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Foresight and STI Governance no 4, 2017

The special issue of the Foresight and STI Governance journal various aspects of labour market in the context of technological transformations are being considered.

ISSEK in 2017

In the building on Myasnitskaya Street (number 11) almost 200 employees of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge have spent 247 working days, or 1976 working hours, or 118,560 working minutes. The 2017 year was a threefold milestone: Higher School of Economics turned 25, HSE ISSEK turned 15, Foresight and STI Governance journal turned 10. Lots of challenges and achievements marked this triple anniversary.

Center for Language and Brain invites applications for postdoctoral research positions

Center for Language and Brain invites applications for postdoctoral research positions

An examination of acculturation with the Canadian multiculturalism

On December 19 Saba Safdar (PhD, Professor, Psychology Department, Director of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, University of Guelph, Canada) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report on "An examination of acculturation with the Canadian multiculturalism".

The mediation role of companies’ dynamic capabilities for business performance excellence: insights from foreign direct investments

The mediation role of companies’ dynamic capabilities for business performance excellence: insights from foreign direct investments
On the 18th of December 2017 at the research workshop in University of Vigo (Spain) associate professor of Economics and Finance Department, research fellow of IDLab Anna Bykova presented the results of joint research with Carlos Jardon entitled “The mediation role of companies’ dynamic capabilities for business performance excellence: insights from foreign direct investments”.

"Research and Innovation Must be the Driving Force of Our Future Relationship"

On December 18, Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for the Economy and Finance, delivered an open lecture at HSE. In his speech, the Minister discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation between Russia and France.

"Research and innovation must be the driving force of our future relationship"

On December 18, Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for the Economy and Finance, delivered an open lecture at HSE. In his speech, the Minister discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation between Russia and France.The video of the open lecture of the minister and the full version of the theses of his speech are available on HSE web portal. Here are the extracts from this article.

Political engineering?

Eric Maskin, Nobel laureate in economics and Chief Research Fellow of DeCAn lab, gave an interview to RT.

What drives societal and individual quality of life?

On December 15 Klaus Boehnke and Georgi Dragolov took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report on "What drives societal and individual quality of life?".

How Science is Managed in Russia

The HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge conducted a study of best management practices in the science and technology area. The results, and a proposal to set up an online platform for monitoring such practices, were presented at a round table discussion hosted by HSE.