Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge

NEWSLETTER, 2017, no 3

In this Issue:

7th Annual International Academic Conference "Foresight and STI Policy" at HSE
New in Foresight and STI Policy Studies in Russia
New HSE ISSEK Publications

7th Foresight Conference: How Technology and Society Contribute to Finding Grand Responses to Grand Challenges

On November 1–2, 2017, Higher School of Economics will host its 7th Annual International Academic Conference "Foresight and STI Policy" organised by HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.
This year, the conference will be devoted to the search for effective grand responses to grand challenges both by science and technology, and by society. The conference will feature a special workshop “Perspectives of Science and Technology in BRICS Countries” which will examine trends of S&T development in BRICS states and identify priorities for international cooperation in STI based on mutual interest and available competences.
Following the conference, the annual meeting of the International Advisory Board of HSE ISSEK Foresight Centre will take place.

Registration is open until October 29

New in Foresight and STI Policy Studies

On September 20, 2017, participants of the meeting at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation discussed preliminary results of updating the Russian S&T Foresight 2030 to meet requirements of the Federal Law “On Strategic Planning in the Russian Federation”. In November 2017 the updated document will be presented to the Russian Government.

Professor Ozcan Saritas, Deputy Head of the HSE ISSEK Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, delivered a lecture “Towards a “Foresightful Innovation”” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA).

Professor Jonathan Linton, Head of the HSE ISSEK Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, and Konstantin Fursov, Head of the Unit for Analysis of R&D Performance and Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, analysed emergence and dissemination of innovations in various economic conditions. Results of their joint study were presented at the XV International Open and User Innovation Conference at the Innsbruck University (Austria).

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) needs a new development agenda to move on from the natural resources-based model. A possible prospective basis for it was discussed at the 20th meeting of the CIS Interstate Council for Cooperation in STI hosted by HSE.

BRICS countries pursue different strategies in the biotechnology market. Ekaterina Streltsova, Senior Research Fellow at HSE ISSEK, explored these differences on the basis of patent analysis. Her panel report on the subject opened the biotechnology section at the II BRICS Young Scientists Forum (July, 2017, Hangzhou, China).

HSE and the “Russian Helicopters” company signed an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in the framework of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS'2017.

HSE ISSEK Russian Cluster Observatory analysed the results of the implementation of the five-year programme to promote pilot innovative territorial clusters of the Russian Ministry for Economic Development.

The town of Troitsk was the first to get its “science town” status confirmed for the next 15 years. A necessary condition for that is having a development strategy, which was designed with active participation of HSE experts.

New Publications

Data Books

Foresight and STI Governance Journal

Issue 3, 2017 is devoted to innovative entrepreneurship in transition economies.

Though Foresight and STI Governance is not a purely economics journal, it has moved up to the second place in the Russian Science Citation Index’s ranking in the “Economics and Economic Sciences” category.
Electronic versions of all issues can be downloaded at the journal's website, and via mobile applications available at the AppStore and GooglePlay.

A Series of Papers in Scientometrics Journal

In 2017 a leading international journal in the field, Scientometrics, published six papers by HSE ISSEK researchers describing various sociology of science and foresight techniques they used to study the driving forces and directions of the development of science.

Fursov K. & Kadyrova A. How the analysis of transitionary references in knowledge networks and their centrality characteristics helps in understanding the genesis of growing technology areas
Bakhtin P., Saritas O., Chulok A. et al. Trend monitoring for linking science and strategy
Burmaoglu S., Saritas O., Kıdak L. et al. Evolution of connected health: a network perspective (in collaboration with researchers from Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey)
Kotsemir M. & Shashnov S. Measuring, analysis and visualization of research capacity of university at the level of departments and staff members
Katchanov Y. & Markova Y. The "space of physics journals": topological structure and the Journal Impact Factor (in collaboration with a researcher from American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA)
Dyachenko E. Internal migration of scientists in Russia and the USA: the case of physicists

A Special Issue of Foresight

The fifth issue of the British Foresight journal (published by Emerald) is completely devoted to the ten-year history of S&T foresight studies in Russia.

A quote from the "Guest editorial" by Professor Ian Miles:
"The papers in this special issue of Foresight represent the most detailed accounts to appear in the English language, to date, of the Foresight and related futures analyses that have been undertaken in contemporary Russia. The Russian Federation has set out to undertake a remarkable range of such activities in the past decade, and both the approaches adopted and the results obtained are of interest for many reasons".

Gokhberg L., Sokolov A., Chulok A. Russian S&T Foresight 2030: identifying new drivers of growth
Meissner D. & Rudnik P. Creating sustainable impact from Foresight on STI Policy
Saritas O., Dranev Y., Chulok A. A dynamic and adaptive scenario approach for formulating science & technology policy
Grebenyuk A. & Ravin N. The long-term development of Russian biotech sector
Saygitov R. Health-related R&D priorities until 2030: Russian experience
Chulok A., Slobodianik S., Moiseichev E. Using foresight for smart policy actions: the case of Russian energy exports
Ermolenko G., Proskuryakova L., Ermolenko B. Switching to renewables: what will Russia gain?

Analytical Reports

Global Innovation Index 2017: Innovation Feeding the World (WIPO, Cornell University, INSEAD) includes the chapter on Russia, prepared by HSE ISSEK researchers
The 5th Innovation Development Ranking of Russian Regions (HSE) for the first time includes “Readiness for the Future” index (this one and other reports are in Russian)
Innovative Clusters – World-Class Leaders of Investment Attractiveness: Guidelines (by Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, RVC JSC, and HSE)
Guidelines for the Establishment of Industrial Clusters (by Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, and HSE)
Guidelines on the Participation of Russian Research Organisations and Universities in the International Scientific and Technological Activities (by Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and HSE)
Support Materials on International Programmes, Leading Research Organisations and Universities (by Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and HSE)
Forthcoming: Statistical Manual on Measuring Innovation Activities in Agriculture and Related Industries
Forthcoming: Russian Youth: Education and Science

Express Information Series on STI, and Digital Economy (in Russian)

Global Technology Trends Reviews (in Russian)

Previously published trends reviews were included in “Atlas of Future Technologies”, which is a bestselling title at Ozon.ru, the largest online market in Russia.

Surveys on Business Climate (in Russian)

Industry in June, July, and August, 2017
Construction in 2Q 2017
Wholesale in 2Q 2017
Retail in 2Q 2017
Economic Sentiment Index (HSE Index) in 2Q 2017
Services in 2Q, and 3Q 2017
The Russian Real Sector and Services Sector in 2Q 2017
Consumer Expectations in 2Q 2017

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