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MOSCOWDecember 8, 2009. Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the information describing what Russians think are the factors the transition to innovation-driven economy depends on.

A majority of Russians do not know which social groups could be the driving force of introduction of innovations in Russia (59%); 23% think there are no such forces. The rest of respondents mention state (5%), businessmen and society (4% for each), politicians (3%), youth (2%) and others. 

As a rule, Russians are also hard to tell what social forces are interested in implementation of innovations a (64%). Nineteen percent of respondents consider that there are no such forces. The rest of them point out state (6%), oligarchs and businessmen (3%) and others.

According to a majority of Russians, the successful transition from the commodity-driven to innovation-driven economy mainly depends of state and state officials (59%). Those who pin their hopes on state authorities are mostly CPRF supporters (67%), 35-44-year-old Russians (66%). Every fifth (21%) is confident that those who are responsible for the completion of modernization are entrepreneurs. Such an opinion is shared by adherents of LDPR and United Russia parties (21% for each) and 18-24-year-old respondents (26%).  The least of Russians think that the transition to innovation-based economy depends on people themselves (12%). Those who think so are basically Fair Russia party supporters (19%).

The initiative Russian opinion polls were conducted on November 28-29, 2009. 1600 respondents were interviewed at 140 sampling points in 42 regions of Russia. The margin of error does not exceed 3.4 %.

 

In your opinion, are there any social groups or forces that could be the driving force of the modernization of Russian economy and its transition from commodity-driven to innovation-driven one?

If you think there are, then can you tell what forces?

 (open-ended question, not more than three answers)

State authority, state officials

5

Businessmen, heads of enterprises

4

Scientists, inventors

4

Parties, politicians

3

Youth, students

2

Persons competent in this field

1

I think there are such forces but I could hardly name them

1

No, there are no such forces

23

Hard to tell

59

Do you think there are forces in modern Russian society that are not interested in the modernization of Russian economy and oppose implementation of innovations? If you think there are, then what forces?

 (open-ended question, not more than three answers)

State authority, state officials

6

Businessmen, heads of enterprises

3

Parties, politicians

2

Forces which make no profit  out of the development and modernization of Russia

2

Criminals

1

Corrupt officials

1

Commodity tycoons

1

I think there are such forces but I could hardly name them

2

No, there are no such forces

19

Other

1

Hard to tell

64

In your opinion, what basic factors does the successful completion of modernization of Russian economy and its transition to innovation-driven one depend on?

 (close-ended question, one answer)

 

Total respondents

Parties which Russians would vote for,

 if elections took place next Sunday

CPRF

LDPR

Fair Russia

United Russia

Others

I would not take part in elections

State, state officials

59

67

59

60

60

60

56

Entrepreneurs, businessmen, those who have money and idea

21

11

21

17

21

20

22

Peopletheir initiativewillingness andenergy

12

15

13

19

12

20

9

Hard to tell

8

7

7

4

7

 

12

 

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