Foresight and STI Policy

On 19–20 October, 2016, Higher School of Economics hosted its 6th international academic conference “Foresight and STI Policy”. The conference was organised by the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge which includes the International Research and Educational Foresight Centre, a Regional UNIDO centre for technology Foresight in Russia and the CIS.

Conference participants discussed issues related to forming national S&T foresight systems, developing foresights for separate sectors of the economy, and creating new tools for science and technology policy.

The Foresight and STI Policy conference featured a meeting of the International Advisory Board of HSE ISSEK Foresight Centre.