Smelov Pavel Aleksandrovich

Smelov Pavel Aleksandrovich

Biography

Born July 1, 1983 in Yakutsk.

In 2005 he graduated from Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) with a degree in applied informatics (in economics) and the Yakutsk Institute in Moscow with a degree in Organization Management.

From 2004 to 2015 - worked in various positions at the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics.

In 2015-2018 - Director of the Situation Center for the Socio-Economic Development of the Regions of the Russian Federation of the Russian University of Economics named after G.V. Plekhanov.

In 2018-2019 - Headed the Center for Statistics and Data Science of the PRUE named after G.V. Plekhanova.

In the summer of 2019, he moved to Rosstat, becoming an adviser to the head of the department, Pavel Malkov.

Since December 2019, Deputy Head of Rosstat. The task of Pavel Smelov in Rosstat is to improve the methodology for collecting statistics regarding the use of new data sources, the head of Rosstat Pavel Malkov told TAdviser, commenting on Smelov's appointment.

2021: Dismissal from Rosstat

Prime Minister RFMikhail Mishustin signed an order to dismiss Deputy Head of Rosstat Pavel Smelov. He left the department of his own free will.

Pavel Smelov oversaw the All-Russian Population Census in 2021 at Rosstat. The census, which has been postponed more than once due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held from October 15 to November 14, 2021. Rosstat launched an extensive information campaign related to this event. Before the start of the census, Russians were actively called upon to pass it electronically if possible, but in the end, according to Rosstat, less than 20% of the country's population (about 25 million people) used this service.

The results of the first stage of the census should appear before May 31, 2022, the second - until December 31, 2022. Various polls and reviews in social networks showed that the census takers did not reach everyone, and the virtual census on the public services portal caused difficulties for some.

2023: General Director of the Center for Strategic Research

On November 15, 2023, by the decision of the Council of the Center for Strategic Research Foundation, Pavel Smelov was approved as General Director of the CSR.

The Center for Strategic Research will undergo a "reboot." Market trends, the need to explore and build a systematic dialogue between business and the state on an independent platform pose new tasks for the Center for Strategic Research, said Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Council of the CSR Fund.

According to him, over the years of its existence, the CSR has been tightly incorporated into the internal work of large organizations, corporations and, most importantly, the Government of the Russian Federation. A lot of calculations are made through transport projects, urban planning, climate. And it is important that the key center for decision-making is made in the CSR.

The Center for Strategic Research needs to focus primarily on solving practical, applied issues subordinate to the tasks of the supply economy. It should become a leading platform for building a dialogue and finding solutions for society, business and the state, "said Maxim Reshetnikov.

The main task of the Center for Strategic Research for November 2023 is to give the expert community, legislative and executive branches of government an independent view, assessment or proposals for the development and improvement of the regulatory framework in all industries economies in order to balance the interests of society, the state and business.

Changing the landscape due to the departure of international players gives the Center for Strategic Research the opportunity to become the leader in the expert consulting market. The center will focus on building independent forecasts of the development of our economy, objective and independent assessment of how national development goals are achieved, how national projects are implemented. Experts of the CSR will have to expand the horizons of research on international experience and practices, create new indices, research and ratings in order to give citizens, experts and authorities of all levels an alternative view of the usual things, "said Pavel Smelov, General Director of the CSR.

The new composition of the Council of the Center for Strategic Research Foundation was also approved. In particular, it included Vladimir Efimov - Deputy Mayor Moscow for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations, - Alexander Auzan Dean of the Faculty of Economics Lomonosov Moscow State University and Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Economic Development, - Russia Andrey Klepach Chief Economist state of the Development Corporation, ВЭБ.РФ Alexander Shirov - Director of the Institute for Economic Forecasting. RAS

Departmental awards

Badge of the State Statistics Committee of Russia "For active participation in the 2002 All-Russian Population Census";

Medal "For Merit in Conducting the All-Russian Population Census";

Badge of state the Federal Statistics Service "Excellence in Statistics";

Badge "For contribution to the development of state statistics";

Thanks to the head of the Federal State Statistics Service.

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