Tatarstan President: “I am sure that Innopolis will be in demand in the whole Russia”

On October 31, speaking at the panel discussion within the framework of international Moscow forum “Open Innovations” Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that IT-city Innopolis, being created in Tatarstan, would become the main center for developing IT-industry in Russia, attracting talented specialists from the whole country.

The panel discussion aimed at creating IT-ecosystem. Rustam Minnikhanov told about development of information technologies in the republic. According to Tatarstan President, the desire to make the government management system more effective and transparent encouraged the development of IT technologies.

Rustam Minnikhanov believes that a lot of young people leave the republic because they don’t feel that their IT-competence is in demand. “In fact, we do need young and talented people,” Tatarstan President noted.

He told about IT parks, which were created in the republic for IT-specialists.

According to Rustam Minnikhanov, currently, there is no appropriate center for the IT-industry in Russia and the republic initiated Innopolis project to create it. “We have a lot of work to do in order to build a new real city where the most talented people could come and work,” Rustam Minnikhanov believes. “Now we need people who are able to meet these challenges,” he continued.

Rustam Minnikhanov told about implementation of Innopolis project. A technopark, university and houses are being built in the new city. The university is being established in cooperation with American Carnegie Mellon University.

“I am sure that the new platform will be in demand in the whole Russia,” Tatarstan President summed up.

Vice-Premier – Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov told in details about the IT-city, which is being created in the republic, during the panel discussion.