Global Technology Trends report presented at TASS news agency
How do you avoid missing a technological breakthrough? In which markets and industries should you invest to avoid getting stuck in yesterday’s economy? That was the topic of the round table discussion at TASS news agency where the new HSE ISSEK report Global Technology Trends was presented.
Advanced telecommunication services are becoming increasingly available in Russia
Russian mobile communications market’s opportunities for extensive growth are practically exhausted. Also, according to the “Monitoring of Information Society 2010–2015” study published by HSE ISSEK, every second Russian uses the internet daily.
Industrial clusters are getting into the orbit of the cluster policy
In 2016, integrated government support will be provided not just to innovative clusters but also to industrial ones. According to experts of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge’s Russian Cluster Observatory, there’re 125 clusters in Russia currently active in the industrial production field. However, only those included in the RF Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Registry would be able to receive financial support from the government budget. The ministry is going to set the registry up very shortly.
ICT sector, Content and Media Sector and IT Industry Officially Defined
The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation approved aggregate classification groups “Information and Communication Technologies Sector” (ICT), “Content and Media Sector” (CMM), and “Information Technology Industry” (IT), based on All-Russian classifications RCEA and RCPEA, designed by HSE and endorsed by the expert community.
‘A Strategy Built with ‘Jokers’ Might in the End Come up Trumps’
How dangerous is the ‘beaten track’ effect in discussions on Russia’s science and technology (S&T) development? Is it enough to master new technologies without changing the institutions for the country to successfully enter global markets? Alexander Chulok, Deputy Director of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge Foresight Centre, commented on the key topics of a recent online discussion on ‘Russia’s place on the global technology map’, on the Russian science and technology website STRF.ru which attracted a wide range of pundits.
How could Russian scientists promote themselves?
Russian scientists should learn to promote their research not just inside the country but also internationally. Representatives of leading Russian universities spoke about practical ways to achieve this at the round table discussion hosted by the TASS news agency on the Russian Science Day.
Not Aware but Beware: Russians’ Paradoxical Attitude to Achievements in Research
Russians do not show much interest in information about science and technology, despite being certain that they are knowledgeable about the topic. And they differ from Europeans in this. The average proportion of those who read popular science journals in Europe is 4 times higher than in Russia, but Europeans are more modest in evaluating their awareness about achievements in research than Russians.
Science and Technology Indicators in the Russian Federation: 2016
The present data book is another one in the series of publications, dedicated to different aspects of scientific development in the Russian Federation. It begins with tables, where together with the main science and technology indicators there are data concerning the main innovative activities.
Russian Science, An Insider’s View
February 8th is Russian Science Day. How do people, directly involved in the process of generating and advancing new knowledge — scientists, entrepreneurs and public servants — assess the health and potential of Russian science today? Here are the results of a survey by HSE ISSEK researchers in which experts, representatives of government bodies, scientific organisations, universities, hi-tech companies and social organisations express their views on the state of science in Russia and what should be done to improve it.
Figure of the day: -26%
was the consumer confidence index in the fourth quarter of 2015. This is one of the lowest indicators in the six years following the 2008–2009 crisis. These data are presented in a new Monitoring of the Economic Sentiment Index study carried out by HSE ISSEK Centre for Business Tendency Studies. The study used the results of sample surveys of 5,000 respondents representing the adult population (carried out on a quarterly basis by the Federal State Statistics Service).