Innovative actIvItIes on the development of which Russia puts its hopes
for the preservation and successful reconstruction of the former USSR
applied science are based on three key factors: funding, infrastructure
and management. These factors are of equal significance, however, under
today's economic conditions in Russian two latter ones become of
critical importance. This determines the range of readers to whom the
present book is addressed: - representatives of official institutions
both Russian and international in charge of technological and scientific
sphere reorganization, high-tech industry conversion, market
transformations under transit economies; Western experts, lecturers,
consultants participating in the implementation of various bilateral and
international programs according to the above mentioned directions; -
Russian specialists establishing new high-tech enterprises and
organizations and corresponding innovative infrastructure. This book
brought to readers' attention includes edited presentations at NATO
Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) "Concept of Management Training for in
High-Tech, Science and R&D" (1-5 July, 1996, St.Petersburg, Russia).