I. E. Frolov

Development of the Russian Arctic zone: Challenges facing the renovation of transport and military infrastructure

This paper analyzes the resumption of works aimed at rebuilding and modernizing transport and related military infrastructure in the Russian part of the Arctic. The misalignment and incoherence of activities pursued by both public entities (including the power ministries) and private businesses is highlighted. The objective of linking various state programs involved in the research and development of the Arctic is formulated in view of various types of risks, as well as the overall need to develop appropriate procedures for elaborating a tree of objectives assigned to these programs in the context of uncertain changes in the timeline and volume of funding allocated for different programs.

Scientific and Technological Potential of Russia at the Present Stage: Implementation Challenges and Prospects for Development

New definitions of the scientific and technological potential and the scientific and technological base, resting on the distinction between past, present, and future efforts of the public ensuring its reproduction, are introduced. The main trends in the development of the Russian scientific and technological base are analyzed in comparison with major foreign countries, as well as the changes in some components of the Russian scientific and technological potential in the 2000s. An estimate is made for the measures of state support for all forms of financing of Russia’s science-intensive high-tech complex in 2008–2013, and the relationship between government support measures and output growth in real terms is considered using the example of the aircraft industry.

Recovery of economic growth in Russia

The presented paper of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences analyzes key macroeconomic and financial measures of contemporary Russian anticrisis policy, substantiates the main directions of growth recovery in the basic sectors of the economy and social sphere in the medium and long term, and considers the features of the regional economic growth recovery policy.

Capitalization of Russian science and its effect on productivity and effectiveness of research sector

Bibliometric indicators of science allow assessing only facade of the scientific activity its efficiency as their real tasks is to make easier statistics service, rather than evaluate substantive aspects of scientific work. Accordingly, the implementation of methods for assessing the financing of research teams depending on the number of rating publishing actually increases the time which scientists to spend on different side-activity in relation to science work proper. Thus, in fact, there are two different types of scientific activity, and that requires distinguishing between classical academic science and modern partially capitalized science, which needs external assessment tools and indicators for its functioning. At the same time, as capitalized science has priority in funding, academic science has turned into a “depleting resource” for its functioning. That might lead to narrowed development of classical academic science. Yet, without it the capitalized science cannot live. Therefore, maintaining of classical academic science presupposes the task of improving the productivity of science, not its efficiency. Criteria for productivity can serve a share of researchers transferred from science in the sector of analytical services for state or business structures. In this paper all said problems are considered on the example of Russian science with some comparison of foreign countries.

Long-term forecast of the production capacity of high-tech industries in the Russian Federation

This article reviews the status and trends in the development of science-intensive and high-tech industries in Russia. Basic provisions of the long-term forecast of the dynamics of high-tech industries are given. Its parameters are grounded in the forecast of the economic development of Russia until 2030, developed by the Institute of Economic Forecasting.

Assessment of Russian aviation development for long-term prospects with the regard for Arctic developing: reproductive and technological aspects

The article considers the conditions of developing the aviation industry for long-term prospects taking into account factors such as changes in purchasing aviation equipment, progress in developing the Russian aviation market, and works for reconstructing and modernizing transport infrastructure in the Russian Arctic. The author aims to coordinate the Government programs for developing new aviation equipment and equipment for air transport via the program of Arctic Exploration and Development, as it is necessary to integrate various cycle flows with regard to high-tech capital.

Nuclear industry in Russia: Results of reform, politics, and development problems

The main trends in the Russian nuclear industry are analyzed taking into account the development of the global nuclear industry. Measures of state support for all forms of financing for the Russian nuclear complex in 2005–2013 are assessed, as well as their impact on the relevant output growth.

Macroeconomic Effects of Russian Defense Expenditures: Retrospective Analysis and Forecast

The main directions of the impact of defense expenditures on the economy have been analyzed. It has been stated that there are no clear criteria for attributing defense spending to unproductive budget expenditures. Defense expenditures have been assessed for reasonableness and sufficiency. Alternatives of the spending budget funds have been considered. Assessments of the level of Russian defense expenditures necessary for national security in the next 10 years have been given.