Tatarstan is interested in expanding cooperation with SAP company
20 June 2013, Thursday
On June 20 at their meeting within the framework of St.Petersburg International Economic Forum Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of SAP CIS Vitaly Postolatiy discussed issues of strategic partnership, and holding of SAP forum in Kazan.
The Agreement on cooperation that presupposes creation of the integrated platform for enterprise management covering principle business processes in the sphere of production, logistics, financial and management accounting and HR management was signed between OJSC “KAMAZ” and SAP.
Speaking at the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan is interested in expansion of cooperation with SAP company, use of enterprise management systems at big, small and medium-size enterprises, and public administration.
SAP officials, in their turn, told that the company has been working in the sphere of enterprise management for 40 years already, and they are interested in cooperation with Russian regions. They also informed about opening SAP office in Tatarstan in autumn.
Rustam Minnikhanov also suggested opening SAP training centre for future specialists who will work at industrial enterprises.
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.