Published on: 2026-04-08
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The results of the RAS’s work were discussed, the acceleration of the pace of implementation of fundamental research in production, as well as the participation of the RAS in the implementation of national projects of technological leadership.
From the transcript:
M. Mishustin:Good afternoon, dear Gennady Yakovlevich!
You head the Academy of Sciences, which is engaged in the development of fundamental domestic science. The results of your activities influence the efficiency of individual enterprises and contribute to the strengthening of industries and the economy as a whole, creating the country’s industrial and technological sovereignty.
The President emphasized the necessity of possessing one’s own competencies, means of production in critically important areas, in order to solve economic and social tasks at a new qualitative level.
Here the Russian Academy of Sciences plays a special role. The talk is about discoveries and achievements practically in all spheres – healthcare, industry, energy, infrastructure, ecology. And of course, commercialization, connection with real production, scaling appropriate solutions are very important.
Tell me what is being done in this direction.
Meeting of Mikhail Mishustin with the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov.
G. Krasnikov:Mikhail Vladimirovich, the Russian Academy of Sciences annually forms and coordinates fundamental and exploratory research on more than 6 thousand scientific topics, and oversees 714 scientific institutions. And every year at the general meeting we summarize the results. We select 300 important scientific achievements across all directions. But there are also narrower studies, literally dozens for each of our thematic departments. We distribute them to federal authorities. These results can be accessed in the unified state information system, in the domain “Science.”
It should also be noted that we face a major task regarding expertise. We conduct more than 80 thousand expert examinations annually, not only in science — ecology, historical data, experimental design work that is ongoing. We give approximately 13% negative conclusions. This means that our scientists have become more demanding towards scientific research, towards the results that go into work.
The hotel would also like to highlight the new approach. Conducting fundamental research, we take into account the requirements of qualified customers. These are high-tech companies, FOIV, which contact us with a request to conduct this or that research. At the same time, they confirm that if a positive result is achieved, they guarantee its further promotion, that is, conducting the OKR with mastery.
We have acquired yet another important function – regarding textbooks. This year, we have already conducted an examination of almost 480 textbooks and teaching aids. That’s not all; we went further. We reached an agreement with the Ministry of Education, drew up a schedule, and the Academy of Sciences took on the responsibility to prepare unified textbooks in physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and biology for our schools.
M. Mishustin:When should this work be completed?
G. Krasnikov:We plan in 2027.
It should also be noted that we have made great progress in forming the state task on fundamental and exploratory research. Until 2022, research was island-like in nature, which did not quite correspond to the concepts of fundamental science. Because we need to consider all directions. It is very difficult to set any priorities there.
This is very important because fundamental research proceeds on a broad front. Even if there is a small percentage chance of some breakthrough discoveries – say, about 40% – we must still have teams capable of achieving this right away.
Previously, as I said, it was an insular character. About 31% were chosen from 100% of the topics we recommended. We have now done much more work. And now we do 100% of the topics. We are forming the state task for the next period.
In addition, we have incorporated the sought-after works into the information system. That is, on the one hand, we get that from the report industrial, high-tech companies. On the other hand, they can see in the database what the results are. And we continue to develop this further.
We have a very well-functioning Scientific and Technical Council under the Commission on Scientific and Technological Development of Russia. We help review a lot of documents and prepare conclusions for the commission that are necessary to make. Moreover, we have developed a technological policy. You signed a document stating that now the Expert Council on Technological Policy must consist of more than 50% scientists in order to ensure continuity and that scientific achievements smoothly flow into technological development.
I would also like to note that thanks to you, in 2023 we launched fundamental and exploratory research for the defense and security of the country.
As you know, we carried out a reform of the Academy of Sciences in 2013: two academies – the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences – merged into a larger academy. And now we have finally carried out a reorganization so that there is synergy.
A few words about the hotel should be said regarding international activity, because despite everything, we are carrying out extensive work in this area. We have 407 foreign members from 55 countries worldwide. Elections for new members were held last year, including foreigners, and there was strong competition. We cooperate with 42 international organizations, where significant work is carried out.
M. Mishustin:It is very important to increase the pace of fundamental research implementation, which, as you have just explained, goes into production. So that promising ideas find practical application in industry, technology, competitive solutions and products were implemented.
One of the main tasks set by our President is the achievement of technological and industrial leadership. Achieving this is possible only through the joint efforts of scientists, developers, the government, business, and industrialists. This will allow companies to increase their efficiency, boost the production of quality goods, and expand the choice for people. National projects for technological leadership are aimed at this. We are in constant contact with you and discuss them regularly. They were launched last year on the instructions of the President. And the role of the Russian Academy of Sciences in their implementation is especially high.
How is this work going? What do you plan to focus on next?
G. Krasnikov:We have the appropriate instructions from you and the President, they are related to the fact that we must make proposals for national projects that will help ensure our global technological leadership.
The first assignment is already in progress. The second is monitoring how these projects are progressing. Again, from the point of view of the scientific component, which is also aimed at ensuring technological leadership. Thus, we have already organized this work. We have 9 technological leadership projects. And in total, there are 20 national projects. We have assigned a vice-president to each. Last year, our thematic divisions made over 110 proposals; today, there are already more than 500 proposals that we have distributed among each technological project and are working on directly.
We also started monitoring. In December, January, and March, several national projects were considered. We have a schedule: April, May, September, October are planned for each technological project, where we carefully look at how the implementation of our proposals on measures related to technological leadership is progressing.
M. Mishustin:Thank you, Gennady Yakovlevich.
We, of course, have unique knowledge and competencies in the country to form our own technological and industrial base in key areas for the state’s development. It is very important to do everything necessary to ensure that industry, the social sphere, and the economy as a whole are supported by innovations and modern developments, in order to improve the quality of life for people.
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