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 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.