Andrey Fursenko: Russian Science Is to Leap Soon
Short version
The statement came on July 4, 2014, from Andrey Fursenko, Science Aide to Russian President, at the presentation of RIAC's report "The Russian Federation’s International Science and Technology Cooperation: An Overview and Development Issues." The participating experts and representatives of relevant ministries, agencies and enterprises discussed possible steps to be made by Russia for obtaining maximum dividends through international cooperation in science and technology. Dr. Fursenko stressed that the Russians often perform servicing functions in many international scientific projects mainly because of the disastrous heritage of the 1990s and the retained negative mentality in the 2000s. At the same time, in the years to come, the publication activity of Russian researchers should grow since this sphere has been included in the criteria for assessment of the scientific institutions' efficiency.
Full version
The statement came on July 4, 2014, from Andrey Fursenko, Science Aide to Russian President, at the presentation of RIAC's report "The Russian Federation’s International Science and Technology Cooperation: An Overview and Development Issues."
Authored by Vladimir Kiselev, Innovations Chief at the Interdepartmental Analytical Center, the paper presents an analysis of the situation in the Russian science and proposals on improvement of its global positions. The author suggests that the area has become all the more important because it has grown into an intersection of science and foreign policy interests and is regarded in many countries as instrument for long-term scientific and economic progress.
The participating experts and representatives of relevant ministries, agencies and enterprises discussed possible steps to be made by Russia for obtaining maximum dividends through international cooperation in science and technology.
Dr. Fursenko stressed that the Russians often perform servicing functions in many international scientific projects mainly because of the disastrous heritage of the 1990s and the retained negative mentality in the 2000s. At the same time, in the years to come, the publication activity of Russian researchers should grow since this sphere has been included in the criteria for assessment of the scientific institutions' efficiency.
Konstantin Kosachev, Head of the Federal Agency for the CIS Affairs, Compatriots Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation, raised the issue of the government's role in international science cooperation beyond financing of research. Many speakers underlined that today scientists enjoy wide opportunities for establishing contacts with each other. However, the science and culture centers along with science attaches of Russian embassies still could serves as points of entry for access to the domestic scientific space. "Russia is home to about 4,000 research institutions, so it seems quite difficult for a foreigner to obtain clear vision of the overall space," said Dr. Kiselev.