Prime minister of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov: «If earlier information technologies were a mere verbiage, today all activity of «RT Electronic Government RT» is based on them

The delegation of the RF Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications has been today in the Cabinet of Republic Tatarstan by the head of the government of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

The presentation of opportunities of «Electronic Government of the Republic Tatarstan» for representatives of the RF Ministry of Telecommunications was held having demonstrated in action organization of video conference with all municipal regions of the republic.

At the meeting with guests RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov said that if earlier modern information technologies were a mere verbiage, today all activity of the project «RT Electronic Government» (electronic document circulation, use of the electronic digital signature, «mobile offices» in note-books of the republican officials) is under construction.
Director of department of public policy in the field of information and information technologies of the RF Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications Artem Yermolaev highly appreciated experience of Tatarstan in implementing the project «RT Electronic Government ». By his words that business-model which had been created and is successfully is operating today in the republic is possible to recommend for other subjects of the federation.

He also informed, that within the limits of visit to Kazan it is supposed to examine two platforms where the project of park of high technologies is being realized, IT-park and the techno-polis «Khimgrad».

The PM of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov reminded, that the techno-polis «Khimgrad (Chemistry city)» is being created aimed at activities of petrochemical branch. As he said, the techno-polises today are kind of «points of growth» for the economy of republic and support of the federal government is necessary for completion of the objects.
The head of the government of Tatarstan informed that opening of the IT -Park in Kazan is planned on August, 2009.