What makes the difference between a successful country and an unsuccessful one? One thing — ingrained faith in the effectiveness of reform. For a very long time, Russia had been a chronically sad country. But things are beginning to change, especially in the world of business. We talked to three entrepreneurs, who are working to build a ‘culture of optimism’ in Russia, each in their own way. Sometimes even without knowing it.

Summary session «State Policy on Recruiting Personnel to Work in the Arctic» within the framework of the Arctic Talent Acquisition Conference, which took place on November 15-16, 2021 in Arkhangelsk.

The updated research of the Board of innovation experts is devoted to changes in public relations that act as factors in successful development of companies in current context, as well as examples of specific industries and companies that are leading in new realities.

The analytical report prepared by the experts from the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) compares global technological and economic changes with the realities of Russia and the current government policy. It also gives the authors’ views on how to turn the risks of the new technological revolution into opportunities.