Source: http://politrussia.com/society/kak-zamorozit-utechku-883/
Almost every neutral or optimistic text about the prospects of the Russian economy or industry mandatory encounters harsh criticism, appealing to hackneyed stamp that enterprising and educated people in Russia has no future, and they are massively leaving the country. According to the logic of the critics, this means that there are no positive prospects for the Russian economy, industry or science can not be as to work, study, and earn no. Recently, the Committee of Civil Initiatives of Mr. Kudrin broke another report, which aims to promote personal of this thesis. To argue with manuals on “we’re all gonna die!” doesn’t make much sense, but to talk about the problem really is.
The “brain drain” is, but in connection with this phenomenon there are some unhealthy number of myths and legends, many of which are inherited from the 90s, and the other is actively supported by the stuffing, like the same research OIG. One of these myths is that leaving the country the most enterprising businessmen and creators of added value, which means that the country remains without potential leaders and creators of new technology companies, the so-called “unicorns”, without which no serious economic growth. Another myth is that the government does nothing to stop the brain drain, and the situation is getting worse every year.
Let’s start with “unicorns” and their founders. Of course, in terms of the number of migrants is a fourfold difference between the statistics of the FMS and statistics, for example, Germany, which is a fair point Kudrino experts, but consider that most left – it’s entirely potential Jobs and Gates is very unrealistic. Common sense tells us that among those who left are those who really went beyond the knowledge and capabilities and those which more can be recorded in the category of “Chichvarkina and Khodorkovsky”. Business Chichvarkin in London shows outstanding success. Khodorkovsky did not have to manage any, even the average oil company in the West, and it can be considered a subtle hint of a very serious matter. Exactly — many of those who leave, voicing the claim “I was not allowed to do in Russia, the new Microsoft” in the West rarely rise above middle management.
And now a few words about the inaction of the authorities and public structures in General. You can always say that solving problems is not enough, but to deny it is impossible. Recently Vladimir Putin announced the continuation of the program of mega-grants presidential research, which he himself launched 6 years ago – https://rg.ru/2016/09/19/putin-reshil-prodolzhit-programmu-megagrantov-dlia-uchenyh.html Also, the President has held in the Kremlin a personal meeting with scientists who have won the tenders for mega-grants – http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/52916
The results of this program for 6 years following the statement of Putin: “It works 160 laboratories international class […] recipients of mega-grants – 78 82 foreign and Russian scientists, 57 of which reside abroad. Among the winners of five Nobel prize winners, also the winner of the award of the fields. In addition to Moscow and St. Petersburg laboratories created in higher education institutions and scientific organizations of Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Petrozavodsk, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Rostov, Saratov, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok and so on, all 25 regions of Russia.”
Here we must make another important reference to the study of the COMMITTEE, on the basis of which some require urgent return to “democracy,” “multiparty system” and “friendship with the United States” to the freedom-loving scientists never left. Just after the ‘ 90s, in which all of the above was in abundance, the government has to do a program for returning scientists, go to the West, so all the talk about “freedom” — a discussion for grants, not to solve the problem.
It is clear that one program is not enough. Plus, it is obvious that the work on the attraction and retention of competent professionals should be involved corporations (regardless of ownership) and not only relatively cumbersome state structure. In this sense too there has been some progress. For example, rostec, the company that has set itself the ambitious goal to compete and to circumvent General Electric (http://rostec.ru/news/4518735), systematically working to ensure that young scientists and engineers want to live and work in structures of the Russian defense and civil industry, but not abroad. Without these investments, to compete with American technological monsters that invest huge funds in new developments, it will be very difficult. The most recent example is the decision of the Supervisory Council of the “Union of machine builders of Russia” maintain funding “the Prize named after V. A. Revunova” for young developers, designers and engineers of the aviation industry, established by the Supervisory Council of the “Union of machine builders of Russia”. Concern “Radioelektronike technology” (KRET) this project pays the premium Fund. KRET is a Russian company that creates the very means of electronic warfare that are so afraid of Americans, as well as the avionics of the Russian military and civilian aircraft. The best proof of product quality and good management of the company is that the company is under U.S. sanctions since 2014.
“The award to the talented specialists of radio-electronic industry is a significant step for the industry as a whole. This will help to attract technology developers and more young designers and engineers, as well as to create favorable conditions for new scientific discoveries and innovative achievements, – said CEO of KRET, Nikolay Kolesov. – There will be six nominations, to participate in not only individual applicants and teams of young scientists, which should not exceed five.” — http://www.i-mash.ru/news/nov_otrasl/80958-uchrezhdena-premija-imeni-v.a.-revunova-dlja.html
The award is named in honor of the Russian Manager V. A. Revunova, thanks to whose efforts managed to save the health of an enterprise “Penza production Association of electronic computing equipment,” despite all the economic difficulties through which the country passed. We have such initiatives often are biased, with jokes in style “now will be the punishment innocent and rewarding not privy”. Specifically looked at the list of “products”, whose developers will be awarded. The list includes “a complex of means of automation marksmen-zenitchikov”, “on-Board radar for detection of small objects” and “ring laser gyros” for “strapdown navigation system,” i.e., the award is clearly not for inventors “of the rounded corners of the IPhone”, which is already proverbial.
The prize — 5 million rubles, but it has another important intangible component, which is also worth noting. In a recent interview with RT, a famous writer, a financier and mathematician Nassim Taleb said that “loss of talents” is one of the two main problems of the Russian economy, and noted that his research interests (he Taleb is interested in probability and risk assessment) “14 of the 20 top scholars — Russian” and that is good, but the fact that these Russians he met outside of Russia is bad.
But as a measure to prevent this “export talent” he mentioned, at first sight paradoxical thing, “give them emotional support.” If you look at the experience of the Chinese, who initially tried to solve the problem of brain drain solely by money, it becomes clear that the problem is not solved by purely financial means. It is not only in money, but in the sense of recognition and usefulness that can be created including such prizes as the one that co-created the Soyuzmash KRET. However, for this to work, you also need to these awards, medals, grants, and all other social symbols received the highest possible “exposure” in the media and social networks. I have my modest contribution to this process has brought. Now, all of you, dear readers.
