Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in opening of new research centre «Technology Innovation Transfer Chamber»
26 September 2014, Friday
On September 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in opening of new research centre «Technology Innovation Transfer Chamber» (TITC).
TITC is a research park and business incubator in Brno (Czech Republic). It is one of the main projects of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the South Moravian region and Brno University of Technology.
Presentation of results of close cooperation between universities and Regional economic chamber of the South Moravian region was shown to Tatarstan delegation.
Researches, development and innovations are priority areas for Brno. South Moravian innovation centre, - “Silicon Valley of Brno” is the result of cooperation between higher school and business.
Research centres, such as TITC, are being built to develop innovative entrepreneurship. The project functions are organization of work of business incubator, participation in national and international projects, cooperation with international research institutes, and consulting in the sphere of technological exchange.
The agreement on cooperation between Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan and Regional economic chamber of the South Moravian region was signed at the meeting.
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.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.