Dmitry Medvedev visits Russia’s first private technopark in Kazan
25 March 2014, Tuesday
On March 25 during his working trip to Kazan, Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev visited Russia’s first private technopark “Navigator Campus” in Kazan.
Russian Prime Minister was accompanied by Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, Vice-Premier of Russian Government Arkady Dvorkovich, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.
The technology park specializes in robotics, 3D printing, smart devices for “smart houses”, wearable electronics. The area of first stage makes 1200 m². Currently 15 startups are located in technopark. Residents from Kazan, St.Petersburg, Tomsk, Tyumen, Perm, Astrakhan, Tula, Cheboksary, Kiev and Vilnius are working there.
Total amount of investments made 120 million roubles.
Construction of the third stage is to be finished in 2015. The amount of private investments is expected to make 330 million roubles. 100 resident companies will be located in “Navigator Campus”.
Russian Prime Minister was told about projects being implemented in technopark.
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.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.