Viktor Vekselberg, accompanied by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, visits IT Park in Kazan
4 July 2014, Friday
On July 4, accompanied by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renova Group Viktor Vekselber visited IT park in Kazan.
Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov made a presentation of IT park activities, told about stages of its further development and economic indicators. Viktor Vekselberg looked around business incubator at the IT Park, where he was presented projects that experts of IT companies are developing now.
Viktor Vekselberg was also told about the innovative project "Innopolis." Rector of IT University Alexander Tormasov presented the project in more details.
To the point, Viktor Vekselberg arrived in Kazan on a working visit. Earlier the same day, he got acquainted with the special economic zone "Alabuga". Victor Vekselberg is expected to visit Kazan Federal University.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.