Title: Enhancing BRICS scientific and educational potential as a prerequisite for knowledge-based development and digital leadership

Authors: Evgeniya K. Karpunina; Elena A. Yakovleva; Olga S. Shurupova; Tigran L. Oganesyan; Olga N. Gorbunova

Addresses: Department of Strategic Development of Economic, Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin, Internationalnaya Str., 33, Tambov, 392000, Russian Federation ' Department of World and National Economy, Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies named after G.F. Morozov, Timiryazev Str. 8, Voronezh, 394087, Russian Federation ' Department of English Language Institute of Philology, Lipetsk State Pedagogical University named after P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shanskiy, Lenin Str. 42, Lipetsk, 398020, Russian Federation ' Department of Economic Security, Kuban State Technological University, Moskovskaya Str., 2, Krasnodar, 350072, Russian Federation ' Department of Management, Service and Tourism, Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin, Internationalnaya Str., 33, Tambov, 392000, Russian Federation

Abstract: The paper offers a comprehensive approach to assessing the state of the scientific and educational potential of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) member countries to determine the possibilities of their advanced development based on knowledge and their achievement of digital leadership. The comparative analysis of the key development indicators allowed the authors to conclude that the BRICS alliance is a real competitive force that is increasing its influence in the global economy, gradually weakening the positions of developed countries. It is proved that by strengthening specific components of scientific and educational potential, the BRICS countries can provide a digital breakthrough in the global economy. The integral indicator of the scientific and educational potential of the BRICS countries has been calculated, as well as the corresponding grouping of countries into 'locomotive countries' and "catching up countries". Tools to strengthen the scientific and educational potential of each selected group of countries as conditions for intensive knowledge-based development and ensuring digital leadership are proposed.

Keywords: scientific and educational potential; BRICS; Brazil; Russia; India; China and South Africa; knowledge-based development; digital development; global leadership; R&D; locomotive countries; catching up countries.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2024.141632

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 2024 Vol.14 No.3, pp.290 - 313

Received: 26 Feb 2023
Accepted: 25 Jun 2024
Published online: 27 Sep 2024 *

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