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 March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.