“Pros” and “cons” of the draft Law on long-term programming of scientific research – a mechanism for long-term state regulation of R&D projects in France

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ELENA V. PONOMARENKO^а,b

^аPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia

^bRussian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

VIRGINIE ODDO^c

^cUniversité Côte d’Azur

DOI: 10.22394/2070-8378-2020-22-4-56-60

Abstract:
There is a fierce competitive fight for innovation and talent all over the world. As we know, talented and competent personnel appear in higher education and scientific research. Now, the country’s competitiveness depends both on its ability to realize the innovative potential, and on the ability to respond to global challenges – environmental, social, epidemiological, etc. In this regard, the experience of France, associated with its ambitious goals, to take a leading position in the field of R&D, to update the formation mechanism within the country and attract talented researchers, to strengthen research potential, to develop institutional forms of support for innovation and to attract public and private investment, looks quite interesting. The most important thing for us is a specific toolkit for resolving the contradictions of accumulated problems in French society to develop the processes of research and innovation as a whole. At present, serious discussions are underway on the government’s draft Law on the longterm programming of scientific research, and in this article, we present the results of these disputes.

Keywords:
programmatic approach, scientific research, higher education, law on long-term programming of research, innovation, mixed financing for innovative projects, digital technologies, R&D

Received:
July 9, 2020

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