Russia Reaffirms Commitment to Innovation
The Russian government has announced via its website the expansion of a program designed to coordinate the activities of those engaged in innovative research in the Russian Federation.
Jan 14, 2013
The Russian government has announced via its website the expansion of a program designed to coordinate the activities of those engaged in innovative research in the Russian Federation.
Designed to enhance the role of science in the implementation of social policy and economic development, the program aims to ensure the preservation and development of leading scientific schools and increases in the quality of human resources. Measures include the training of highly qualified personnel, the increased efficiency of the transition from successful basic research to applied research, and a more efficient use of budget allocations.
The government program promotes sustainable economic growth and the increased competitiveness of Russian scientific breakthroughs on the world market, the rapid development of multi-disciplinary research, the creation and development of new scientific resources, and the integration of Russian scientific research with the international community.
The success of the program will be determined by an expected increase in the number of publications in leading scientific journals (from just over 54,000 articles in 2013 to more than 59,000 in 2020), an increase in the share of researchers under the age of 39 (from 32 percent of the total number of researchers in 2013 to 34 percent in 2020), and an increase in the amount of protected intellectual property.
The government plans to spend in excess of $27.4 billion to fund the program over the next eight years with management of the program being headed by a special commission.
Designed to enhance the role of science in the implementation of social policy and economic development, the program aims to ensure the preservation and development of leading scientific schools and increases in the quality of human resources. Measures include the training of highly qualified personnel, the increased efficiency of the transition from successful basic research to applied research, and a more efficient use of budget allocations.
The government program promotes sustainable economic growth and the increased competitiveness of Russian scientific breakthroughs on the world market, the rapid development of multi-disciplinary research, the creation and development of new scientific resources, and the integration of Russian scientific research with the international community.
The success of the program will be determined by an expected increase in the number of publications in leading scientific journals (from just over 54,000 articles in 2013 to more than 59,000 in 2020), an increase in the share of researchers under the age of 39 (from 32 percent of the total number of researchers in 2013 to 34 percent in 2020), and an increase in the amount of protected intellectual property.
The government plans to spend in excess of $27.4 billion to fund the program over the next eight years with management of the program being headed by a special commission.