Olga Golodets will no longer be in charge of science – New News

Approved changes to the Acting Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Arkady Dvorkovich. According to the press service of the Russian Cabinet. Deputy Prime Minister for Social Policy Golodets handed over to his colleague’s questions of science. Mr. Dvorkovich is also responsible for agriculture and agro-industry, fisheries, transport, communication, sports, oil and electricity. And for now Golodets other questions of demography, health, labor, youth policy and to support non-profit organizations.

Earlier activity deputy prime minister in charge of science, received harsh criticism from the academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). Scientists have called for the resignation of Ms. Golodets from his post. The fact is that since September came into force prepared by the Government and the Deputy Prime Minister law on the reorganization of the RAS. Instigated reform has led to a massive reduction in the offices of the academy. In addition, the law provides for the accession to the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All organizations that are in them, handed over to the agency – the federal executive body specifically authorized by the government. Heads of RAS is not happy about it. Besides saving for an academic institutions, scientists demanded to keep them and the regional offices, for which, according to academics, you need to fix the status of the main managers of budgetary funds. Also, opponents of reform want to keep all the rights on the basis of which of the organizations RAS fixed assets of the federal form of ownership.

«Permanent transfer of authority – a characteristic feature of the present Cabinet – said the situation” NO “CEO of the Center for Political Information Alexei Mukhin. – Last, perhaps a concession to disgruntled and academics. But, most of all, it is primarily a question of some kind of compensation Dvorkovich, who had previously suffered a loss in their credentials. ” Recall from the deputy prime minister took questions of nature and alcoholic beverages.

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