Technology Platforms as a Technology and a Platform for International Cooperation
Technology platforms, which allow participants to allocate resources invested in value chains more sensibly and efficiently, is a relatively new STI policy tool. It was originally designed in the early 2000s in Europe and then, following its successful application, adopted in Russia. On 20 May, prospects for cooperation between Russian and European technology platforms were discussed at Higher School of Economics.
70% of Russians have not taken a single vacation outside their own residential areas in the last year
These results were reported by HSE ISSEK research group guided by Konstantin Fursov following another wave of the Monitoring Survey of Innovative Behavior of the Population, which covered 1,575 Russian citizens ages 16—74 in late 2013.
43% of parents would refuse to give a bribe in order for their child to receive high scores on the Unified State Exam (USE)
They are not willing to do that under no circumstances. Another 27% of parents are not so categorical, but would likely not pay. These data were collected during a survey for Russian families with school-aged children conducted in the fall of 2013 as part of the Higher School of Economics’ Monitoring of Education Markets and Organisations (MEMO) together with the Public Opinion Foundation.The project is coordinated by HSE ISSEK Centre for Statistics and Monitoring of Education.
Interdisciplinary Research in the Greater Field of Innovation Management: the Experience of Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
On May 22, 2014, HSE hosted an open workshop of Michael Nippa, professor ofManagement, Leadership, and Human Resources at the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg. His visit was organised by the Centre for International Projects of HSE ISSEK, following the initial contact established during the opening events of the EU—Russia Year of Science in November 2013. Also present at the meeting was Professor Nippa’s Ph.D. student Katja Schneider.
4.5% of employees in companies in the knowledge industry in 2013 had two degrees, a post graduate degree or an MBA
Experts at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge made these calculations based on the results of a survey of 600 directors of knowledge industry companies in 2013 conducted by HSE as part of the Monitoring the Knowledge Industry Sector research project in the Fundamental Research programme.
New Medicine Will Help the Public and the Economy
Russia will better be able to treat cancer, tuberculosis, HIV, strokes and heart attacks if it develops its own success stories in several medical fields of the future. Firstly, it is necessary to improve regenerative medicine, biomedicine, genomic research, the production of medicines that target specific health problems, and molecular diagnostics. It will otherwise be difficult to increase the life expectancy in the country and strengthen Russia’s position on the world market for medical technologies, Alexander Chulok says in an article published in HSE’s journal Foresight-Russia, 7(3), for 2013
Why Does Argentina Want to Join the BRICS?
Will Argentina join the BRICS? The member countries will be discussing the issue at their summit in July. Specialists at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge ISSEK are studying the innovation potential of the BRICS countries. Senior Research Fellow Stanislav Zaichenko discusses what might be the impact of Argentina’s membership.
32% of Russian universities are focused on vocational training for regional and local labour markets
These results come from a survey of the heads of higher education institutions that was conducted in 2013 as part of the Monitoring of education markets and organisations by the HSE (the project is coordinated by HSE ISSEK Centre for Statistics and Monitoring of Education) and the Levada Centre.
‘Future Ministers’ Discuss Energy Efficiency
On May 12, 2014, a Youth Day took place in Seoul, South Korea as part of the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial. Anastasia Edelkina, Research Fellow of the ISSEK Foresight Centre, represented Russia at the meeting of young scientists from 16 countries.
Innovation in BRICS countries
A few popular facts about BRICS countries’ resource potential: they account for about 1/4 of the global landmass, 1/4 of the global GDP, and more than 40% of the world’s population. Studying and forecasting development of this international association created in 2006 was important right from the beginning. For 8 years ISSEK has been participating in the international project on studying specific features of BRICS countries’ national innovation systems (NIS). This spring the participants discussed the objectives for its new stage.