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The XI International Scientific and practical Internet conference "Global Challenges and Regional Development in the mirror of Sociological Dimensions" will be held from March 30 to April 3, 2026. More than 150 researchers take part in the event every year, including sociologists, economists, demographers, lawyers and representatives of related sciences from scientific institutions and universities in the regions of Russia and neighboring countries.

We invite our colleagues to take part in the conference, which will become a platform for finding effective mechanisms for adapting Russian society to the new social reality, taking into account the current challenges of our time.

A consortium of universities and scientific institutions has been established in the Vologda Region. The decision was announced at a specialized meeting dedicated to the development of the Vologda region's education system, which was held on the eve of Russian Science Day. The association of leading scientific schools is designed to launch specific scientific and applied projects aimed at developing the region's economic sectors, training highly qualified personnel in priority professions of the future and creating new jobs. 5 higher education organizations and 4 scientific organizations, including the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, became members of the consortium.

On February 6, 2026, Vologda hosted a solemn event dedicated to the Day of Russian Science. The staff of the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences were awarded certificates of honor from the Governor and letters of appreciation from the Ministry of Economic Development, Industry and Trade of the Vologda Region for their contribution to the development of science.

On February 6, 2026, a solemn event dedicated to the Day of Russian Science was held at the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Congratulations and parting words were addressed to the staff from the director of the VolSC RAS, Doctor of Economics A.A. Shabunova. Within the framework of the event, the staff of the Center received Certificates of Honor from the Governor of the Vologda Region, and the winners of the award were awarded. Honorary Doctor of the VolSC RAS M.F. Sychev.

On February 5, 2026, within the framework of the Vologda Regional Center for Human Resource Development in the field of Demography, a seminar presentation of information and analytical publications of the VolSC RAS was held at the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences: the VI regional demographic report "Demographic development of the regions of the North-Western Federal District", the scientific reference atlas "Labor and employment in the regions of the North-West Russia". The event brought together representatives of the scientific community, government authorities and education and became a platform for exchanging views on issues related to the demographic development of the regions of the Northwestern Federal District, labor and employment in the regions of Northwestern Russia.

Evgeny Vladimirovich Lukin, PhD in Economics, a leading researcher and head of the Center for Structural Research and Forecasting of Territorial Development of the VolSC RAS, completed the Foresight: Methods and Organizations program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.

January 28-31 in St. Petersburg at the Mining University named after Empress Catherine II was trained in the third module of the Personnel Reserve Program in the field of science, technology and higher education. The topic of the module was the Strategy for the Development of Higher Education and Science in the Russian Federation. The Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences was presented by a leading researcher, Head of the Center for Socio-Demographic Research, Candidate of Economics M.A. Gruzdeva.

On February 2-4, 2026, Moscow hosted the LXVIII session of the Russian-French Scientific Seminar organized by the Institute of National Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP RAS) and the Center for Research on Industrialization Models (CEMI, France). During the session, E.V. Lukin, Head of the Center for Structural Research and Forecasting of Territorial Development, PhD in Economics, VolSC RAS, presented the results of an analysis of the key paradox of the modern labor market in the Northwestern Federal District, obtained under the theme of state assignment No. FMGZ-2025-0012 "Structural and technological transformation of the regional economy in the context of ensuring national security of the Russian Federation: monitoring, regulation and forecast".

The first issue of the bulletin "Public Administration Effectiveness in population assessments", which was prepared by scientists of the VolSC RAS, presents an analysis of the dynamics of public opinion based on the results of monitoring conducted in the Vologda Oblast from November 22 to December 10, 2025. The study focuses on comparing the population's assessments of the political and socio-economic situation in the country and the region with the results of previous measurements: October 2025, December 2024 and the average annual data.

The bulletin traditionally examines the opinions of residents of the region about the activities of the President of the Russian Federation and federal authorities, the Governor of the Vologda Oblast, regional and municipal governments, analyzes the population's perceptions of their own financial situation, the dynamics of consumer sentiment, the main trends in social mood, patience and protest potential.

The issue contains the results of original research on the problems of socio-economic and spatial development of territorial systems at different levels (country, region, municipality) in the context of the aggravation of external and internal challenges. Territorial and economic processes are considered within the framework of the theory of the district organization of the productive forces of society and the formation of territorial production complexes. A methodological approach to assessing the financial stability of the development of territorial systems at the regional and municipal levels of government is proposed. The regional differentiation of the level of involvement of Russian companies in the practice of corporate social responsibility is determined, taking into account their industry specifics, and industry reserves for increasing labor productivity in the regional economy are described (based on the materials of the Vologda Oblast). The key problems of implementing digital transformation at the regional level in Russia are analyzed and its potential as a tool for reducing the differentiation of the economic space is assessed. Quantitative estimates of the impact of housing conditions on fertility convergence in the regions of post-Soviet Russia have been obtained. The article presents the results of monitoring of the economy of the North-West of Russia, conducted by the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, based on the results of November 2025.

Argumenty I Fakty (No. 4, 2026) published an interview with a researcher at the VolSC RAS, "Say Thank you." What kind of person would Vologda residents consider cultured?" Angelina Eduardovna Zhdanova, a junior researcher at the Center for Socio-Cultural and Political Studies of the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about the preferences of Vologda residents in the cultural sphere, their satisfaction with the quality of services provided, and the characteristics inherent in a "cultured person."

On February 5, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences will host a presentation of information and analytical publications of the VolSC RAS. The event will bring together representatives of the scientific community, government authorities and education and will become a platform for exchanging views on issues related to the demographic development of the regions of the Northwestern Federal District, labor and employment in the regions of Northwestern Russia.

Topical issues related to conducting comprehensive research on scientific and technological potential have been discussed at the Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences for almost twenty years. This monograph, prepared within the framework of the state assignment "Ensuring the sustainability of the regional economy in the context of strengthening technological sovereignty and national security" (FMGZ-2025-0011) under the leadership of Doctor of Economics, Professor T.V. Uskova, presents the results of a collective study on the scientific and technological development of territories in the context of the digitalization of the economy. The paper analyzes the process of introducing digital technologies in the public and business sectors, identifies potential opportunities and key challenges facing the participants in this process. It is shown that the most important factor influencing digitalization is the scientific and technological potential associated with the development and implementation of advanced technologies. An important place is given to discussing issues related to the regional management system for scientific and technological development, as well as staffing for the digitalization of the economy.

On January 22, 2026, Anastasia Alekseevna Sokolova, PhD, researcher at the Center for Socio-Demographic Research at the VolSC RAS, presented a report on the topic "Value structure of the older generation: impact on life satisfaction and confidence in the future" at a meeting of the permanent scientific seminar-discussion "Social Economics" within the framework of the scientific school of the VOLSC RAS "Problems of socio-economic development of the Russian Academy of Sciences.demographic development of territories" (supervisor – Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor A.A. Shabunova). The results of the study of the value structure of the older generation were obtained as part of a grant project supported by the Russian Science Foundation No. 25-28-01422 "Conceptual foundations and practices for achieving the digital well-being of the older generation in the field of consumption" (directed by M.A. Gruzdev).

On January 19, 2026, the program "The main thing: Increasing the birth rate in the Vologda Region" took place on the regional radio of GTRK Vologda. O.N. Kalachikova, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at the VolSC RAS, PhD, Associate Professor, became one of the participants of this broadcast. During the program, questions were raised about support measures in the field of population conservation, the results of research in the field of demography conducted by the VolSC RAS, and the prospects associated with an increase in the birth rate in the region were presented.