Published on: 2026-10-29
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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In Russia, a Council of Chief Designers will be established to improve the mechanisms of technological policy, interaction on issues of developing and implementing technological cooperation maps, and ensuring guaranteed demand for Russian products together with qualified customers. This is stated in the list of instructions approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin following strategic session “Technology Policy in the Russian Federation: Interim Results and Development Plans”, held on September 8.
Proposals for the formation of such a council will be prepared and submitted to the Government by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, and the state corporations Roscosmos and Rosatom by May 31, 2027.
Also, based on the results of the strategy session, an instruction was given to complete the formation of scientific and personnel centers within the framework of national projects to ensure technological leadership and to work out the issue of expanding the functions of scientific centers to ensure their participation in the development and implementation of medium-term and long-term technology development plans. This work should be carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy, and the state corporation “Roscosmos” in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, and other relevant authorities and organizations. The results must be reported to the Government by March 1, 2027.
One of the directives concerns technology cooperation maps, which are mandatory annexes to the national project passports for ensuring technological leadership. They represent an organizational scheme for technology implementation, reflecting all project participants, the names of products, funding volumes, and other key parameters. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy, Roscosmos jointly with the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and other interested government bodies and organizations are to ensure the updating of such maps, including by incorporating mechanisms to guarantee demand for the products, by March 1, 2027.
Proposals will also be presented to the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the assignment of cross-cutting and critical technologies to federal executive authorities and state corporations according to their specialized competencies, which will allow for the distribution of responsibility zones among agencies to improve the efficiency of work on the development of these areas. The relevant directive has been given to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Culture, Roscosmos, and Rosatom. Deadline – March 31, 2027.
Speaking at the strategic session, Mikhail Mishustin noted that in the context of unprecedented sanctions, it is necessary to rely primarily on domestic developments in all critically important areas.
“This approach provides a solid foundation for Russia’s long-term development, increasing the country’s global competitiveness and, most importantly, the steady growth of people’s living standards,” emphasized the head of the Government.
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