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8th Annual International Academic Conference

Foresight and STI Policy

 
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Eighth Annual International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and STI Policy’  to be held in Moscow, Russia, on November 15–16, 2018. The conference is organised by HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge with the goal to address topical issues of Russia’s economic and social development and associated perspectives of international collaboration. 

The conference participants will discuss a broad range of topics in the domain of S&T Foresight and STI policy-making, examine new approaches and instruments of R&D management, and exchange best practices of their practical application. 

Key Topics:

1. Pushing the boundaries of Foresight

  • New and emerging topics
  • Digital tools and applications for doing and disseminating Foresight

2. New Indicators for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

  • Indicators for new policy instruments
  • ‘Big data’-based, ‘real-time’ and forward-looking indicators
  • Measuring emerging technologies

The conference will feature presentations by representatives of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Research Centre for Futures Studies 'proGective' (France), Austrian Institute of Technology, Global Futures Studies and Research Center 'the Millennium Project' (USA), Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE, Brazil), Seoul National University (Republic of Korea), and other leading Russian and foreign universities and research centers. 

On November 16, 2018, HSE will host a special workshop 'The Future of Science and Technology in BRICS Countries: Challenges and Responses', which will examine trends of S&T development in BRICS states with the goal to identify priorities for S&T cooperation and to promote new international partnerships in education and science.

The workshop is organised in accordance with BRICS Action Plan 2018–2019 endorsed at the 6th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting on July 3, 2018 in Durban (South African Republic) and aims to contribute to the objectives of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation between the governments of the BRICS countries signed on March 18, 2015 (Article 2):

  • to establish a strategic framework for cooperation in STI amongst the BRICS member countries;
  • to address common global and regional socio-economic challenges in the BRICS member countries utilising shared experiences and complementarities in STI;
  • to co-generate new knowledge and innovative products, services and processes in the BRICS member countries utilising appropriate funding and investment instruments;
  • to promote, where appropriate, joint BRICS STI partnerships with other strategic actors in the developing world.

To attend the conference, please register before 16:00 November 9, 2018. There is no registration fee.

Conference programme

Day1
November 15
Myasnitskaya st., 11, room 518
9.50
Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
10.00–11.20
Session 1. S&T Foresight: New Methods and Application Areas

Chair: Prof. Leonid Gokhberg, HSE, Russia

Dr. Ozcan Saritas, HSE ISSEK, Russia
An Evolutionary Analysis of the STI Policy Domain: Is There a Paradigm Shift?

Dr. Ilya Kuzminov, HSE ISSEK, Russia; Mr. Pavel Bakhtin, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Word Embedding Models for Semantic Analysis and Strategic Consulting

Dr. Alexander Chulok, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Foresight for Skills and Competences: New Agenda in the Era of Global Digitization

Dr. Petrus Letaba, National Advisory Council on Innovation, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa
Co-evolutionary Properties of Innovation Model and Technology Foresight and Roadmapping Generations

11.40–12.40
Session 2. Foresight: Policy Applications

Chair: Dr. Ozcan Saritas, HSE ISSEK, Russia

Dr. Matthias Weber, Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria
Foresight in Support of Designing Mission-oriented R&I Programmes: The Case of “Horizon Europe”

Dr. Fabienne Goux-Baudiment, Research Centre for Futures Studies “proGective”, France
Towards a X.0 Economy: New Business Models to Be Invented

Dr. Attila Havas, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
The Relevance of Foresight for Supporting Research Infrastructure Policies

13.40–15.00
Session 3. Foresight: International Perspective

Chair: Dr. Alexander Sokolov, HSE ISSEK, Russia

Dr. Jose Cordeiro, Global Futures Studies and Research Center “The Millennium Project”, USA
2050 Global Scenarios for Technology and Work

Dr. Jonathan Calof, University of Ottawa, Canada
Challenges to the Sustainable Foresight in Government Departments and Agencies: Results of a Canadian Expert Panel

Ms. Liana Tang, Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore
Foresight for Governance: the Singapore Experience

Mr. Garth Williams, Technology Innovation Agency, South Africa; Prof. Ben Martin, University of Sussex, United Kingdom (by video-conferencing)
How Foresight Can Make a Greater Policy Impact: A study of the Foresight/Policy-making Interface in the United Kingdom’s Foresight Programme

15.20–17.40
Session 4: Discussion: Current National Agenda for Technology Development and New Approaches to Measuring Innovation at the Regional level

Chair: Prof. Leonid Gokhberg, HSE, Russia

Dr. Evgeniy Kutsenko, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Key Proposals for Russian Regional Innovation Ranking Development

Discussion with Representatives of Federal and Regional Authorities, Development Institutes, Innovation Clusters, and Expert Community

17.40
Wrap-up
Day2
November 16
Myasnitskaya st., 11, room 518
09.40–11.00
Session 5. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

Chair: Dr. Wolfgang Polt, Joanneum Research Policies, Austria

Dr. Mikhail Gershman, Dr. Vitaly Roud, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Doing Science: The Impact of Policy Support on Business Climate

Prof. Keun Lee, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
Measuring and Comparing the National Innovation Systems in Russia and around the World

Dr. Konstantin Fursov, HSE ISSEK, Russia
New Challenges in Managing Research: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Russian Public Research Institutions

Dr. Oguz Demir, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Innovation and Hi-Tech Exports: Panel Approach and Stochastic Frontier Analysis

11.20–12.40
Session 6. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Continued)

Chair: Dr. Nicholas S. Vonortas, the George Washington University, USA; HSE ISSEK, Russia

Dr. Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, World Intellectual Property Organisation (by video-conferencing)
Global Innovation Index 2018 Edition: The Main World Innovation Trends and the Particular Performance of the Russian Federation

Dr. Wolfgang Polt, Joanneum Research Policies, Austria
Roll out the missions? – On the state of discussions about STI missions

Dr. Vitaly Roud, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Firm-level Evidence for Technological Upgrading: Innovation Strategies vs. Technological and Organizational Capital

Dr. Riel Miller, UNESCO
Futures Literacy and Innovation: Understanding the Conditions for Evolutionary Exuberance

13.40–15.00
Session 7. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (Continued)

Chair: Dr. Dirk Meissner, HSE ISSEK

Prof. Jeong-Dong Lee, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
Development Patterns of the Two Technological Capabilities and the Middle-income Trap

Mr. Ivan Sterligov, Dr. Tatiana Savina, Ms. Alexandra Chichkova, Centre for Scientometric Studies, HSE, Russia
Grant Support to Russian Studies Resulted in Publications in Leading International Journals

Dr. Jonathan Linton, HSE, Russia; Sheffield University, UK; Linda Xu, University of Sheffield, UK
The Variability of Impact of Technological Innovation across the Supply Chain: Implications to Foresight and Roadmapping

Ms. Valeriya Vlasova, HSE ISSEK, Russia
Heterogeneity of barriers to industry-PRO interactions

15.20–18.15
Special Workshop The Future of Science and Technology in BRICS Countries: Challenges and Responses

Co-chairs: Dr. Andrey Anikeev, Department of Public Research, Science & Technology and Innovation Policy, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation; Dr. Mlungisi Cele, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa

Welcome address

Dr. Andrés Barreneche Garcia, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Collecting and Analysing Semi-structured STI Policy Data: The Case of the STIP Compass Database

Mr. Maxim Kotsemir, Dr. Sergey Shashnov, HSE ISSEK, Russia
S&T Cooperation between BRICS Countries: Bibliometric Analysis

Mr. Yaroslav Sorokotyaga, Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Russia
BRICS STI Framework Programme: Collaborative Calls for Projects

Dr. Marcio de Miranda Santos, Center for Strategic Studies and Management, Brazil
Analytical Support to Policy Development in Brazil: Examples of STI Strategic Intelligence Processes

Dr. Mlungisi Cele, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa
South Africa's STI Policy Developments and Experiences

Mr. Vladimir Avdeenko, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
Federal S&T Programme for the Development of Agriculture in 2017–2025

Ms. Olga Yudina, Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
BRICS Energy Research Platform

Dr. Yanzhao Lai, the George Washington University, USA; Dr. Nicholas S. Vonortas, the George Washington University, USA; HSE ISSEK, Russia
Returnee Academic Entrepreneurship in China

Dr. Arnab Chowdhury, HSE, Russia
“Regulating the Atom”: Innovations and Foresight in India’s Nuclear Energy Policy

18.15
Wrap-up