Scienti c Research and Development as the Basis for Technological Advancement of the Russian Far East

Abstract

State policy for the socio-economic development of the Russian Far East at the present stage is aimed at achieving the goals of scientific and technological development of the macro region. The main problem to be addressed is the low level of development of its own institutions for generating new scientific knowledge that is in demand in practice. Replenishment of the extremely insignificant ows of intellectual activity results directed into the sphere of economically efficient production and sales is possible in various ways, each of which requires careful consideration. The first and most obvious direction is to bring the recognized results of academic science of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences to the stage of practical application and commercialization. This task can be addressed by creating an engineering center directly oriented toward the needs of enterprises in the macro region. However, given the relatively small volume of research conducted, this alone will be insufficient for the large-scale emergence of new technology companies. The experience of the research and production center in the Sakhalin Region, which implements the full scientific and technological cycle within a small company by incorporating advanced technological developments from the country’s leading scientific center, appears worthy of replication. This model for organizing high-tech production relies on a continuously updated source of new knowledge, technologies, and competencies from the leading university in the country and, furthermore, includes a regional scientific and educational institution in scientific and production cooperation, which significantly expands the prospects and opportunities for mastering new knowledge and technologies.