Rustam Minnikhanov holds session of Association of Innovative Regions of Russia

On May 22 within the framework of Tomsk innovation forum INNOVUS-2013 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a session of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia.

Opening the session, Rustam Minnikhanov said that the Association had performed a large amount of work and already presented some proposals on state support of engineering centres to the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He also asked to intensify work on promotion of the Association’s interests in the State Duma.

Among priority tasks Rustam Minnikhanov pointed out development of state support measures for innovative clusters, engineering centres, and participation in elaboration of the law about Federal contract system.

Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, in particular, told about work of the qualification committee and development of criteria of activity of technoparks.

Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in Siberian Federal District Viktor Tolokonsky, in his turn, thanked members of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia for active and well-coordinated work.

Summing up, Rustam Minnikhanov noted constantly growing level of the event, the imposing composition of participants, and a great deal of interesting projects.