Ildar Khalikov speaks at plenary session of III EU-Russia Innovation Forum
13 June 2012, Wednesday
“We are interested in the EU experience in development of innovation infrastructure, adoption of innovations in production,” Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov stated at a plenary session of the 3rd EU-Russia Innovation Forum addressing participants of the event.
To the point, head of the RT Government is on a working trip in Finland to take part in the 3rd EU-Russia Innovation Forum and 21st EBN Annual Congress.
The event is held in Lappeenranta on the basis of the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT).
Ildar Khalikov congratulated everyone on opening of the 3rd EU-Russia Innovation Forum and invited to see the Tatarstan exposition displayed at the forum.
The Republic of Tatarstan was presented by a solid delegation comprised of specialists of universities, industrial enterprises, top management of some innovative platforms – technoprks, technopolises and officials of governmental structures of republic. Tatarstan is one of stably and dynamically developing regions in Russia.
Tatarstan PM told about economic results achieved in 2011 and prospective projects to be realized in the nearest time.
“Today we are interested in experience of best world experts like EBN members,” Ildar Khalikov said and reminded that technopark Idea became the EBN member in 2009.
The PM invited everyone to visit Tatarstan and get acquainted with innovative platforms and infrastructure created in republic.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.