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Ensuring technological sovereignty: Normative and expert discourse


TERRA ECONOMICUS, Vol. 24, No 3

Citation: Buzulukova E.V., Kapoguzov E.A., Sheresheva M.Yu. (2026). Ensuring technological sovereignty: Normative and expert discourse. Terra Economicus 24(3), 123–141. DOI: 10.18522/2073-6606-2026-24-3-123-141

Acknowledgment: This work was supported by the grant of Russian Science Foundation № 25-18-00075, https://rscf.ru/project/25-18-00075/
The paper examines the specifics of the discourse on technological sovereignty (TS) in Russia, both officially normative (based on statements by members of the Government of the Russian Federation responsible for implementing related policies) and expert. Based on expert interviews, the key narratives of the essence of the TS and the mechanisms for ensuring it are identified, in particular, the tools for TS achieving from the point of view of the state are systematized and their effectiveness is assessed from the experts’ point of view. The gap in the chain of support institutions – science – industry is shown. The method is a comparative analysis of the positions of members of the Russian government, academic and business experts regarding the tools and mechanisms for ensuring TS, and existing problems and opportunities for cooperation with the BRICS countries. Based on semantic analysis, we revealed the position of experts regarding the dilemma of “the autarky vs cooperation”. Key problems identified are: the gap between science and industry, insufficient thoughtfulness of the TS support strategy, lack of trust between business, science and the state, the short-term orientation of business, and the resulting impossibility to implement complex and risky projects. The results of the study may help in developing further recommendations for improving the TS ensuring policy.

Keywords: technological sovereignty; BRICS countries; scientific and technological development; institutional analysis; discourse analysis
JEL codes: F15, F52, O38


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Publisher: Southern Federal University
ISSN: 2073-6606














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