Rustam Minnikhanov: “Tatarstan should become IT capital of our country”
21 December 2013, Saturday
On December 21 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in solemn opening of an engineering centre “ICL-KPO VS” in Usady village (Laishevo region, Tatarstan).
“ICL-KPO VS” is one of leading Russian companies offering complex IT solutions, consulting, design, guarantee and maintenance services.
Currently “ICL-KPO VS” industrial electronics plant with three production departments and two engineering centres is being constructed.
Solemn opening of the first construction stage was held on April 9, 2013 with participation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
Computers, laptops, servers under ICL RAY and Fujitsu brands are produced at the enterprise. The project funding made 600 mln rubles.
Highly skilled engineering personnel and 500 specialists will work at the engineering centre. The project funding makes 280 mln rubles.
“ICL-KPO VS” development plan implies the increase of the number of employees to 5 thousand people.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that “ICL-KPO VS” is a major company at Russian market and has big export potential, and it develops production and educational base. He also presented a letter of gratitude to company’s Director General Viktor Dyachkov.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.