Russian Science and Technology Foresight – 2030: Key Features and First Results

Alexander Sokolov - Director, International Academic Foresight Centre, and Deputy Director, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, National Research University «Higher School of Economics». E-mail: sokolov@hse.ru Address: National Research University «Higher School of Economics», 20 Myasnitskaya str., Moscow, 101000, Russian Federation.Alexander Chulok- Head, Division for ST more complicated methodologies (bibliometric analysis, expert panels, surveys, roadmapping, and quantitative models); and a combination of “market pull” and “technology push” approaches toward estimating future developments. This cycle is building a wider network of experts at new Foresight centres at various Russian research universities. It concludes with a discussion of some barriers still to be overcome in Foresight studies: integration of sectoral visions, deeper analyses of some scientific disciplines, stronger integration into policy making, and spreading among business and research communities.