60%
of Russian company heads believe that the ability to solve work-related problems without help is acquired by employees only with experience in working independently. Various training courses are ineffective in this area. This information was obtained during a survey of 1,000 representatives of large, medium and small businesses operating in six primary economic sectors. It was conducted jointly as part of the Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations by the HSE and the Yuri Levada Analytical Center.
38%
of Russian industrial company leaders report that demand for their products is ‘below normal’ levels. This is the worst report since April 2010 when 40% of senior managers were unsatisfied with the level of demand for their products, as told in a new Monitoring the Business Climate study in service sector by the Centre for Business Tendency Studies at HSE ISSEK.
Adjusting lists of priority S&T development areas and critical technologies for the RF was discussed at All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials
The Russian Ministry of Education and Science’s work on adjusting the lists of priority S&T development areas and critical technologies for the RF was discussed by representatives of public research centres at a meeting held at the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials (VIAM) on September 19, 2014. The meeting was chaired by Lyudmila Ogorodova, deputy minister of education and science, and attended by Dr. Alexander Sokolov, director of HSE Foresight Centre.
+2
was the level to which the business confidence index in the service sector fell in the third quarter of 2014. One year ago, it was at the level of +6%. This information comes from a new Monitoring the Business Climate study in the area of services by the Centre for Business Tendency Studies at HSE ISSEK.
48%
of parents of high school students planning to enter a university don’t give thought to the fact that their children may end up studying in a different region. Five years ago, the number of such parents was higher at 60%. These data were obtained from a survey of Russian households that was conducted in the autumn of 2013 as part of the Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations (MEMO), a study carried out jointly by HSE and the Public Opinion Foundation.
Preliminary expert evaluation of clusters’ projects applying for federal subsidies in 2014 is under way at the Russian Cluster Observatory’s website
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development jointly with HSE created a specialised system for preliminary external expert evaluation of clusters’ funding applications, based on the Russian Cluster Observatory’s platform. The tender organisers believe it will contribute to raising clusters’ projects’ quality.
Four factors hindering innovation
Esko Aho, the former prime-minister of Finland, spoke to the students of the new master’s programme “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation”. The politician who has led his nation into the European Union told the future managers what could hinder successful development of a country, or a particular company.
Leonid Gokhberg became a member of the RF Government Expert Council
New membership of the RF Government Expert Council was approved. This consultative body was established in 2012 for expert evaluation of the Russian government’s, ministries’ and agencies’ decisions of economic and social import. The council also acts as a link between civil society institutions and executive authorities. It comprises 366 people, 20 of whom are the HSE staff members.
29%
of construction companies reduced their overall quantity of work in the third quarter of 2014 — the worst result of the last four years. This information comes from a new research report by HSE ISSEK Centre for Business Tendency Studies.
35%
of parents say that their children study in vocational schools, colleges or training schools because they need to ‘get on their feet’ as soon as possible and begin earning income for the family. This information was obtained during a survey of Russian families conducted in the fall of 2013 as part of the Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations (MEMO), a study carried out jointly by HSE and the Public Opinion Foundation.