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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

The pocket data book contains main indicators characterizing trends in the development of general, as well as lower and secondary vocational and higher education in the Russian Federation. It also covers key education indicators for OECD countries.