HSE University Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge analyzed trends in ocean technologies using Intelligent FOResight Analytics system iFORA.

XV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’organized by HSE University Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge took place on 12-14 November 2025.  This year programme included nine thematic sessions and special workshop for BRICS countries. The conference traditionally became a platform for discussing the future of technology, transformation of labor markets, creative economy, role of artificial intelligence, and sustainable development, bringing together experts around the world from: Russia, China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Iran, the UAE, Indonesia, Australia, the UK, Malaysia and other countries.

Management intellectualisation, synergy with AI, and the transition to microclouds are expected to be the main trends in the digital economy over the next decade. Experts in cloud technologies gathered at HSE University for a foresight session to discuss these trends and their evolution up to 2040. They explored how process intellectualisation would develop, as well as ideas for storing data in space to minimise environmental impact.

Every day, modern technologies change the world by automating business processes in various industries. Specialists from HSE University have presented the extensive experience of the iFora team in implementing AI projects for the benefit of large companies and governments.

An HSE delegation, led by Rector Nikita Anisimov, visited China for negotiations with the administration of the country’s top universities. The parties agreed to expand bilateral scientific and educational collaboration and signed several documents. In particular, a strategic partnership agreement was established with Peking University, one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in China.

Scientists from HSE and Sechenov University have developed a methodology for identifying priority areas and breakthrough technologies to drive the pharmaceutical industry's development. Their joint research, supported by Innopraktika, aims to pinpoint key scientific directions crucial for addressing diseases with significant medical and social impact in the future. An analysis of current and projected data revealed that lung cancer, breast cancer, and stomach cancer contribute the most to the medical, social, and economic burden on healthcare systems. 

In 2024, analysts from the Center for Strategic Analytics and Big Data of the ISSEK and developers of the iFORA big data intellectual analysis system implemented a number of methodological innovations, improving the results of semantic text analysis and increasing the security and efficiency of the iFORA big data analysis system infrastructure. They shared their achievements during a series of methodological webinars on new solutions in big data analysis, which took place in November 2024 and consisted of three sessions.

For the third year in a row, the HSE ISSEK Centre for Strategic Analysis and Big Data holds a series of webinars on the methodological innovations of the iFORA system. During this series of events, the Centre’s employees will share their experience in applying new methodological solutions in big data analysis. Additionally, the developers of the iFORA big data intelligent analysis system will demonstrate its effectiveness using real cases. The webinars will take place on November 13, 15 and 18, 2024.Young researchers, senior undergraduate and graduate students at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and all those interested in semantic text analysis technologies are invited to participate. The case studies will focus on human capital development and the current education agenda.

2022 marked 20 years since the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge has been founded. To celebrate this 20th Anniversary, we selected key events and facts in ISSEK’s history that sparked reflective discussions in academia, set new milestones for HSE University, or encouraged development in various sectors of the Russian economy and public life.

In autumn 2022, a series of three webinars that presented the study of human capital from different angles based on big data mining was launched by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of the Higher School of Economics at the Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre. The speakers shared their experience of working with big data in different languages, including Chinese, and also demonstrated a wide functional range of the iFORA system through the prism of studying human capital and its components.