Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name:Irina Dezhina Author-Name-First:Irina Author-Name-Last: Dezhina Author-Workplace-Name:Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: The State of Research and Innovation Sphere in Russia in 2010 Abstract: In 2012 the subject of innovation development formed one of the top public policy priorities. That manifested itself in the rise of new initiatives on support of university research, development of interaction between science and business, and encouragement of the latter’s innovation activities. The focus shifted onto huge projects, with Skolkovo being atop the list. But from the perspective of earmarked resources, there also are other large-scale measures: a project on engaging leading researchers in forming new laboratories at Russian universities and an initiative on establishment of state-sponsored cooperation between universities and industrial corporations on hi-tech production projects.. Length: 26 pages Creation-Date: 2012 Revision-Date: 2013 Classification-JEL: I21, I22, I23, I24, I25, I28 Keywords: Research and Innovation sphere, R&D File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/128Dezhina.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2013 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:128