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 March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.