Maria Mesyats (p), Sergey Nikitenko, Mikhail Korolev

Gergely Tagai

The lack of up-to-date analytical information on technological trends and research in the use of minerals in many respects hinders the formation and development of growth points of the high-tech sector of the economy in resource regions. According to the authors, application of patent analytics tools in the resource region and models of risk insurance in the field of economic circulation of rights to the results of intellectual activity will solve this problem. The scientific significance of this problem lies in a systematic approach to research, development, formation of the organizational, methodological and regulatory framework for the functioning of intellectual property subjects (copyright holders, banks, insurance companies, support funds, appraisers, authorities). New forms and approaches to the development of the resource region are possible only if the direction related to the sphere of intellectual activity is developed. There is an obvious need for a thorough study of risks in the field of intellectual activity, identification of factors affecting the development of the insurance market in this area. It is required to systematize the existing in international practice, available organizational and methodological approaches to the organization, coordination of all subjects of the field of intellectual activity on the basis of the existing organizational and economic tools in the resource mining region. The practical significance of the authors' research is determined by the possibility of replicating the formulated program recommendations to other resource regions of Russia and countries of the world. On this basis, sustainable development of the resource region and socio-economic stability is possible. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the development of a new comprehensive approach to solving the problems of the development of the resource region based on the results of patent analytics and systemic solution of issues in the field of intellectual activity (insurance, appraisal, pledge of rights). The authors have experience in developing methods, regulations governing specific aspects of the development of the sphere of intellectual activity.
Thus, combining the strategic targets of the resource-type region, the industrial potential of enterprises and research competencies of universities, we can state that the research model presents a comprehensive picture of the challenges and opportunities of the resource region in terms of science and technology management. This research was supported by Grant No. 22-28-20513 of the Russian Science Foundation, https://rscf.ru/en/project/22-28-20513/.

Aygun Kam (p)

Maria Mesyats

The globalizing world and the increasingly competitive environment are enhancing the importance of human resources and working systems, which are the most valuable assets of public institutions to provide economic effectiveness. Remote working, which has been among working systems for many years, has been preferred by many public institutions since COVID-19 has shown its effect. Therefore, the aim of the research is assessment of the economic effectiveness of remote work in organizations of the public utility sector in terms of system preparation and a purposeful approach. From this point of view, a study was carried out on 140 academic employees (head of departments) working in public educational services in Poland. The results of the conducted research confirm partially or entirely the assumptions that when implementing remote work in public utility organizations, the direct control system changes to task control and the organizational structure of such entities becomes flattened and more flexible.

Oriane Lafuente-sampietro (p)

Aygun Kam

Over the last decade, the socio-economics of monetary alternatives carried out an important census work and classification of these currencies (Seyfang and Longhurst 2013). They highlighted the multiplication of a third generation of local currencies, which aim to contribute to the regulation of market relations by enrolling companies in a monetary network and creating or densifying localized economic relations ( Blanc and Fare 2012).
To this generation belong a specific kind of currencies, called convertible local currency (CLC) due to their means of issuance (Marshall and O’Neill 2018). Indeed, CLC are managed by NGOs and issued by the change of national currency into CLC by their users. Once the CLC unities are obtained, the consumers can use them with firms or organizations affiliated to the scheme. It is an exchange intermediary which enable to circulate value inside a network of participants. The number of CLC has increased rapidly in France over the last fifteen years, such that there are currently over 90 CLC in France (Blanc, Fare, and Lafuente-Sampietro 2020).

As the stated objectives of CLC are to promote the development of local exchanges and of an territorialized economic community (Fare 2016), I investigate whether membership to a CLC has an effect on enrolled firms' economic activity. Therefore, I measure the impact of the use of a CLC on their turnover. I make the hypothesis that, by orienting the expenses of the user’s community towards affiliated businesses, the enrolment in a CLC should result in an increase in demand addressed to them and thus in an increase in their turnover. Krohn and Snyder (2008) have tried to measure the effect of CLC on economic development, but their analysis has been carried out at the level of communal territories. However, as Michel and Hudon (2015) point out, the communities using local currencies are currently too small to observe any impact at such wide territorial scales.
We therefore submit here an econometric study at the micro level of firms. To carry out this study, we have obtained the list of member companies of 9 French CLCs, and have access to their fiscal data, from 2009 to 2019. As their first years of membership range from 2012 to 2019, we used a panel within model to determine the effect of local currency acceptance on turnover. Our preliminary results indicate, a positive effect of enrolment, at least for establishments with less than 5000 employees.

Gergely Taga (p)

Oriane Lafuente-sampietro

The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development of the European Union have stimulated the establishment of research collaborations for decades to enhance synergies of European academic knowledge production and to support its own policy goals. Although increasing resources and the thematic expanse of the past programme periods have indeed created fruitful co-operations between different partners across Europe, they also contributed to the reproduction of European inequalities in the field of knowledge.
Hence, the goal of this paper is to analyse inequalities in the European scientific field and knowledge production based on information on Horizon 2020 research and innovation collaborations. While this can be investigated from different viewpoints (forms of co-operations, productivity etc.), the main emphasis of this paper is to analyse positions of academic actors in European scientific power relations by exploring different network attributes of institutions participating in H2020 initiatives and their spatial distribution patterns, with special regard to positions of Central and Eastern European countries.
GIS-based analyses presented in the paper use geographical location data of institutions participating in H2020 research and innovation actions from 2014 to 2020 and information on their network characteristics based on their connections and on attributes related to project and institutional characteristics, financial contributions and their roles in collaborations. These types of data on institutional location and project attributes can be retrieved from the CORDIS database, which provide information on projects implemented within Framework Programmes of the EU.
Results of the paper contribute to the evidence-based knowledge of spatial characteristics of research collaboration networks within Europe. Detailed findings on the presumed concentration of analysed attributes within Western countries, the unequal positions within networks between older and new member states and measures on the level of integration of CEE countries into collaboration networks not only could arouse the interest of the scientific community but could also provide important feedback from a policy point of view.