Why does Russia need to focus on industrial development?

Russian Science and Technology The role of science and technology in Russia's renaissance is increasingly valued. As the Russian government adjusts its economic reform policy, the Russian government is turning more to the development of existing domestic industrial, technological and scientific potential as the basis for future economic growth. With the improvement of Russia's economic situation and a series of measures taken by the government, Russia's scientific and technological team has begun to stabilize, and the rate of brain drain has also slowed down. And unlike other developing countries, the vast majority of personnel lost in the Russian science and technology sector have been transferred to domestic business sectors and privatized enterprises with higher incomes, and only a small part of them have settled abroad to seek employment. According to estimates by the Russian Scientific Statistics and Research Center, the number of Russian scientific and technological immigrants who immigrated abroad in recent years was: 2,100 in 1990, 2,300 in 1993, 2,200 in 1995, 1,200 in 1997, 1,100 in 1998, and 1,100 in 1999. 1,400 people. In terms of its scientific and technological development system, Russia's incentive mechanism for scientific and technological development is not advanced, and the level of converting science and technology into productivity is far lower than that of Western developed countries. But its strength lies in its ability to concentrate national efforts to develop the most promising key scientific and technological fields, and to quickly lead the world in these fields. Russia's leading position in the world in basic research, military industry and aerospace technology is a reflection of the advantages of this system. Although the current Russian science and technology system is also transitioning towards a market economy, the government's support system for major scientific research activities is still maintained. Despite Russia's economic downturn, it is willing to invest in world-leading scientific research projects that represent the country's high technological level. In terms of basic research, Russia inherited “the world’s first-class science” from the Soviet Union. Due to insufficient investment, Russia's basic research level currently lags behind that of the United States, but it still ranks among the most advanced countries in the world. In recent years, despite numerous difficulties, Russia has basically maintained its overall scientific and technological integrity and has achieved dozens of world-class scientific research results in basic research. Under very difficult material conditions, the Russian Academy of Sciences still completed about 5,000 research projects. In recent years, there have been world-class scientific achievements in almost all aspects of basic research, including research that would not have been possible without many years of costly observations. For example, the Russian Academy of Sciences has achieved world-leading scientific research results in the fields of microelectronics and nanoelectronics, new electro-optical drawing technology, high-temperature superconductivity, chemistry, astrophysics, supercomputers, molecular biology, meteorology, etc.; in nuclear lasers A major breakthrough in the field; Russian scientists have successively synthesized superheavy elements No. 114 and No. 166 on the periodic table of elements in the laboratory. All these show that Russia is still a stronger party in the technological competition for the 21st century. The fact that Western countries, led by the United States, has spared no effort to acquire Russian scientific and technological talents and achievements is enough to prove this point. In terms of high-tech research, due to past accumulation and various efforts, Russia still maintains an advanced position and many original technologies in many fields. According to a survey by the Russian Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology, among the 50 major technologies that determine the strength of developed countries in the world today, Russia can compete with Western developed countries in 12 to 17 of them, such as aerospace technology, new materials technology, etc.

Reference: International Cooperation Office of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology