A network of multiaccess centres to be created in CIS countries
An intergovernmental network of multiaccess centres is to be created in the Commonwealth of Independent States. A resolution with recommendations for elaborating such a network was adopted by attendees of the conference CIS: International Work with State-of-the-Art Equipment as Part of Formation of an Intergovernmental Network of Multiaccess Centres. The event was held on 12 December at the Higher School of Economics.
Import substitution comes knocking on Windows
Public authorities appear wholly unable to introduce import substitution into software. This is the second time this year that the procurement of computers with Microsoft software for the Internal Affairs Ministry has raised questions at the Federation Council. They believe that the department turned away without just cause from similar, domestically produced software. Experts point to a loophole: Officials are currently not prevented from procuring foreign computers, the manufacturers of which install the software themselves. The opinion of leading expert from the Institute for Public Administration and Governance of NRU HSE Dmitry Kozhevnikov and other specialists can be found in newspaper article in Kommersant.
Higher School of Economics experts prepare proposals to disclose information on the activity of organisations in the social sector
Experts from the Higher School of Economics have prepared a list of data samples for mandatory publication on the activity of organisations in the social sector. They also drew up recommendations for amending statutory legal enactments, enabling the disclosure of statistical information pertaining to the work of these institutions.
From Shanghai to Guangzhou and Back: HSE Lecturers Visit Chinese Universities
Staff members from the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences have made over 50 trips to international conferences in the past year. Alexander Kalgin, Lecturer at the School of Public Administration, shared his impressions about the International Symposium on Development and Governance in BRICS countries in Shanghai, and a visit to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou to discuss a joint research project and to meet with representatives of the university administration responsible for international education cooperation.
HSE Experts Propose Publishing Rudimentary Statistical Reports on Medical Institutions in "Open Data" format
Experts from the Higher School of Economics believe that, while the sets of "open data", currently being published by the Russian Healthcare Ministry, are useful for the public, they need additional detail.
RIA Centre Director Presents Report at a Conference of the Association of Specialists in Program and Policy Evaluation in Novosibirsk
RIA Centre Director Daniil Tsyankov spoke at the 2nd annual conference of the Russian Association of Specialists in Program and Policy Evaluation "Program and Policy Evaluation in a Time of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities" in Novosibirsk.
International Symposium on Development and Governance in BRICS
On September 24-25, the International Symposium on Development and Governance in BRICS was held at Fudan University in Shanghai. The event was organized with the support of the Chinese Society for Public Sector Reform.
Total Import Substitution Imposed on Mobile Operators
To ensure state sovereignty of the Russian Federation by as early as 2020, networks of Russian communications operators and data centres shall consist of 85% equipment domestic manufacturers. Such is the proposal contained in the "roadmap", drawn up by the working group under the Russian presidential administration.
Leading expert from the Institute for Public Administration and Governance at NRU HSE Dmitry Kozhevnikov notes after studying the document that analysis of the current situation in the industry within this "roadmap" seems somewhat partisan, as it concentrates on foreign economic factors, while the indicators and their dynamic appear contrived.
"There are many among our students who genuinely wish to assist the government"
A master's degree from the Institute for Public Administration and Governance helps graduates not gain confidence, working in the public sector, but also accelerate their careers in the private, commercial sector. The academic head of the master's programme at the Institute for Public Administration and Governance Nikolai Klishch talks about the other advantages that such an education presents and what the educational programme teaches.
New approaches to managing service quality
On 14 July HSE hosted a workshop devoted to technologies for enhancing customer service quality, organised by Sberbank of Russia and the Institute for Public Administration and Governance.