Rustam Minnikhanov elected as Chairman of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia again
21 June 2013, Friday
On June 21 at a general meeting of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia that was held within the framework of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov was again elected as Chairman of the Association.
Results of work for 2012 were summarized and tasks for the nearest future were set at the meeting.
Rustam Minnikhanov pointed out key tasks faced by regions - members of the Association, such as provision of new jobs, and production of competitive products.
CEO of the Association Ivan Bortnik made a detailed report telling about law-making activity and interaction with State Duma committees. He said that the Association deals with development of innovative infrastructure in regions, establishes partnership relations with interethnic clusters (the Netherlands, Germany, France).
Election of the Association members, Chairman and members of the Supervision Board was held afterwards.
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.