Letter RAS scientists Putin fell on fertile soil – REGNUM

Moscow, August 3, 2016, 12:19 – REGNUM Scientists insist on amendments to the FZ-253 in terms of the division of powers, and RAS Fano. The Academy of Sciences calculated that the Russian president had heard them and sort out the situation. Anyway, according to the press-secretary of the head of state, the Kremlin with great attention relates “to the concerns that are expressed and academicians and corresponding member, various professors».

As explained agency REGNUM at the Academy of Sciences, the positive reaction of the head of state to his appeal, they are waiting for another reason that the open letter to Vladimir Putin, “fell on fertile soil.” In late March, the General Meeting of the RAS members approved the Report on the state of basic science in the Russian Federation and of the most important scientific achievements of Russian scientists in 2015. <. / em> The document was presented to Putin and, of course, did not go unnoticed

agency REGNUM have already said that an open letter to academics – the result of acute confrontation RAS and Fano. The history of relations, if I may say so, these structures are described in detail in chapter Academy of Sciences report. Home academics claim that the Fano exceeds its powers and «together with administrative functions actively involved in the organization of scientific research, including the identification of areas of research and the organization of their conduct» .

This situation is due to the imperfection of the Federal law “On the Russian Academy of Science …” (FZ-253), «where there is no clear distribution of powers between the RAS and Fano» , the report said. This makes it possible to treat the individual points of the law so that the Agency allows itself to interfere in the scientific process, taking on the «function not only administrative and economic, but also scientific guidance» .

The idea was otherwise. Yes, it involves the creation of two research complex control centers. But at the same time control structures, having different organizational and legal status, fundamentally different to their administrative resources: «Management substantial part – research entrusted to the Federal State Institution” Russian Academy of Sciences “, and provides a function – by the Federal Agency of scientific organizations , which were also submitted to the full rights of the founder of subordinate organizations ».

However, individual items FZ-253, listed in the report ( 5.3.2, 5.3.3. , 5.3.4) , pinned to the approval of programs Fano subordinated scientific organizations – and that RAS institutes! The Agency’s list of possibilities was – note – « development (jointly with the Russian Academy of Sciences) plan of basic research, assess the effectiveness of the organizations subordinate to the Agency (subject to evaluation carried out by RAS)”. Any obvious that these functions go far beyond hozchasti.

As soon as any ernichayu about the fact that the cook can run the state. Now, FZ-253 turned out that the caretaker can drive science. This angers scientists, forcing write letters and ask for changes to the law, that there was no loopholes, and ambiguous. In fact required, as in the classic – “d t he me a piece of paper, so it was the final paper, not paper , and Armour ! »Only in this case no Shvonder close and not go.

in the meantime, as shown in the report, along with Fano RAS generates scientific policy. In May 2015 it «acted with real objections of the Russian Academy of Sciences of the powers at the scientific and methodological guidance of scientific organizations and higher education institutions (an from 25.05.2015 №007-182-11 / 4k -282). In addition, Fano imposed restrictions on the provision of subordinated organizations the information necessary RAS to carry out their functions, which directly contradicts the relevant provisions of the 253-FZ “On the Russian Academy of Sciences …».

Such quotations from the report can result in tens. The essence of one – Fano prevents scientists to do research. But the main thing is that this structure is concentrated in their hands the money. And this is a serious argument. «The concentration of financial and tangible assets allows Fano build its own research system».

As an example, the situation with the programs of fundamental research in priority areas of the presidium Russian Academy of Sciences. The allocation of the volume of appropriations for the implementation of the Program of the Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences Fano implemented in practice residual financing principle . «As a result, significantly reduced the volume of financing of the Presidium of the draft program of the RAS carried out on strategic priority areas: research in the development of the Arctic region, defense and security, mathematical modeling, medical topics» , – is said in the report <. / p>

in particular, the sequestration of the budget in 2015 Fano reduced the amount of subsidies to the state order institutions 5% (3 billion rubles.) from the original volume, and the financial security schemes of the presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences – 50% (2, 7 billion rubles.). Only the intervention in the process of power prevented the process of eradication programs of the Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences

« Inconsistent and contradictory nature of the intervention of Russia Fano to the organization of fundamental research prevents the further course of reforms», -. the conclusion of the report . President of Russian Academy of Sciences Russian President Vladimir Putin

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