The Problem of Technological Sovereignty and the New Mission of the Central Scientific Department of Russia

Abstract

The subject of the study is the new mission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, required to ensure the technological sovereignty of the national economy during the period of the Russia—West power confrontation. The purpose of the article is to develop and substantiate methodological principles for the formation of a new mission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia more adequate to the current circumstances, consisting in ensuring and reproducing Russia's technological sovereignty in strategic areas of economic development through effective coordination and development of key elements of the national innovation system (science, production, education) through the expansion of the authority and functionality of the department, including the creation of new structural divisions. The shortcomings of the previous regulatory doctrine of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, expressed in the separation of higher education from the needs of the domestic economy, are revealed. The difference in the concepts of local and global client-centricity is shown. Three enlarged strategic areas of activity of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia are considered: personnel training, generation of innovations and implementation of innovations. The goals of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia for 2023-2024 are presented in a modern interpretation. The article concludes that the new mission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia should be based on compliance with the principle of global client–centricity, according to an expanded interpretation of which the entire policy of the department is aimed at meeting the real needs of specific participants in the national innovation system - knowledge-intensive enterprises, universities, research organizations and the population.