The Government has approved a framework federal targeted programme Research and Development in Priority Research and Technological Development Areas in 2014-2020 and a framework federal targeted programme Research and Educational Research Personnel for Innovative Russia in 2014-2020.
The Ministry of Education and Science is the state customer for these programmes.
The new programmes were drafted in accordance with the federal programme on Science and Technology Development. Federal budget allocations for the Research and Development programme are 202.23 billion roubles, while federal funding for the Research and Educational Research Personnel programme has been approved at 153.48 billion roubles.
The main goal of the federal targeted programme Research and Development in the Priority Research and Technological Development Areas in 2014-2020 is to develop a competitive and efficient sector of applied research and development.
The main goal of the federal targeted programme Research and Educational Research Personnel for Innovative Russia in 2014-2020 is to develop a system of efficient training for professional research and educational research personnel and to increase their international competitiveness.
Source: Ministry of Education and Science