All-Russia seminar of customs information and technical services is held in Kazan
10 September 2013, Tuesday
On September 10 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Chief of Head IT Department of Federal Customs Service Aleksei Shashayev, Head of Volga region Customs Department Sergei Rybkin, and Head of Tatarstan Customs Albert Mavlikov took part in opening of All-Russia seminar of information and technical services of regional customs departments subordinate to Federal Customs Service in Kazan.
Head of Tatarstan Government welcomed participants of the seminar on behalf of Tatarstan President and thanked for holding the event in Kazan. He also thanked employees of Tatarstan Customs for their work during summer Universiade 2013.
Speaking about the topic of the seminar Ildar Khalikov said that information technologies have always been one of priority ones for Tatarstan. He informed that all government and municipal employees work in a single information system, and 2 mln electronic state services are rendered monthly.
Sergei Rybkin thanked Tatarstan leadership for an opportunity to hold the seminar in Kazan.
To the point, the seminar will be held till September 13. Participants of the event will visit High Technology Park “IT park”, and discuss a wide range of issues connected with development of modern customs technologies.
Using such technologies as online declaring, preliminary informing, remote release of goods and vehicles, the human factor will be minimal. The technologies will help to reduce bureaucratic delays and corruption, and make customs service more flexible and efficient.
One of innovations to be introduced in Volga region is the automated system for abnormal situation management.
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
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.