Rustam Minnikhanov meets with CEO of Association of innovative regions of Russia Ivan Bortnik
3 April 2012, Tuesday
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with CEO of the Association of innovative regions of Russia Ivan Bortnik. The meeting was held in RT Government House with participation of RT Minister of economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov and Aide to RT President Anatoly Krasnov.
The parties shared opinions about the strategy of further development of the Association of innovative regions of Russia, discussed innovative development of Russia in general and subjects of the federation in particular.
To the point, memorandum on creation of interregional Association of innovative regions of Russia was signed at XIII innovative forum in Tomsk in May 2010.
Today the Association of innovative regions of Russia comprises eight subjects of the federation (Irkutsk oblast, Kaluga oblast, Tomsk oblast, Novosibirsk oblast, Krasnoyarsk krai, Perm krai, the Republic of Mordovia, the Republic of Tatarstan), Academy of national economy at RF Government and the Russian corporation of nanotechnologies.
A regular session of the Supervision council of the general meeting of the Association of innovative regions of Russia will be held on April 5 in Moscow.
Read more about the Association of innovative regions of Russia http://www.i-regions.org/
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”