RIO Center, established in 2003, initially focused on the ways of modernizing Russia into an information society, moving into National Priority Projects area when these projects emerged in 2005. INSOR was officially launched by Medvedev March 18, 2008 – after the election but prior to his inauguration.[4] The organization declares a long-term goal of modernizing national social services within the framework of four National Priority Projects: Modern Healthcare, Affordable Housing, Quality Education and Agricultural Development - as well as the Demographic Sustainability program.[5] Medvedev declared that "civil society should have means to influence the implementation of social policy. And expert discussions of this kind are one of the forms of such influence".[6] Yurgens described the organization "as an open center, where various points of view may collide, but, on the other hand, part of the discussion may be held behind closed doors, yet the final recommendations will always be available to the public".[7]
In July 2008 INSOR made headlines by promoting an unpopular decision to replace regressive rate of employers' social contributions (unified social tax) with a flat 26% tax. The proposal does not affect employers of low-income workforce but targets employers of highly skilled workers, professional firms etc. The change is part of a larger plan to reform Russian social contribution system. Currently, employer contributions are channeled into Pension Fund, mandatory medical insurance and social insurance, none of which can function properly. INSOR proposes to eliminate mandatory insurance altogether and use the savings to finance the deficit-ridden Pension Fund. These proposals are radically contrary to Vladimir Putin's government approach.[2]
Earlier in 2008 INSOR launched an internet portal for the youth, mir4you.ru.[8] It was criticized for a formal approach, lack of own exclusive content, massive copyright violation and numerous factual errors due to unscrupulous use of outdated "borrowed" texts.[9]
^The organization itself translates its name as the Institute of Contemporary Development. It also appears in the news as the Institute of Modern Development
^ abc"Presidential experts begin shipping". Kommersant (in Russian). July 31, 2008.
^"Перед МИРом все равны" [All are equal in MIR]. Kommersant (in Russian). Jun 16, 2008. Retrieved Jan 26, 2023.
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insor, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2008, learn, when, remove, this, message, abbrevia. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources INSOR news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message INSOR abbreviated Russian Institut sovremennogo razvitiya Institute of Contemporary Development 1 known until March 2008 as RIO Center Russian RIO Centr Center for Development of an Information Society in a Moscow based nonprofit think tank affiliated with former Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev who as of July 31 2008 heads INSOR s board of trustees 2 3 It is the only non government organization where Medvedev retained formal influence after the presidential election 2 Daily management of INSOR is delegated to Igor Yurgens vice president and spokesman of Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Contents 1 History 2 Personnel 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editRIO Center established in 2003 initially focused on the ways of modernizing Russia into an information society moving into National Priority Projects area when these projects emerged in 2005 INSOR was officially launched by Medvedev March 18 2008 after the election but prior to his inauguration 4 The organization declares a long term goal of modernizing national social services within the framework of four National Priority Projects Modern Healthcare Affordable Housing Quality Education and Agricultural Development as well as the Demographic Sustainability program 5 Medvedev declared that civil society should have means to influence the implementation of social policy And expert discussions of this kind are one of the forms of such influence 6 Yurgens described the organization as an open center where various points of view may collide but on the other hand part of the discussion may be held behind closed doors yet the final recommendations will always be available to the public 7 In July 2008 INSOR made headlines by promoting an unpopular decision to replace regressive rate of employers social contributions unified social tax with a flat 26 tax The proposal does not affect employers of low income workforce but targets employers of highly skilled workers professional firms etc The change is part of a larger plan to reform Russian social contribution system Currently employer contributions are channeled into Pension Fund mandatory medical insurance and social insurance none of which can function properly INSOR proposes to eliminate mandatory insurance altogether and use the savings to finance the deficit ridden Pension Fund These proposals are radically contrary to Vladimir Putin s government approach 2 Earlier in 2008 INSOR launched an internet portal for the youth mir4you ru 8 It was criticized for a formal approach lack of own exclusive content massive copyright violation and numerous factual errors due to unscrupulous use of outdated borrowed texts 9 Personnel editINSOR s board of 12 includes along with Medvedev state servants Arkady Dvorkovich Elvira Nabiullina etc and academics Yevgeny Velikhov Yevgeny Yasin There are no active businesspeople with a probable exception of Leonid Reiman Executive staff is primarily academic Ruslan Grinberg ru Vladimir Mau etc citation needed See also editIndependent Institute for Social Policy IISP Institute for US and Canadian Studies ISKRAN Institute of World Economy and International Relations IMEMO References edit The organization itself translates its name as the Institute of Contemporary Development It also appears in the news as the Institute of Modern Development a b c Presidential experts begin shipping Kommersant in Russian July 31 2008 Board of trustees www insor russia ru Schedrov Oleg March 18 2008 Russia s Medvedev urges social economic debate Reuters Objectives www insor russia ru Statement by Medvedev www insor russia ru Medvedev ITAR TASS March 18 2008 Govt needs open discussion of existing processes Chto eto dlya tebya What is it for you Pered MIRom vse ravny All are equal in MIR Kommersant in Russian Jun 16 2008 Retrieved Jan 26 2023 External links editOfficial website in Russian in English Official site of RIO Center Russian only Archived 2007 05 21 at the Wayback Machine This article needs additional or more specific categories Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles January 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title INSOR amp oldid 1136075157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
