Rustam Minnikhanov: “Geoinformation systems is a lifestyle”

OAO “Tatneftekhhiminvest-holding” Board session was held at Tatarstan Government House on March 25. The session was chaired by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Several innovative projects were considered at the session.

Director General of OAO “NPK “REKOD” (an authorised organisation of the Federal Space Agency in the sphere of information technologies) Vyacheslav Bezborodov told about use of geoinformation systems in different economic sectors. He said that Tatarstan was the first among Russian regions to accept the programme on adopting space technologies. Now it is suggested that different departmental systems will be united in one republican infrastructure of spatial data.

“REKOD” company has already implemented projects created on a single ethnographic platform using GLONASS system.

Rustam Minnikhanov suggested adopting geoinformation systems in different spheres, from power supply facilities to service sector. At the same time, systems that might be interesting for wide range of customers should be available by means of pads and smartphones.

Board Chairman of “Clean world M” Vladimir Petrovsky presented company’s proposals. In particular, they suggest establishing a company for servicing storage plants at oil production, processing and transportation enterprises for Tatarstan and neighboring regions.

Rustam Minnikhanov supported the idea about foundation of an engineering company in the sphere of oil processing and petro chemistry. He recommended Tatneft and TAIF companies to be actively involved in the process.

Tatarstan Minister of information and communication Roman Shaikhutdinov told about creation of Innopolis, the first project of this kind in Russia.