On Options for Mobilizing Scientific and Technological Activities in Modern Russia

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of three possible options for the mobilization of scientific and technological activities in Russia: micromobilization – when creating two or more competitive groups of researchers dealing with similar topics; when conducting technological competitions, the essence of which is to solve specific problems in the presence of an objective system of comparison; and mobilization of the scientific and technological complex on a national scale, in the transition to the functioning of the country in an unstable mode. A brief description of the evolution of the domestic scientific and technological complex over the past thirty years is presented; the need to establish a coordinating body for the processes taking place in the scientific and technological sphere was emphasized, especially when the economy is oriented towards internal development; it is proposed to strengthen control over information flows generated by the subjects of the scientific and technological sphere. Particular attention is paid to the problems of personnel policy in science, taking into account the specifics of the profession.