Russia’s success in the future depends largely on the dynamics of human capital. Health and education are two main human capital issues. Leadership in the global economy will increasingly be determined by the country’s competitiveness in the global markets of educational and medical technologies and services. In this connection, in the industry whose orientation is limited primarily to the detection and treatment of diseases, healthcare should become an integrated interdisciplinary system that can not only more effectively solve medical and social problems, but also be one of the main drivers of the growth of the Russian economy.

In this article, which has been prepared for the Roscongress Information and Analytical System, Guzel Ulumbekovashares her view on how the backlog of problems can be dealt with.

Experts of the socially oriented non-financial development institution Roscongress Foundation have published the outcomes of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019. The publication lists key issues on the global and Russian medium-term agendas which were formulated following the Forum.

In Russia and around the world there is now an understanding that sustainable economic development is attainable only in a steadily developing society. Achieving growth without tackling social problems is impossible. In order to create an ecosystem of socially-oriented projects in Russia, we need funding channels, up-to-date regulations, technological innovations, and an effective information environment. The Roscongress Foundation’s social platform was created in order to provide a working environment for this social ecosystem.