About WAN
The World Association of Noonomy (WAN) was founded in Milan, Italy, on 26 March 2026 and acts in accordance with the Charter. WAN is a non-profit organisation that serves the public interest, it promotes social progress rooted in solidarity and social responsibility.
To bring together researchers from around the world to advance the theory and practice of noonomy and define the principles, pathways, and mechanisms of the nootransition, the movement towards a society where advances in science and technology foster human development, unlock creative potential, and strengthen solidarity. In this society, the biosphere and technosphere form a harmonious whole, creating a human habitat that meets the reasonable needs of both society and the individual.
WAN delivers on this mission through international research collaboration, such as joint projects, congresses, academic forums, publishing, and education.
WAN supports a global network of Centres of Noonomy and is building a multilingual Knowledge Base of Noonomy researchers worldwide. WAN carries out organisational and informational activities to promote the ideas of the noonomy theory in the public sphere.
WAN acts in accordance with its Charter, the founding document that sets out the Association's aims, governance structure, and rules of membership.
Areas of Activity
Structure of WAN
WAN's governance includes the Council, Directorate, Supervisory Board, and a network of committees and representative offices. The full chart below sets out the complete structure.
President of WAN
The President exercises the powers granted under the WAN Charter and oversees the Association's administration and operations.
He is the founder (1997) and Director of the St Petersburg S.Y. Witte Institute of Noonomy and New Industrial Development. The primary focus of the Institute’s research activity encompasses a broad range of issues related to economic industrialisation, as well as the forecasting of medium-term and long-term institutional, economic, and technological effects. He has authored over 1,200 scientific papers, including more than 35 monographs on the development of information systems, the informatisation of society, scientific and technological progress, intellectual property, history, and the current state and development prospects of the Russian economy, with a particular focus on a strategy for high-tech economic development. He is the author of fundamental papers on the concept of the New Industrial Society of the Second Generation (NIS.2) and the globally recognised theory of Noonomy. In particular, S. Bodrunov’s book Noonomy was awarded a prize by the World Association for Political Economy (WAPE) “For an outstanding contribution to the development of Political Economy in the 21st century” (2018). A course on the theory of Noonomy is taught at leading Russian universities. Noonomy has been published in Russian, English, Italian, Croatian, Spanish, Belarusian, Azerbaijani, Portuguese, Chinese and Hebrew. He is the President of the Free Economic Society (VEO) of Russia, the oldest civic organisation in Europe and the world. Founded by decree of Empress Catherine the Great in 1765, it includes over 300,000 members across 65 regions of Russia. He is also the President of the International Union of Economists, an organisation that unites representatives from 48 countries and has held General Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 1999. Since 2019, S. Bodrunov, together with the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has co-chaired the Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF), the largest scientific and academic platform in Russia. He has extensive experience in business asset management and is a qualified investor in the high-tech manufacturing sector. He has two adult daughters.
WAN Partners
World Association for Political Economy
Free Economic Society of Russia
World Social Forum
International Union of Economists
Scientific and Educational Center for Contemporary Marxist Studies, Lomonosov MSUJoin WAN
Members of WAN can be researchers with academic degrees from various fields of knowledge, students, master's and doctoral candidates, scientific and educational organisations, any individuals (both natural and legal persons) aged 18 and over who are interested in promoting the theory of noonomy and are ready to work together and cooperate for the benefit of social progress.
Detailed Terms of Participation
WAN membership enables researchers to bring their own work and professional experience into the international discussion on noonomy. Members receive updates on forthcoming events, new publications, and projects. They can attend Association events, submit work for publication, propose topics for academic discussion, initiate collaborative projects, and connect with colleagues worldwide.
Depending on the terms of each event, members may register as attendees, apply to speak, or help organise academic events. The Association may also invite members to contribute to collaborative research, lectures, seminars, and materials for the multilingual Noonomy Knowledge Base. With their consent, members may have their professional profiles published on the WAN website and linked to relevant publications, events, and sections of the Knowledge Base.
Digital materials and printed copies are provided subject to availability and the terms of the relevant publishing project. Membership alone does not guarantee that a presentation will be included in an event programme, that a manuscript will be accepted, that a project will receive funding, or that publications will be provided free of charge. Each decision is made through the applicable selection process.
Payment Terms
For professors and researchers, as well as all other members not listed separately, the fee is currently waived pending a new decision by the Council on the matter of membership fees. The membership fee for legal entities is paid by bank transfer to the account of the Association's founding member, the Noonomy Foundation.
Before applying, please review the Personal Data Processing Policy and other required documents.
How the Application Is Reviewed
The WAN Council reviews applications within 180 days of receipt and decides whether to approve them. Applicants are notified within 180 days of the decision. If an application is approved, the Council enters the new member in the Register of Members and the member receives a certificate confirming their membership of the Association.
Separate application forms and procedures apply to legal entities and organisations. These are available in the WAN section.