XV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’

XV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’ will take place on November 12-14, 2025. The conference is organised by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University).
The Conference will address a broad range of topics in the domain of Science and Technology Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation policy-making, examine new approaches and instruments of R&D management and exchange best practices of their application. The event will bring together representatives of leading research and educational centers of the world, business community, and others.
Main sessions
- Measurement of the Creative Economy – Recent Trends, Emerging Data, and Innovative Approaches Professions and Competencies of the Future
- Foresight of Competences: Labor Paradigm Shift in the Age of Digital Twins and AI Agents
- Global Foresight and Regional Dimension
- STI Policy: Approaches to Its Analysis and Evaluation
- Technologies for Sustainable Development
- Talent and Cities: The Global Race for Innovators
- Advances in Foresight Methodology Studies
- Non-conventional Approaches to Futures Studies
- Special Workshop: Foresight in BRICS Countries
- The Future and Artificial Intelligence

