On the prospects for an integrated approach to the legal regulation of scientific projects of the “megascience” class

Abstract

Scientific projects of the “megascience” class are large-scale scientific facilities that require the attraction of significant human, material and financial resources. Given these features, they are most often realized by sharing costs between several states interested in implementing projects. The involvement of foreign participants in Russian scientific projects of the “megascience” class leads to the need to comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation, which do not take into account the specifics of projects of the “megascience” class, in particular the organization of the stay of foreign scientists, engineers, their labor activities, import and export of scientific equipment, personnel training and others. In this regard, the report considers options for an integrated approach to the legal regulation of scientific projects of the “megascience” class in order to improve their implementation mechanisms and make them more attractive to foreign participation.