Rustam Minnikhanov and Jores Alferov discuss issues of cooperation between Tatarstan and Skolkovo innovation centre
14 December 2011, Wednesday
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with scientist – physicist, Nobel prize winner, scientific chief of Skolkovo innovation centre Jores Ivanovich Alferov. The meeting was held in RT Government House with participation of RT Minister of education and science Albert Gilmutdinov, Chief of Department on issues of domestic policy at RT President Aleksandr Terentiev.
The parties discussed development of scientific potential of Tatarstan Republic, cooperation with Skolkovo innovation centre.
In particular, Jores Alferov marked Kazan scientific school always had high potential, and also mentioned Kazan Institute of Physics and Technology and other institutions.
Rustam Minnikhanov told about realization of several innovation projects in Tatarstan, work of “RT E-government”, and use of electronic documents circulation in government authorities.
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.