Tatarstan President takes part in opening of the programme “Go ahead, Tatarstan!”
3 October 2013, Thursday
On October 3 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov took part in solemn opening of the programme “Go ahead, Tatarstan!”, a series of seminars and lectures from Google experts for teachers, businessmen, government employees, elderly Internet users, children, master classes for developers, and contests for young people.
Welcoming participants of the event, Rustam Minnikhanov informed that Google launches a unique educational programme in Kazan. He thanked the company for choosing Tatarstan as a pilot region to implement this programme. Rustam Minnikhanov wished participants of the seminars to get much useful information.
Director General of Google Russia Julia Solovieva said that Tatarstan is one of the most technologically developed regions in Russia, and hoped that implementation of this programme will contribute to further cooperation between Google and Tatarstan.
Roman Shaikhutdinov thanked Google for initiatives realized in Tatarstan.
The project should start long-term training programmes in the sphere of digital technologies for children and elderly people and holding regular youth competitions.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
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.