The present article, which continues the discussion of advanced manufacturing technologies initiated in Foresight-Russia issue 2 (2014), evaluates the current state of this field in Russia. The analysis here examines the state of the relevant scientific research and the readiness of industry to...

There are two instruments of innovation policy considered in this paper - technology platforms and innovation clusters. It is reviewed, to what extent the Western models of such instruments formation are adapted to the Russian environment. International experience testifies that these...

The program of fundamental research which is to become a part of the State Program of the Russian Federation on Development of Science and Technologies in the 2013–2020 Period is under active development. After a change of the top management of the Ministry of Education and Science of the...

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...

In Summer–Autumn, the period of structural reforms in Russian science began, that is, establishment of a new Federal Agency of Research Institutions, reforming of the system of three state academies and development of a new Russian Research Fund. The lines of the reforms are not brought in...

Over the past 11 months of 2014, some measures designed to reform the network of scientifi c 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 conference of representatives of Russia’s academic diaspora that took place in late 2014 was second of its kind held over the past four years. It demonstrated the prominent role played by the new foreign political and economic contexts in shaping the views on the current situation and the...

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...

The development of advanced manufacturing technologies is to become a new trend at the intersection of research, technological and industrial policy. The United States, a few EU countries, and China are leading on the development of new measures and approaches in this field. It was not until...