Rustam Minnikhanov and Senior partner of Runa Capital Fund Sergey Belousov discuss issues of IT development in Tatarstan
31 October 2011, Monday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has met with senior partner of seed investment Fund Runa Capital, founder and chairman of Parallels board Sergey Belousov.
The meeting was held at the RT Government House with participation of the Minister of informatization and communications Nikolay Nikiforov, Aide to RT President Anatoly Krasnov and others.
The parties discussed further development of IT-sector in Tatarstan as one of Russian regions. The emphasis was put on today’s development of IT sector as a “growing point” of Tatarstan economy. In order to attract young specialists in Republic, particularly in IT-sector, a comfortable environment is needed so that they can live, work and do their business.
Nikolay Nikiforov informed on October 30 guests saw sports infrastructure being created for Universiade-2013, discussed changes Tatarstan should face to become attractive for IT-business and young specialists.
Nikolay Nikiforov believes today IT-sector is a huge global market and it will continue expanding.
Today Sergey Belousov will held master-class on issues of venture investment in a high-tech park - IT-park (Kazan, Peterburgskaya str).
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .