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How Did the Local Community of Novosibirsk Akademgorodok Perceive Scientific Infrastructure Development Projects 15 Years Ago and How Does It Perceive Them Now?

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The article presents the results of a study of how inhabitants of a settlement with scientific center status perceive projects for new facilities of science and technology infrastructure. The study was based on data from mass surveys conducted in 2006 and 2021 in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. Its relevance is related to problems that most Russian scientific centers and science cities faced in the post-Soviet period and the need to transform these specific urban settlements. To solve these problems, various projects are being implemented to transform their environment, including the creation of technology parks and other new facilities of science and technology infrastructure. Their success depends largely on social factors, including how the population perceives innovations. Two projects for the creation of new facilities of science and technology infrastructure in Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk, are being considered: Technopark (2006) and the SKIF (Siberian Circular Photon Source) Collective Use Center (2021). The population’s perception of these projects was assessed by the following parameters: awareness of the project, attitude towards the project, and negative and positive expectations from the project’s implementation. As a result, differentiation in these parameters was revealed and possible points of conflict and their dynamics were described.

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  1. It appeared in the 1950s with the creation of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences and construction of the Novosibirsk hydroelectric power station. The area is located on both banks of the Ob River, 30 km south of the city center; its area is 89.2 km2, and the current population numbers more than 140 000.

  2. In accordance with Federal Law no. 70-FZ of April 7, 1999, On the Status of Science City of the Russian Federation (with amendments and additions)/ https://base.garant.ru/180307/.

  3. See Decree of the Government of Novosibirsk oblast no. 103-p of March 21, 2017, On the Strategy for the Socioeconomic Development of Koltsovo Science City until 2030. https://docs.cntd.ru/document/465716271.

  4. It is known that Akademgorodok was the main example at the early stage of construction for the creators and designers of Tsukuba (See: Akademgorodok made in Japan. Official site of the Akademgorodok 2.0 program. http://www.akademgorodok2.ru/akademgorodok-made-in-japan/.

  5. Andrey Travnikov: We are proud of Akadempark—the most successful, productive, innovative Technopark in Russia. https:// sibreporter.info/andrey-travnikov-my-gordims-ya--akademparkom- samym-uspeshny?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium= desktop&utm_re-ferrer=https://dzen.ru/news/search?text=.

  6. Official website of Akadempark. https://academpark.com/about/.

  7. Construction of a world-class campus. Official site of Novosibirsk State University. https://www.nsu.ru/n/university/campus-construction/.

  8. SKIF—Siberian Circular Photon Source. Official site of the program “Akademgorodok 2.0.” http://www.akademgorodok2.ru/prj-synchrotron-skif/.

  9. Smart City News. Official site of the Akademgorodok 2.0 program. http://www.akademgorodok2.ru/news/smart-city/.

  10. The future of Akademgorodok was decided at a scientific subbotnik (fragment of article from the newspaper Navigator, July 7, 2006). https://7navigato.ru/stati/publicaticm/budush-ee-akademgorodka-reshali-na-uchenom-subbotmke.

  11. A hot autumn awaits the Novosibirsk elite. https://tayga.info/89860.

  12. Deforestation on Koptyug Prospekt: a new round of conflict. https://academ.info/news/7085.

  13. They cut down the forest—there will be construction. https://xn–b1aecnthebc1acj.xn–p1ai/ article/35038.

  14. Akademgorodok. Official site of the city of Novosibirsk. https://novo-sibirsk.ru/about/akademgorodok/.

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The article was prepared according to the research plan of the Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, project “Actors, Drivers, and Consequences of Social Change in Modern Society: Theory and Empiricism” no. 121040100280-1.

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  1. Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    K. N. Kalashnikova & N. L. Mosienko

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    K. N. Kalashnikova, N. L. Mosienko & A. V. Pirotskaya

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Kalashnikova, K.N., Mosienko, N.L. & Pirotskaya, A.V. How Did the Local Community of Novosibirsk Akademgorodok Perceive Scientific Infrastructure Development Projects 15 Years Ago and How Does It Perceive Them Now?. Reg. Res. Russ. 13, 340–350 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079970523700673

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