Guardian Board of Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan summarize results of the contest “50 best innovative ideas”
11 December 2013, Wednesday
On December 11 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov held a session of Guardian Board of Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan on results of annual contest “50 best innovative ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan”.
CEO of Russian Association of venture investment Albina Nikkonen, Director General of Small Enterprise Assistance Fund in scientific and technical sphere Sergey Polyakov, representatives of other federal institutions took part in the session.
Opening the session, Ildar Khalikov said that the contest has become an efficient measure to support innovative development of the republic. He noted that all tasks set by the organizing committee were fulfilled.
Director General of Small Enterprise Assistance Fund in scientific and technical sphere Sergey Polyakov told about cooperation with Tatarstan.
Members of the Guardian Board also discussed other issues concerning activity of Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan.
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.