Analysis of scientific researches in Russian Arctic

This paper analyzes data on major Russian projects in the Arctic theme. It is shown that the average volume of one Arctic project in 2017 showed a 10% reduction relative to 2016. The main source of financing is the Russian Federal budget, which contributes a little less than 80% in funding for all Arctic projects. The scientific direction "Development of science and technologies of development of the Arctic" leads on the subject of Arctic projects. Considering the distribution of scientific research on the development of innovative technologies, the largest amounts of total Arctic project financing for the period under review are associated with three groups of technologies: "Technologies for monitoring and forecasting of the environment, preventing and eliminating of pollution", "Technologies for prospecting, exploration and development of mineral deposits and their extraction" and "Technologies of information, control and navigation systems". In general, in 2017 the financing of Arctic-related projects is less than 1.9% of the total financing of the research work of the Russian Federation. Creation and activity of the coordinating consulting body in the form of Information-Analytical Center of the Murmansk Arctic State University (MASU) in partnership with the Federal Research Center "Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (IAC MASU-KSC) will allow to coordinate and direct activity of the scientific organizations and considerably to increase efficiency of scientific researches in the conditions of limited financing. The successful work of the IAC MASU-KSC will stimulate the development and implementation of innovative products and technologies in the field of ensuring comfortable human habitation in Arctic and the preservation of Arctic ecosystems.