type of cooperation for leading national universities.
Dirk Meissner: ‘An Element of Trust Is Essential for an Individual’s Professional Performance and Organisational Knowledge Production’
Cyber attacks exploit flaws in software, human error or misplaced trust. The end goal is to access information, money or to disrupt an organisation. To keep a step ahead of these criminals requires the organisation to have ‘strategic cyber-foresight’, advise Bruno Fischer of the University of Campinas, and Dirk Meissner, of HSE University Moscow. Researchers commented for the R&D Today on the highlights of their Guest Editorial in a Special Section for the IEEE, Transactions on Engineering Management, VOL. 69, NO. 6, DECEMBER 2022, they have curated, that covers cybersecurity.
Open Doors Day of the English-language Master's Programme 'Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy’ was held online on January 18
Open Doors Day of the English-language Master's Programme (MP) 'Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy’ was held online on January 18. The MP has been implemented by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge HSE University since 2014. Academic Supervisor – Distinguished Professor Dr. Dirk Meissner, Associate Professor Valeria Vlasova and Manager Liana Sarkisyan introduced the programme’s benefits, alumni career trajectories and admission process.
‘A Melting Pot of Students with Different Educational Backgrounds from Different Countries’
The HSE ISSEK English-language Master’s programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation is accepting applications. Studies in English, practical skills, extensive networking—former and current students shared their impressions with the HSE News Service, while Academic Supervisor Dirk Meissner talked about what to expect in the new academic year.
Sustainability, Quality Innovation Culture, and Transition Economies Research at HSE University
Professor Dirk Meissner is Distinguished Professor, the Head of HSE ISSEK’s Laboratory for Economics of Innovation and the Academic Supervisor of the Master’s Programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation. In this interview, he talks about the laboratory’s staff, upcoming research and conferences, and how the culture at ISSEK inspires creativity.
HSE ISSEK’s Newly Accredited Master’s in Management: ‘It’s Challenging, but It Pays Off in the End’
In December 2021, the HSE ISSEK English-language Master’s programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation became one of three HSE University management programmes to receive European accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development. We spoke to Dirk Meissner, the academic supervisor of the programme, about the significance of European accreditation, the programme’s unique opportunities for students, and student engagement in research.
Congratulations to HSE Distinguished Professor Dirk Meissner on the 50th Anniversary
Professor Dirk Meissner has been working at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge since 2011. He is the head of International Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, academic supervisor of Master’s Programme ‘Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation’, coordinator of book series ‘Science, Technology and Innovation Studies’ published jointly with Springer and a number of HSE pre-prints in the field of STI. During the ten years of his work at the University, Professor Meissner made a considerable contribution to developing scientific and educational potential of the HSE University in raising its international reputation in these areas. We have the greatest respect for our esteemed colleague and congratulate him on this anniversary!
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.
Effects of Enterprise Innovation Culture Openness in ISSEK’s Measurements
Participants of the international workshop ‘Corporate Innovation Climate’ discussed the latest research results in the field of open innovation on May 26, 2021. The workshop was organised by HSE Institute of Statistical Studies of Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) jointly with University of Twente (the Netherlands) in the framework of the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre (HCMRC).
Two HSE University Researchers Among Winners of Research Excellence Award Russia 2021
Elsevier (operated by Scopus) has awarded its prestigious Research Excellence Award since 2005. This year, it celebrates the Year of Science and Technology in Russia. On March 30, Elsevier awarded the winning scholars, which included Maxim Kotsemir, Research Fellow at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, and Dmitry Vetrov, Professor at the HSE Faculty of Computer Science.
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.
Pandemic Bolstered Ties between Science and Society
The sector of science, technology and innovation (STI) is even more nonlinear and complex than the world behind the looking glass from the Lewis Carroll’s story. For companies and countries wishing to claim or secure leadership, it is no longer enough to simply run all guns blazing to stay in the competition over global chains, or even run twice as fast to occupy higher positions. Which strategies lead to success, which skillsets are required for effective management in STI, what trends and metrics should be taken into account, all this was discussed by the members of X International Academic Conference in Foresight and STI on the wide spectrum of county cases and industries, paying special attention to the context of COVID-19.
'I Hope That I Will Be Able to Travel to Moscow to Be with My HSE Colleagues and Friends Soon'
Jonathan Calof has been cooperating with HSE since 2009. In an interview with HSE News Service he talks about how his involvement with HSE began, what projects he has been part of, and how he has organized his online work during the recent lockdown.
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.
Open Windows Day
This is how Konstantin Fursov, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of Centre for Statistics and Monitoring of S&T and Innovation at ISSEK, called this Open Doors Day. Traditionally a meeting with interested candidates and Programme representatives is scheduled for Mid April, but for the first time –in online format.
Countries Strengthen Scientific Cooperation in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
The OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (STP) held its first meeting of the year in early April. HSE staff members Mikhail Gershman, Dirk Meissner and Elena Sabelnikova joined Ministry of Education and Science representatives as members of the Russian delegation to the event. Here, they explain which approaches participants discussed for combating the coronavirus and for preventing other global crises.
Dirk Meissner Named Distinguished Professor of HSE University
On March 27, Dirk Meissner, Head of the HSE ISSEK Laboratory for Economics of Innovation and Academic Supervisor of the HSE ISSEK Master’s Programme 'Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation', was awarded the honorary status of Distinguished Professor of Higher School of Economics. We express our warmest congratulations to him on this academic achievement!
Graduation party of the Master’s Programme ‘Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation’
On 28 June, 2019 a graduation ceremony of the ISSEK Master’s Programme ‘Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation’ took place at the Higher School of Economics.
Checklist for Those Who’d Like to Govern Science
Following the Open Doors Day of the ISSEK Master’s Programme ‘Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation’ we’ve summarised the most important aspects of the feedback received from managers, teachers, and partners. This can serve as a kind of checklist for those who are considering a career in science, and are willing to lead advanced research and development activities.
Measuring Science: a New Look from Vienna
Is big data going to replace conventional statistical observations of the science, technology, and innovation sphere? Participants of workshops hosted by the ISSEK and a number of partner research centres in Austria and Germany in Vienna on 6–7 March agreed that the role of statistics is only going to increase. The experts outlined the potential for cooperation in the scope of S&T research projects and educational programmes.
"This way of teaching with great involvement of the students while learning from each other fits very well with me"
Maxim Sinnema, International Business Student from the Avans University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, attending the Higher School of Economics in Moscow as a free mover for the fall semester of 2018, is sharing his feedback on the courses of the programme.
The Transition to the New Indicators in Measuring Science, Technology, Innovation
Researchers at the ISSEK HSE Laboratory for Economics of Innovation Vitaliy Roud and Ekaterina Dyachenko share with some observations from fields of three science conference where were discussed current trends and new measurement tools of science, technology and innovation.
Welt und Wissenschaft: Growing Strong with a Dedicated Community
If you are interested in attending a conference at HSE, there is always something going on. In fact, one of the University’s conferences aimed at young researchers is quite special, as it held neither in Russian nor in English, but in German. Less than half a month apart from HSE’s April Conference, the international conference Welt und Wissenschaft (‘World and Science’) was held for the 4th time. The HSE Looktalked to one of the organizers, Yulia Pasko, Associate Professor of the Department of German Language, about how they involve students and faculty in the development of this tight-knit academic community.
Get Ready to Innovate
English language Master’s Programme 'Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation' of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge opens new 5th enrolment. 18 April there was the first meeting with the interested candidates. Future innovators, high-tech startup creators and policy makers in S&T took part in the interactive foresight session — in a very uncommon format for the Open Doors Day. Such communication was of great value for all the participants, and made some of them come again — with the applications for admission.
New Double Degree Programme with Seoul National University
HSE ISSEK and the College of Engineering at Seoul National University have signed an agreement for a double degree programme which involves the HSE’s Master Programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation and the ‘Technology Management Economics and Policy’ (TEMEP) at the College of Engineering of Seoul National University.
‘I Chose the Programme for Its Flexibility’
Master’s programme in Governance of Science, Technology, and Innovation has been offered by HSE ISSEK since 2014. It helps students acquire knowledge about science, technology and innovation management and policy. Below, Dirk Meissner, Academic Supervisor of the programme, talks about its key features and development. Besides, first and second-year international students describe their reasons for enrolling in the programme and share their experience of studying at HSE.
Great Knowledge and Great Memories
The graduation ceremony of the Master’s Programme Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation was held on June 30. 42 students graduated this year, including 12 from Europe, Africa and Asia.
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.
Building an International Master’s Programme: Design of Curriculum and Role of Partnerships
Dirk Meissner, Professor at the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge and the Academic supervisor of the Master’s Programme ‘Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation’, has talked to HSE English-language news bulletin, The HSE Look, about programme development and achievements.
Ability to Manage Technology and Innovation Is in High Demand
Science, technology and innovation policy is a field that requires special skills and knowledge. The MA programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation trains professionals for management and policy making in this area of work. On June 28, the first cohort graduated from the programme. Before the ceremony, Rae Kwon Chung, Principal Advisor on Climate Change at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2007, delivered a lecture on Reformulating Economics to Serve Sustainable Development.
Ability to Manage Technology and Innovation Is in High Demand
Science, technology and innovation policy is a field that requires special skills and knowledge. The MA programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation trains professionals for management and policy making in this area of work. On June 28, the first cohort graduated from the programme. Before the ceremony, Rae Kwon Chung, Principal Advisor on Climate Change at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which was awarded Nobel peace prize in 2007, delivered a lecture on Reformulating Economics to Serve Sustainable Development.
New Book Explores Foresight in Innovation Policy and Management
Policymakers are increasingly turning to foresight techniques for guidance when addressing the wide array of problems and challenges arising in their work. A new book co-edited by Leonid Gokhberg, Dirk Meissner, and Alexander Sokolov from the HSE ISSEK, attempts to add another dimension — namely, opportunities — that can come from proper application of foresight techniques.
New Book Explores Foresight in Innovation Policy and Management
Policymakers are increasingly turning to foresight techniques for guidance when addressing the wide array of problems and challenges arising in their work. A new book co-edited by Leonid Gokhberg, Dirk Meissner, and Alexander Sokolov from the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK), attempts to add another dimension – namely, opportunities – that can come from proper application of foresight techniques. Deploying Foresight for Policy and Strategy Makers: Creating Opportunities Through Public Policies and Corporate Strategies in Science, Technology and Innovation (Springer, 2016) features essays by more than a dozen scholars on various aspects of foresight application in today’s policy environment.
HSE Student Completes an Internship at OECD
While studying for an MA in the Governance of Science, Technology, and Innovation at the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, students can put themselves forward for internships in leading innovative companies, state agencies, or international organizations. This year, five candidates were shortlisted in preliminary selection rounds and Anastasia Trunina was the one chosen to do an internship at OECD. She has spoken to HSE News Service about the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation projects she was involved in this summer.
'You Can Only Resolve Global Problems When You Let Other Countries Boost Their Potential'
At the XVI April Conference’s section on Science and Innovation hosted by the Higher School of Economics, a seminar took place on international ways to cooperate in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. Participants included universities from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) project ‘Knowledge Triangle: Cooperation in Science, Education, and Innovation.’ The section’s participants discussed the role of education, academic research, and innovation in ensuring the ability of European countries to compete globally.
'It’s Good to See that Society Is Starting to Listen to Scholars’ Opinion'
Last Friday, the day before Russian Science Day, we published stories by several HSE scientists on how they got into science. We received a lot of responses, so we decided to continue the project. Today, another four HSE scholars, including one Nobel laureate, discuss their journeys into science.
HSE Builds Cooperation with Malta in Energy, Innovations and Education
On 22 September 2014 the Higher School of Economics hosted a delegation of young representatives of the public sector, science and business from Malta, headed by Aaron Farrugia, CEO of Malta Freeport Corporation Ltd. Among other members of the delegation were Christopher Cutajar, Secretary of the Fgura Local Council, Roderick Formosa, First Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta and Law professor at the University of Malta, and Joseph Muscat, Head of the Research Laboratory of Malta.
Internationally Renowned Researchers Attracted to the HSE
On June 15th two new international laboratories which are part of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, the Laboratory for Economics of Innovation headed by Ian Miles, and the Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies headed by Jean Guinet, were presented at the HSE.