Section“Science and Innovation” within the framework of the XIII HSE International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development

Presentations were made by the experts from the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, University of Manchester (UK); Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation; Siberian State Medical University, and HSE.

The following issues were discussed:
·     S&T Foresight in Russia;
·     Grand challenges and S&T Foresight;
·     Evaluation of the prospects of mature and emerging technologies;
·     Evaluation of S&T Foresight studies.

Programme

Chulok A	Future of S&T: Evaluation of the Prospects of Mature and Emerging Technologies
Dr. Dirk Meissner	Assessing the Effectiveness of Foresight Studies
Popper R.	Challenges and S&T Foresigght
Ogorodova L.M.	Medicine of the future: foresightbased choice of priorities

 Interview to a Dirk Meissner: