HSE Experts Estimated Federal Policy’s Impact on Russian Cluster Initiatives
Evgeny Kutsenko, head of HSE ISSEK Russian Cluster Observatory, presented results of a study of Russian cluster initiatives at the 56th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA 2016) hosted in August by the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
R&D Expenditures in Russia and in the World’s Leading Countries
In 2015 Russia’s Internal R&D expenditures amounted to 914,7 billion roubles, with annual growth rate of 0,2% (in constant prices), or to 1,13% of GDP. The new issue in the “Science, Technology and Innovation” series compares internal R&D expenditures in Russia and in the leading countries of the world in 1995–2015.
Online Nowcasting
One needs statistics to assess current state and possible development trends of the economy, which usually become available only after a certain lag. Possible approaches to quickly and accurately monitor the ever-changing economic situation were discussed at the CIRET conference, where the Higher School of Economics was represented by Tamara Lipkind, leading expert at HSE ISSEK Centre for Business Tendency Studies.
Everyday Routines of Those Reinventing the Wheel
In early August, the XIV Open and User Innovation Conference took place at Harvard Business School. Konstantin Fursov, Head of the Unit for Analysis of R&D Performance and Research Fellow at the HSE ISSEK Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, was invited to participate in this event.
100 Clusters on a Single Map
Data about a hundred clusters appeared in a year at the Cluster Map of Russia web portal maintained by the HSE ISSEK Russian Cluster Observatory. The "anniversary" number was made in September by the Information Technologies Cluster in the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Architect of Economics of Knowledge
Leonid Gokhberg, HSE First Vice-Rector and ISSEK Director, turned 55. Our heartfelt congratulations!
HSE Experts Measured Russians' Trust to Science and Technology
Results of science and technology development play a major role in people's everyday lives. Statistical measurement is more often focused on economic effects of R&D expenditures, but measuring social impact of science and technology development, and its perception by the population, is no less important. Many countries conduct such studies, including Russia. Data collected in the course of the Monitoring of Innovative Behaviour of the Population conducted by HSE ISSEK since 2009 allows to see how the Russians’ aggregate trust to science was changing over the years.
Ever Fewer Russians View Science as Entirely Positive
This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the HSE’s Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK), based on a survey of people aiming to establish the level of trust members of the general public have in science and technology.
What Employers Expect from Graduates
Personal qualities and experience are graduates' key assets in applying for their first job, followed by technical knowledge and skills deemed far less important by Russian employers, according to HSE researchers.
Russia's Ranking in Global Innovation Index
Russia is 43rd in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2016, up five positions from its 2015 ranking. Just as last year, Switzerland, Sweden, U.K., U.S. and Finland remain the top-ranking countries in the GII. These are the findings from the GII 2016 report comparing the performance of national innovation systems in 128 economies.