Clusters are one of the tools of innovation economy that the head of HSE ISSEK Russian Cluster Observatory Evgeny Kutsenko talked about on February 15, during the RVC expert seminar "Network structure of innovation economy". HSE First Vice Rector Vadim Radaev reported on the process of creating new models of network structures in organisations.
A career in science and technology might sound appealing to the average Russian, but a recent survey showed that most Russians believe men are better suited for this line of work than women. The young women interviewed for this story, a mathematician and a programmer, are of a different opinion.
In many countries, including but not limited to Russia, frontier regions, populated more recently than the country's core territory, tend to lag behind in terms of socio-economic development. This phenomenon can be explained by legacies such as state formation in remote regions and the autonomy traditionally enjoyed by new settlers, according to Roberto Foa (Harvard University) and Anna Nemirovskaya, Senior Research Fellow of the HSE Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (LCSR).
How do you avoid missing a technological breakthrough? In which markets and industries should you invest to avoid getting stuck in yesterday’s economy? That was the topic of the round table discussion at TASS news agency where the new HSE ISSEK report Global Technology Trends was presented.
At the beginning of the current academic year, the International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making opened at HSE St. Petersburg. Its launch marked a significant milestone in the university’s development, as the lab gathered internationally recognized scholars and representatives of the Russian Academy of Science.
How dangerous is the ‘beaten track’ effect in discussions on Russia’s science and technology (S&T) development? Is it enough to master new technologies without changing the institutions for the country to successfully enter global markets? Alexander Chulok, Deputy Director of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge Foresight Centre, commented on the key topics of a recent online discussion on ‘Russia’s place on the global technology map’, on the Russian science and technology website STRF.ru which attracted a wide range of pundits.
How dangerous is the ‘beaten track’ effect in discussions on Russia’s science and technology (S&T) development? Is it enough to master new technologies without changing the institutions for the country to successfully enter global markets? Alexander Chulok, Deputy Director of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge Foresight Centre, commented on the key topics of a recent online discussion on ‘Russia’s place on the global technology map’, on the Russian science and technology website STRF.ru which attracted a wide range of pundits.
Russian scientists should learn to promote their research not just inside the country but also internationally. Representatives of leading Russian universities spoke about practical ways to achieve this at the round table discussion hosted by the TASS news agency on the Russian Science Day.
The present data book is another one in the series of publications, dedicated to different aspects of scientific development in the Russian Federation. It begins with tables, where together with the main science and technology indicators there are data concerning the main innovative activities.
February 8th is Russian Science Day. How do people, directly involved in the process of generating and advancing new knowledge — scientists, entrepreneurs and public servants — assess the health and potential of Russian science today? Here are the results of a survey by HSE ISSEK researchers in which experts, representatives of government bodies, scientific organisations, universities, hi-tech companies and social organisations express their views on the state of science in Russia and what should be done to improve it.
