ISSEK sections within the framework of the XIV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development

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On April 2–5, 2013, the XIV HSE April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development will be hosted by the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) with support of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

HSE ISSEK organises a series of the conference events:

a section Q "Science and Innovation" (April 2—3);
a special workshop (section Qa) "Global Trends in Public R&D Investments: Designing, Establishing and Operating Centers of Excellence" (April 4).

Venue: National Research University — Higher School of Economics, rooms Г-509 and Г-510, Pokrovskiy Boulevard, 11, Moscow, Russia.

Working languages: English and Russian (simultaneous translation will be provided).

More detailed information of the conference is available at: http://conf.hse.ru/en/2013.

Contact person for administration: Olga Maximova, tel.: +7 (495) 772-9590 (ext. 1715), e-mail: ovmaximova@hse.ru.

A detailed program of events see below:

Section Q. Science and Innovations
Director: Sokolov A. (HSE)
April 2, Tuesday
15:00-16:30 Room Г-509			Session Q-03. The effects of science development and innovation Session moderator: Kuznetsova T. (HSE) Simachev Y. (Interdepartmental Analytical Center), Feygina V. (Interdepartmental Analytical Center), Kuzyk M. (Interdepatmental Analytical Center) Public Support for Russian Companies' Innovation Activities: an Empirical Study of beneficieres and effects (Annotation, full version) Dolgopyatova T. (HSE), Baranov A. (HSE) Innovation Behavior of Firms, Business Climate and Corruption in Transitional Economies: Empirical Evidence (Annotation, full version) Delitsin L. (MSU of C&A) A quantitave model of internet diffusion in urban and rural areas of Russia (Annotation) Discussant: Kitova G. (HSE)
17:00-18:30 Room Г-509			Session Q-04. Innovation in the sectors of economy and social sphere Session moderator: Gonchar K. (HSE) Balyakin A. (National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute") Perspectives of distant medicine development in Russia (Annotation) Klimanova O. (MSU), Alexeeva N. (MSU) Perspectives of scientific development of direction "Rational nature use" in Russia in terms of "Green growth" (Annotation, full version) Belousova V. (HSE), Abankina I. (HSE), Aleskerov F. (HSE), Zinkovsky K. (HSE), Kiselgof S. (HSE), Shvydun S. (HSE) Typology of Russian Higher Education Institutions: Academic & Innovative Achievements (Annotation)
April 3, Wednesday
15:00-16:30 Room Г-510			Round table Q-07. Monitoring of economic science: basic results and development prospects Moderator: Gokhberg L. (HSE) Questions: • Inventory of organizations in research and development sector: effectiveness of scientific and technological activities • Status and level of development of the material and technical base and test facility of science • Technology level evaluation of production of large and medium-sized companies • Investigation of unobserved activities in science • Russian universities as research and innovation subjects • Key areas of development of monitoring economic science Participants: Andruschak G. (HSE), Bustrov I. (The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation), Karpov A. (The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation), Kuznetsova I. (HSE), Laykam K. (Federal State Statistics Service), Martunova S. (HSE), Muravyev A. (MIPT), Petrovskiy A. (MEPhI), Ratnikova T. (Federal State Statistics Service), Sobolev A. (The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation)
17:00-18:30 Room Г-510			Session Q-08. Innovation: Regional Aspect Session moderator: Goland M. (HSE) Varblane U. (University of Tartu), Ukrainski K. (University of Tartu), Kanep H. (University of Tartu) Smart specialization: a challenge for small countries? (Annotation) Smorodinskaya N. (IE RAS) Regional Innovation Clusters: Global Guidelines and Russian Realities (Annotation, full version) Karacharovskiy V. (HSE) About the innovative activity effects in the Russian economy on the macro- and meso-level (Annotation, full version) Discussant: Rudnik P. (Ministry of Economic Development)
Section Qa. Special seminar «Global Trends in Public RD Investments – Designing, Establishing and Operating Centers of Excellence» (Organized by HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge)
April 4, Thursday
10:00-11:30 Room Г-510			Session Qa-09. Centres of Excellence - Instrument of Research, Technology and Innovation Policy Session moderator: Gokhberg L. (HSE) Guinet J. (HSE) The Purpose of Centres of Excellence – Their Role in National Innovation Systems (Annotation) Sokolov A. (HSE) Identifying and Selecting Priority Fields for Establishing Centres of Excellence (Annotation) Cervantes M. (OECD) The Role of Centres of Excellence in Smart Spesialisation (video presentation by Skype) (Annotation) Discussant: Olsson A. (OECD)
12:00-13:30 Room Г-510			Session Qa-10. Centres of Excellence Models – Characteristics, Impacts and Challenges Session moderator: Linton J. (University of Ottawa) Kim B. (Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning) Technology Foresight-ing, the 1st Chapter to Identify Future S&T Targets for Centres of Excellence (Annotation) Olsson A. (OECD) Subject Focused and Full Institution Centres of Excellence (Annotation) Achterberg J. (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) Creating and Managing Centres of Excellence: Evidence from Germany Discussant: Kuznetsova T. (HSE)
15:00-16:30 Room Г-510			Session Qa-11. Centres of Excellence Operational Challenges - 1 Session moderator: Kim B. (Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning) Linton J. (University of Ottawa) Centres of Excellence – Research Strategy and Portfolio Planning (Annotation) Gokhberg L. (HSE) Efficient Contracts for Centres of Excellence (Annotation) Karasev O. (HSE) Roadmaps and Budget Allocation of Centres of Excellence (Annotation) Discussant: Guinet J. (HSE)
17:00-18:30 Room Г-510			Session Qa-12. Сentres of excellence operational challenges - 2 Session moderator: Sokolov A. (HSE) Mu R. (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Evaluation of Centres of Excellence – The Chinese Experience (Annotation) Belousov D. (CMASF) Macroeconomic Challenges for Science and Technology (Annotation) Kuznetsova T. (HSE), Zaichenko S. (HSE) Evaluation of Centres of Excellence – The Russian Approach (Annotation) Discussant: Meissner D. (HSE)

17:00-18:30 Room Г-404			Session Ia-12. Technological activities and diffusion in the EU and neighboring countries Session moderator: Paci R. (University of Cagliari) Paci R. (University of Cagliari) M&A and knowledge flows in the European Union’s Neighboring Countries (Annotation) Varga A. (University of Pécs), Sebestyén T. (University of Pécs) Does EU Framework Program participation contribute to regional development? A time-space analysis of FP network quality and patenting productivity in EU Objective 1 regions (Annotation) Golikova V. (HSE), Kuznetsov B. (HSE) Do imports generate innovation and technology upgrading in the Russian manufacturing firms? (Annotation, full version) Pikalova A. (HSE) Analysis of knowledge diffusion and EU-Neighbouring Countries research networks based on the outcomes of interviews with INCO projects’ consortium members (Annotation, full version)

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2 April 2013

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ISSEK sections within the framework of the XIV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development