Rustam Minnikhanov: Only innovations help us being competitive and maintain leading positions
20 February 2014, Thursday
On February 20 at Road Show meeting “Tools of project support and monitoring of road maps” of National business initiative Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan takes part in all projects implemented by the Agency of strategic initiatives.
The meeting was held at Mirage hotel with participation of Director General of ANO “Agency of strategic initiatives on promoting new projects” Andrey Nikitin, employees of Tatarstan ministries and agencies, energy companies, and experts.
Welcoming participants of the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov said that “road maps” of National business initiative yield results. Today we need a feedback, and use the potential of municipalities to the full, he noted.
According to Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan will continue supporting projects of the Agency of strategic initiatives.
Andrey Nikitin informed that 11“road maps” were approved and are in operation. It will enable improving investment climate in the country, he said.
Tatarstan is the leader by the number of projects approved by the Agency, and we are to continue our work, Andrey Nikitin noted. He also reminded that creation of the National rating of investment climate in subordinate entities of the Federation is the key task set by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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.