From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy
Russia possesses a sophisticated science and technology (S&T) infrastructure (research capability, technically trained workforce, and technical research universities) which, even today, is a world leader in many fields. Despite this world class...
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okr-10986-191552021-04-23T14:03:42Z From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy Watkins, Alfred AGRICULTURE APPLIED R&D BASIC RESEARCH BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITAL MARKETS CHEMISTRY CITIES COMMERCIAL BANKS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOREST PRODUCTS HIGH TECHNOLOGY HOUSING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INDUSTRIALIZATION INNOVATIONS INTEGRATION INVENTIONS KNOW HOW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABORATORIES LIFE SCIENCES MARKETING MODEM MODERNIZATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PATENTS PHYSICS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS R&D R&D EXPENDITURES R&D FINANCING R&D PERSONNEL RESEARCH CAPACITY RESEARCH CONTRACTS RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH PROJECTS RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE CITIES SCIENCES SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES SCIENTISTS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS VENTURE CAPITAL WOOD Russia possesses a sophisticated science and technology (S&T) infrastructure (research capability, technically trained workforce, and technical research universities) which, even today, is a world leader in many fields. Despite this world class basic research capacity, Russia's exports are primarily raw materials. At a time when wealth depends to an increasing degree on knowledge, Russia does not have an effective system for converting its scientific capacity into wealth. Russia's S&T resources are isolated bureaucratically (they are deployed in the rigid hierarchical system devised in the 1920s to mobilize resources for rapid state-planned industrial development and national defense), functionally (there are few links between the supply of S&T output by research institutes and the demand for S&T by Russian or foreign enterprises), and geographically (many assets are located in formerly closed cities or isolated science/atomic cities). Overcoming these inefficiencies and adjusting the S&T system to the demands of a market economy will require a major program of institutional and sectoral reform. Part I of this paper describes the ambiguous legacy of the Soviet S&T system and the status of the Russian S&T sector after 10 years of transition. Part II describes the evolution of the Russian system of intellectual property rights protection from Soviet times to the present and argues that Russia will never develop a successful commercialization program until it clarifies the ownership of the large stock of intellectual property funded with federal budget resources. Part III outlines a comprehensive 10-point sectoral reform program to improve the efficiency of government research and development spending and link the Russian S&T system with market forces. 2014-07-31T21:42:09Z 2014-07-31T21:42:09Z 2003-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2159874/knowledge-wealth-transforming-russian-science-technology-modern-knowledge-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19155 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2974 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation |
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AGRICULTURE APPLIED R&D BASIC RESEARCH BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITAL MARKETS CHEMISTRY CITIES COMMERCIAL BANKS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOREST PRODUCTS HIGH TECHNOLOGY HOUSING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INDUSTRIALIZATION INNOVATIONS INTEGRATION INVENTIONS KNOW HOW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABORATORIES LIFE SCIENCES MARKETING MODEM MODERNIZATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PATENTS PHYSICS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS R&D R&D EXPENDITURES R&D FINANCING R&D PERSONNEL RESEARCH CAPACITY RESEARCH CONTRACTS RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH PROJECTS RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE CITIES SCIENCES SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES SCIENTISTS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS VENTURE CAPITAL WOOD |
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AGRICULTURE APPLIED R&D BASIC RESEARCH BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPITAL MARKETS CHEMISTRY CITIES COMMERCIAL BANKS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ENGINEERS EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOREST PRODUCTS HIGH TECHNOLOGY HOUSING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INDUSTRIALIZATION INNOVATIONS INTEGRATION INVENTIONS KNOW HOW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABORATORIES LIFE SCIENCES MARKETING MODEM MODERNIZATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY PATENTS PHYSICS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS R&D R&D EXPENDITURES R&D FINANCING R&D PERSONNEL RESEARCH CAPACITY RESEARCH CONTRACTS RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH PROJECTS RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE CITIES SCIENCES SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES SCIENTISTS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS VENTURE CAPITAL WOOD Watkins, Alfred From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy |
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Russia possesses a sophisticated science
and technology (S&T) infrastructure (research
capability, technically trained workforce, and technical
research universities) which, even today, is a world leader
in many fields. Despite this world class basic research
capacity, Russia's exports are primarily raw materials.
At a time when wealth depends to an increasing degree on
knowledge, Russia does not have an effective system for
converting its scientific capacity into wealth.
Russia's S&T resources are isolated
bureaucratically (they are deployed in the rigid
hierarchical system devised in the 1920s to mobilize
resources for rapid state-planned industrial development and
national defense), functionally (there are few links between
the supply of S&T output by research institutes and the
demand for S&T by Russian or foreign enterprises), and
geographically (many assets are located in formerly closed
cities or isolated science/atomic cities). Overcoming these
inefficiencies and adjusting the S&T system to the
demands of a market economy will require a major program of
institutional and sectoral reform. Part I of this paper
describes the ambiguous legacy of the Soviet S&T system
and the status of the Russian S&T sector after 10 years
of transition. Part II describes the evolution of the
Russian system of intellectual property rights protection
from Soviet times to the present and argues that Russia will
never develop a successful commercialization program until
it clarifies the ownership of the large stock of
intellectual property funded with federal budget resources.
Part III outlines a comprehensive 10-point sectoral reform
program to improve the efficiency of government research and
development spending and link the Russian S&T system
with market forces. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Watkins, Alfred |
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Watkins, Alfred |
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Watkins, Alfred |
| title |
From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy |
| title_short |
From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy |
| title_full |
From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy |
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From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy |
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From Knowledge to Wealth : Transforming Russian Science and Technology for a Modern Knowledge Economy |
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from knowledge to wealth : transforming russian science and technology for a modern knowledge economy |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2159874/knowledge-wealth-transforming-russian-science-technology-modern-knowledge-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19155 |
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