Industrial design for economic growth: Russia’s efforts to improve its manufacturing sector

Creative Industries Journal. 2020. Vol. 13. No. 3. P. 244–258.

Gershman M., Thurner T., Chudaeva M.

Industrial design as a driver for innovation is increasingly attracting attention throughout different disciplines. In order to switch from the oil-led development model to an innovation-driven economy, Russia attempts to strengthen its manufacturing industry through support policies for engineering and industrial design capabilities. The programme ‘Development of engineering activities and industrial design in Russia’ is part of the larger initiative for advancing manufacturing and raising its competitiveness which started in 2014. The paper builds on very recent data and interviews with key companies to study the effectiveness of these policies. We point out a series of structural weaknesses of industrial design in Russia in general and find that the industrial design policy in Russia largely remains non-systemic and fragmented.

Keywords: политика, инновации, innovation, производство, manufacturing, Промышленный дизайн, industrial design, policy

Publication based on the results of: Study of the activity of innovation process actors: strategies, network interactions, institutions (2020)