OREANDA-NEWS. February 11, 2009. The subjects discussed included introduction of a new wage payment system in the science sector, the brain drain issue, and solutions to the problem of providing young scientists with housing.

Mr Medvedev called this a priority and said that all market economy possibilities should be used to resolve this problem.

Mr Osipov informed the President that, for the first time in the last 20 years, the Government has drafted and approved a common programme for fundamental academic research.