Five Days of Studying Digital Transformation of Public Administration: How the Smart Regulation & Digital Policy Summer School Went
From July 6 to July 10, 2026, the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration of IPAMM, HSE University, held the Smart Regulation & Digital Policy Summer School in Moscow. The program brought together students, doctoral researchers, lecturers, and practitioners from universities and organizations of Russia, the United Kingdom, China, and Israel. The five days of the School encompassed lectures by leading Russian and international researchers, a seminar on academic publishing, visits to the flagship venues of digital Moscow, project work, and the defense of the participants’ own solutions.
The 3rd online-conference on Digital Governance and Public Administration: Global and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
18-19 Jun 2026 the HSE University International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration (the Laboratory) organized the third International conference on digital governance
Galina Vissoky Schwartzman presented the paper “Digital Sentiments: Towards a Theory of Emotions in Digital Governance”
At the 2026 Annual Conference of the European Network for Public Administration (ENPA), held in Bucharest, Romania, from 22–25 April 2026, Galina Vissoky Schwartzman presented the paper “Digital Sentiments: Towards a Theory of Emotions in Digital Governance”
International Laboratory Head Completes Academic Visit to Fudan University
From March 8 to 14, 2026, Evgeny M. Styrin, Head of the International Laboratory, undertook an academic visit to Fudan University’s Institute for Global Public Policy.
The First International Congress of Public Administration
On February 11-13, 2026, the First International Congress of Public Administration was held at the Presidential Academy in Moscow.
XV Middle East Conference “Continuity and Innovation: The Middle East against the Background of a Broken World Order”
February 10, 2026, Moscow hosted the XV Middle East Conference "Continuity and Innovation: The Middle East against the Backdrop of a Shattered World Order," organized by the Valdai International Discussion Club in collaboration with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
International Scientific and Practical Conference “Journalism in 2025: Creativity, Profession, Industry”
On February 7, 2026, International Scientific and Practical Conference “Journalism in 2025: Creativity, Profession, Industry” was held
Human-centered barriers to the introduction of AI in the public sector of Russia and China
January 23, 2026 The HSE University International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration (the Laboratory) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) presented the results of a comparative study of human-centered barriers to the introduction of AI in public administration in Russia and China.
Ivan Makarov’s presentation at the All-Moscow Seminar “Expert opinion and data analysis”
V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with HSE University’s International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis hosted the All-Moscow Seminar “Expert opinion and data analysis”. Ivan Makarov, a Research Assistant at the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration, made a report on the topic “The Problem of Multicollinearity in Public Administration Indicators and Tools for Overcoming It”, within which he presented a part of his PhD dissertation study to specialists in the field of data analysis.
The International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration webinar
PhD student Zhu Zi Yuan made a presentation on his research in progress during the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration webinar. The current research title is “Institutional Comparison of Public Service Models in China, the United States and Russia: Marketization, Centralized Governance and Hybrid Governance in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”.