Training Research Managers: ISSEK Master’s Programme
Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation MA programme at the Institute for Statistical Studies and the Economics of Knowledge is open to anyone interested in learning how to commercialize scientific developments. First and second year students talk about their reasons for choosing the programme and their studies.
STI Priority Setting in the EU Countries and the Russian Federation: Best Practices
The paper presents an analysis of best practices in STI priority setting in the EU member states (UK, Germany, and Finland) and in the Russian Federation; compares priority systems adopted by various European countries; and identifies prospective subject areas for further development of international cooperation.
Science Management Needs Evidence-based Tools
The technological image of the world is changing rapidly. Even for ordinary consumers, tracking new products on the market and analyzing their benefits and drawbacks is becoming more and more complicated given the abundant supply. This task is even more pressing for those who make decisions to advance certain areas of research and development. A presentation by Leonid Gokhberg, First Vice Rector of HSE and Director of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK), at an April Conference plenary session, argues how global challenges enhance the need for evidence-based R&D and innovation policy.
Foresight and STI Governance no 1, 2016
The latest issue of Foresight and STI Governance (2016, Vol. 10, No. 1) covers formulation of Russia’s technological priorities, Russia’s economic dependence on high-tech imports, national competitiveness and innovative environmental initiatives.
Information Society Indicators in the Russian Federation: 2016
This data book continues the series of annual publications by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE ISSEK). It presents statistical data on ICT infrastructure, activities of ICT sector enterprises, IT industry enterprises and content and media sector enterprises. It also presents indicators of ICT usage by enterprises, households, and individuals. Special sections contain international comparison.
Russian Science: Its Place in the World
Is publication of a paper in a journal indexed in Web of Science or Scopus always an evidence of a high quality of research? How can we increase Russian scientists’ share in the global flow of academic publications? These and other issues were discussed during the online debate hosted by STRF.ru. Konstantin Fursov, head of HSE ISSEK’s R&D performance analysis sector, took part in it as a leading expert. Other participants included students and teachers of the “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation” Master’s programme.
'I’m Glad I Listened to My Heart'
A career in science and technology seems attractive to about every third Russian, the opinion polls carried out in the framework of the HSE ISSEK Monitoring survey of innovative behavior of the population show. But many of those surveyed* said that most Russians believe men are better suited for this line of work than women. The young women interviewed for this story on the eve of March 8, a mathematician and a programmer, are of a different opinion.
Innovative agriculture is becoming increasingly industrial
On March 3, 2016 the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted international workshop “The Future of Agriculture: Grand Challenges and Technological Change”, aimed at identifying new growth areas for the agricultural sector and new opportunities for international cooperation in particularly promising S&T areas.
Network structure of innovation economy was discussed at the RVC expert seminar
Clusters are one of the tools of innovation economy that the head of HSE ISSEK Russian Cluster Observatory Evgeny Kutsenko talked about on February 15, during the RVC expert seminar "Network structure of innovation economy". HSE First Vice Rector Vadim Radaev reported on the process of creating new models of network structures in organisations.
'I’m Glad I Listened to My Heart'
A career in science and technology might sound appealing to the average Russian, but a recent survey showed that most Russians believe men are better suited for this line of work than women. The young women interviewed for this story, a mathematician and a programmer, are of a different opinion.