Russian propaganda talks about import substitution, and the Kremlin demands that scientists create technologies to replace Western ones, and officials - to revive entire industries - from aircraft manufacturing to the automotive industry. But de facto in Russia there is simply no infrastructure for development work.. This was stated by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov, according to The Moscow Times..

According to him, neither science nor industry have a base for research and development..

The Russian government is developing a strategy for technological development, which requires by 2030 to reduce dependence on foreign technologies by 2.5 times and at the same time almost double the output of innovative goods. The program also requires the number of patents for inventions in Russia to triple.

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But de facto, Belousov stated, the opportunities for implementing major scientific projects in Russia are “lost”.

“We have practically no infrastructure for R \u0026 D (development work) at all,” he complained, adding that all this needs to be revived.

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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has lost two-thirds of the personnel necessary for this, in particular technologists and chief designers. Therefore, Russia lags behind in the world market of inventions.. For 2010–2019.

the share of Russian patent applications in the world has almost halved - from 1.6% to 0.9%.

“Just as we were at the level of about 2000, so in 2020, and in 2022, they remain with us at about the same level with slight fluctuations,” Belousov emphasized..

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Recall that Russia is the most sanctioned country in the world.. There are currently 14,081 sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities. This is five times more than before the recognition of t. "