Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valeriy Falkov answered questions of the academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov had a direct conversation with the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The conversation was held in the form of the live broadcast on the Scientific Russia portal, the Youtube channel and the MIA Rossiya Segodnya website.

The President of IMEMO RAS Academician of the RAS Alexander Dynkin took part in the online event. He touched upon the current issues of the implementation of the Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation and the measures which are to be taken in this direction.

 

Alexander Dynkin's question: "The Strategy for Scientific and Technological Development (STD) was adopted in the year 2016. It is unique as that is the first time in our practice, when the national innovation system focuses on the real challenges, threats and public needs. One would better say, on the effective demand. It doesn’t proceed from the linear logic of the development of the fundamental knowledge or the inertia of the technical systems. Here’s the example: in the second big challenge there is recorded: "the increase of the threats of global pandemics, the increase of the risk of the emergence of the new infections and the return of the disappeared ones."

Unfortunately, not a CSTP has yet been launched as part of the strategy. The part of the problem is that the Budget Code does not have a definition of the concept of the CSTP.

What is the Minister’s point of view on the problems in the implementation of the STD Strategy? What is the Ministry going to do to remove the regulatory gaps in the financial support of the complete innovation cycle?"

Valeriy Falkov: "This question cuts rather close to the bone. As you are aware, the first stage of the Strategy is finished. This means that the report will be presented to the Presidential Executive Office this year. The document of the Strategy is verified and does not need corrections. We have a clear understanding how the National Project is arranged. In my point of view, we should readjust the Scientific Project, while drawing up the document and carrying out the second stage of the implementation of the STD Strategy ".

"The program of the fundamental scientific research is also a long-term document. I have summarized it all, as sometimes the documents can be signed at different times and therefore can cause dissonance in our actions. But now we have a unique situation."

"There is not enough administrative effort to implement the CSTP. I support your point of view. The CSTP is not launched, because the authorities are not always willing to launch certain projects. Why wasn’t the program implemented in its current form, if everything went well for 3.5 years? In my opinion, this issue needs revision. Without doubts, the country needs CSTP. "

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