Research & Expertise

Evgeny Styrin, Head of the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration at the HSE University attended the International Forum held in Wuhan, Hubei, China, at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in late July. 

In Kazan there was held 3rd International Scientific and Practical Conference “Digital Technologies and Law”organized by the Research Institute of Digital Technologies and Law of the Kazan Innovation University named after V.G. Tymiryasov (Kazan, Russia). The conference, which was attended by over 1,200 participants from 26 countries, addressed a wide range of issues on digitalization and law that were addressed in 8 core sections, 8 special sessions and 6 partnership sessions. Thus, the conference is one of the most representative and large, especially considering that it takes place on the eve of the XVI BRICS summit, which will also take place in Kazan from 22 to 24 October 2024.

International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration hold webinar on the topic "Specifics of the video-making process for the socio-psychological experiment «The Influence of Emotions on Trust in Electronic Government Services»". During the seminar, the speakers, Research Assistants Elizaveta Dyakova and Agnessa Bich, detailed the methods and tools used in creating video clips, which are aimed at studying how different emotions affect citizens' trust in digital public services in various social spheres. They also mentioned their experience and difficulties encountered in the work. 

Researchers at HSE ISSEK have released the third ranking of megacities based on their innovation attractiveness—HSE Global Cities Innovation Index 2024 (HSE GCII 2024). Moscow ranks ninth, while London, New York, and Tokyo lead the ranking. The top ten also include Beijing, San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Seoul. In addition to Moscow, 25 other Russian cities are among the top 1,000, including St. Petersburg (73), Novosibirsk (183), and others.

Researchers at HSE ISSEK have released the third ranking of megacities based on their innovation attractiveness—HSE Global Cities Innovation Index 2024 (HSE GCII 2024). Moscow ranks ninth, while London, New York, and Tokyo lead the ranking. The top ten also include Beijing, San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Seoul. In addition to Moscow, 25 other Russian cities are among the top 1,000, including St. Petersburg (73), Novosibirsk (183), and others.

On September 13, 2024, the IDLab laboratory held an online seminar titled "Building an Academic Career," which gathered around 30 participants. In addition to the laboratory staff, external listeners joined the seminar, and the online format allowed attendees not only from Perm but also from other cities, including Moscow.

Third-year students in the "Management and Analytics in the Public Sector" program attended a lecture as part of the course "Technologies of Public Administration, Program and Policy Analysis." The lecture was delivered by Agnessa Bich, a Research Assistant at the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration, under the guidance of Leading Research Fellow Anna Sanina. The lecture's topic was «The Influence of Emotions on Trust in Electronic Public Services», a socio-psychological experiment conducted in conjunction with the International Laboratory of Social Neurobiology.

From 2 to 7 September in the Central Forest Reserve (Tver region) a school for young researchers “Actual methods of landscape structure analysis based on remote sensing data, digital elevation models and field data” organized by the International Laboratory of Landscape Ecology was held. The School was attended by 24 students from 10 regions of the country, including three students from Belarus. The speakers of the School were the staff of the Laboratory, the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Problems (A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Problems, Moscow). A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IPEE RAS), Institute of Geography RAS (IG RAS), Central Forest Reserve.

Evgeny Styrin, Head of the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration at the HSE University, spoke at the session "World's Best Practices of interaction between municipal employees with citizens and business: implementing a human-centered approach in municipal management" within the framework of the International Municipal Forum of the BRICS Countries.