The fifth International Academic Conference on Foresight and STI Policy took place at the Russian National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscow) on 18-20 November 2015. The conference was organized under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Among the speakers of the conference were officials and experts from Russia and other countries.
New article by Alexander Kustov (LCSR Associate Researcher) titled "How ethnic structure affects civil conflict: A model of endogenous grievance" was published in Conflict Management and Peace Science.
Large state research organisations in Russia are quite actively making themselves known on the pages of scientific journals, but visibly lag behind foreign companies in terms of actual results of their intellectual activities, such as new technologies registered as patents, utility models, and design specifications. This was the topic of report entitled “Assessing Results Produced by State Research Organisations in Russia” presented at the “STI Policy” session of HSE International Academic Conference “Foresight and STI Policy” by Konstantin Fursov, head of HSE ISSEK’s R&D Performance Analysis section.
of Russians agree that too much importance today is attached to the achievements of science and technology, which is to the detriment of the spiritual side of life. These data were obtained during the public opinion survey that was carried out for the Monitoring Survey of Innovative Behavior of the Population for 2014.
New article by Anna Shirokanova (LCSR Senior Research Fellow) titled "A comparative study of work ethic among Muslims and Protestants: Multilevel evidence" was published in Social Compass, December issue.
National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and Brazilian Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE) founded an International Foresight Centers Network. The Letter of Intent was signed on November 20, 2015, on the concluding day of HSE V Annual International Academic Conference on Foresight and STI Policy.
National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and Brazilian Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE) founded an International Foresight Centers Network. The Letter of Intent was signed on November 20, 2015, on the concluding day of HSE V Annual International Academic Conference on Foresight and STI Policy.
National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and Brazilian Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE) founded an International Foresight Centers Network. The Letter of Intent was signed on November 20, 2015, on the concluding day of HSE V Annual International Academic Conference on Foresight and STI Policy.
Speaker: Hannu Vartiainen, professor of microeconomic theory at the University of Helsinki and the director of Helsinki Center of Economic Research (HECER) Title: Covering in tournaments
Fifth LCSR International Annual Research Conference came to a close. We are glad to announce that the majority of presentations and the video of key lectures are available online !
