The problem of creating adequate demand for the results of scientific research has been discussed in Russia for nearly two decades. The low demand for innovation technologies and the orientation to budget funding are the longstanding and well-known issues in the sphere of science and...

The year of 2017 can be described as a year of making plans, rather than assessing outputs, in the Russian scientific and technological sector. Preference was given to the development of a plan for the implementation of Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Russian Federation,...

The past year marked the start of drawing up new integrated technological development plans for the Russian science and technology. The plans were originally presented by an Executive Order of the Russian President and then evolved into a nationwide project called “The ‘Science' National...

At present, there is a discussion under way that centers around the ways of reorganizing the system for training highly qualified personnel, including the dissertation defense procedure. These issues have become the focus of increased attention as a result of recently revealed dissertation fraud...

At the government level, an objective was set to secure a place for a few Russian universities in the world’s best top list by 2020 by means of increasing considerably their budget financing. International experience points to importance of a combination of a few key factors for a university...

The article presents the economic concepts of advanced manufacturing and suggests promising interconnected technologies that could lead to new industrial infrastructures. The authors estimate Russia’s standing in popular areas of advanced manufacturing (e.g. 3D-printing, Internet of things,...

The past year was marked by the alteration of former trends and priorities following the change of the President and the Government. State policies for supporting science came to the fore while the encouragement of innovative activities and technological development lost in the frequency of its...

Over the past 11 months of 2014, some measures designed to reform the network of scientific research institutes formerly subordinated to the Russian Academy of Sciences were elaborated, a number of conflict-triggering decisions were made, and several new development priorities were put forth....

The performance assessment system for scientifi c research organizations, which is currently being developed in Russia, has become an integral part of the ongoing reform in this country’s scientific research complex The assessment principles and criteria are determined by the RF Government’s...

At present, there is a discussion under way that centers around the ways of reorganizing the system for training highly qualified personnel, including the dissertation defense procedure. These issues have become the focus of increased attention as a result of recently revealed dissertation fraud...