Science for Sustainability Development

In the period of radical reforms in Russia, science entered a state of crisis. Nevertheless, the powerful R&D potential available in the country enables Russian scientists to make a decisive contribution to the transition to sustainable development. Primary attention is attributable to the problems of the role of science in economic stabilization. At the same time, science is devoted to contribute to strengthening national security, which can be analyze in brief with the use of the personality–society–State triad. One of Russia’s national goals at the present moment is the informatization of the country, which cannot be achieved without the assistance by the scientific community. A scientific base is required also for the formation of a strategy of sustainable international links in different fields. To play an adequate role in the transition to sustainable development, Russian science itself should develop on a sustainable path. These purposes require an essential transformation of the R&D sector and radical improvement of State S&T and innovation policy.