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Strategies
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4–15
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This paper is based on the materials of the online forum, organized by John Renesh, futurist, member of “Shaping Tomorrow’s Foresight Network”. The authors use some materials of the discussion held in frameworks of this forum, and discuss questions connected with preconditions of today’s financial crisis, its effects and plan of ways out. |
Innovation and Economy
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16–21
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In March 2008, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) published the White Paper, “Innovation Nation” setting out the aim and the purpose of the country’s innovation policy. It also considers the role of the government in promoting innovation in business and the public sector in order to make the UK the most attractive place in the world to run an innovative business or public service. The author of the article dwells upon each section of the innovation strategy dedicated to specific strands of innovation performance and discusses suggested implementation measures. |
Trends
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22–35
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The authors of the paper looks at possible scenarios of Russia’s economic development in the nearest three years. Such issues as economic performance in 2010, ruble rate and Russian financial tendencies are touched upon. Besides, the paper reports on scenario analysis of Russian economics in context of the world processes. This analysis was the base for the authors’ conclusions on medium-term development prospects. |
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36–43
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The paper covers the problem of the impact of the world financial crisis on the science sector and contains the analysis of current state and tendencies of S&T potential development in Russia. The authors mention the decreasing of S&T key indicators and business sector of science, although there is an opinion that the crisis is a new corridor of opportunities. |
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44–55
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The paper highlights the tendencies of information and communication technologies in Russia based on the data of information society statistics. The authors analyze the factors of development of information and communication technologies, expenses placed upon them and the efficiency of their usage. Along with some positive tendencies such as appearance of new forms of service and organizational innovations in production, the paper also covers the problems of applying these technologies into practice. |
Master Class
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56–65
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The paper describes FinnSight 2015, the national foresight exercise of the Academy of Finland and the National Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes), which was launched largely with the aim of informing — albeit indirectly — the development of the national strategy which is currently being implemented by establishing five Strategic Centers of Excellence in Science, and Technology. The authors analyze the policy context, management structures, methodological execution and key results of FinnSight. They also report some of the subsequent policy developments, and examine FinnSight in view of four axes of balance that are arguably helpful in the planning of foresight exercises. The methodological novelties of FinnSight are highlighted, particularly as concerns the combination of distributed work by individual panelists (which was assisted through Internet-based tools) and their interactive collaboration in group settings (which took place in facilitated workshops). |
Presentation
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66–74
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The article reviews a discussion of nano-industry prospects which was held under special section Foresight, Roadmapping and Indicators for Nanotechnology and Nanoindustry. The section was organized by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge of the State University — Higher School of Economics as a part of the Second Nanotechnology International Forum 2009, which in turn was held by the State Corporation RUSNANO. The authors of the reports, made in frameworks of the section, analyze nano-industry development key aspects, such as research and development, innovation, markets, training, strategic planning. |
Glossary
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