Rustam Minnikhanov and Vladimir Mau assess projects presented by participants of professional development program “Master of state-public management”

Today participants of professional development program “Master of state-public management” – heads of executive authorities and representatives of staff reserve presented their final projects at House of RT Government. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, RT Premier Ildar Khalikov and Rector of Russian academy of national economy and state service at RF President Vladimir Mau took part in the event.

The program of professional development was launched a year ago. It comprised of 10 educational modules. Today’s preliminary defence of projects is the completion of 10th module.
The project was prepared on the basis of global economic trends and contains views and suggestions on integrating interests of Tatarstan into global economic space.

The first project “Tatarstan: response to global challenges” developed by program participants during inter-module interaction was presented by RT Minister of economy Marat Shagiakhmetov. Main idea of the projects is introduction of Tatarstan as the innovation-oriented region. Besides it is planned to form new living standards characteristic of developed countries in republic.

The second project was devoted to tools of formation and realization of innovative policy. It was presented by Deputy Minister of economy Artem Zdunov. The project addresses ways of innovative development of Tatarstan Republic within the limits of integration into global innovative processes which concern the whole process from generation of ideas to introduction of new innovative products at the market. Cooperation with “Rosnano”, scientific town “Skolkovo” and Vnesheconombank is to be continued.

He third project “Staff provision of new economy” was presented by Minister of labor, employment and social care Airat Shafigullin. It was dedicated to issues of staff training and retraining for labor market, demand for some majors, and interest of business owners in training certain specialists. Airat Shafigullin introduced the direction of prospective development of professional education in republic. He believes standards for such spheres as tourism, transport, housing & communal utilities are to be developed.

Minister of health care Airat Farrakhov presented the project called “Health care building” which implies construction of medical and recreation centres mainly based on private-state partnership and self-sufficiency.

A question-answer session was held afterwards.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov summarized: “Though the reports are not ideal several important issues were raised and suggestions were introduced. He emphasized the problem of personnel training that would be in-demand at labor market.

Head of republic supported the idea announced by one of speakers – “currently notwithstanding innovative infrastructure (technoparks, innovative sites) there is no close interaction of science, real economic sector, higher educational institutions and enterprises in republic”.