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The pocket data book contains main indicators characterizing S&T, innovation and Information Society in the Russian Federation.

This report presents materials for the Foresight that were prepared by the National Research University Higher School of Economics at the request of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. More than 2000 Russian and foreign experts, including representatives of leading research centres, universities, companies, technological platforms, and innovative regional clusters took part in this study.

of Russian families are generally satisfied with the quality of the education that their children receive in universities. These data were obtained during a survey of Russian families with children up to 25 years of age. The survey was conducted in the fall of 2015 as part of a Monitoring of Education Markets and Organizations (MEMO) study carried out jointly by the Higher School of Economics and the Public Opinion Foundation. A newsletter highlighting the research is planned for publication in 2016.

of those who are currently working toward Candidate of Science and Doctor of Science degrees in Russia are younger than 40 years old. The Monitoring of the Labour Market for Highly Qualified R&D Personnel survey was conducted across Russia in September-October 2015 based on a representative sampling. In total, 2,150 people were surveyed.

Here’s a review of major events, projects and publications by HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge which marked the year 2015. Some of them will continue in the new year as well.

The latest issue of Foresight and STI Governance (2015, Vol. 9, No. 4) covers long-term socioeconomic challenges for Russia and directions for the Russia’s science and technology cooperation; technological innovations in automotive industry and telemedicine; scenario planning method and the epistemological foundations of music piracy in the digital marketplace.

In half a century, South Korea has turned from an agricultural country into one of the most innovative countries in the world, currently keeping the 14th position in the Global Innovation Index 2015. Jeong Dong Lee, professor at the Seoul National University, made a presentation on the development of the South Korean innovation system at the HSE international conference “Foresight and STI Policy”. He also shared the main points of his report with the second-year students of the HSE ISSEK’s “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation” Master’s programme.

The Russian Science Citation Index project has been officially launched. The best Russian academic journals are now compiled in a separate database on the Web of Science platform. The goal of the project is to integrate Russian academic journals into international networks for scientific information exchange. 649 journals have been included in the RSCI list based on bibliometric indicators and expert assessments.