Rustam Minnikhanov: Only innovations help us being competitive and maintain leading positions
20 February 2014, Thursday
On February 20 at Road Show meeting “Tools of project support and monitoring of road maps” of National business initiative Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan takes part in all projects implemented by the Agency of strategic initiatives.
The meeting was held at Mirage hotel with participation of Director General of ANO “Agency of strategic initiatives on promoting new projects” Andrey Nikitin, employees of Tatarstan ministries and agencies, energy companies, and experts.
Welcoming participants of the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov said that “road maps” of National business initiative yield results. Today we need a feedback, and use the potential of municipalities to the full, he noted.
According to Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan will continue supporting projects of the Agency of strategic initiatives.
Andrey Nikitin informed that 11“road maps” were approved and are in operation. It will enable improving investment climate in the country, he said.
Tatarstan is the leader by the number of projects approved by the Agency, and we are to continue our work, Andrey Nikitin noted. He also reminded that creation of the National rating of investment climate in subordinate entities of the Federation is the key task set by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As part of the program, the Minister visited the Arsky Industrial Park, where he got acquainted with the current activities and long-term plans of the residents. During the inspection of the production facilities, Midkhat Shagiakhmetov held a substantive discussion with the heads of enterprises on capacity expansion and improving the efficiency of using the existing infrastructure.
Applications for the Start-Digital Technologies-1 competition (turn 2) are being accepted on the website of the Innovation Promotion Foundation until February 24. Individuals and legal entities, small business entities, can participate in it.
Rustem Mukhamedshin, Director of the Guarantee Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan, took part in a large–scale event - the strategic session of the Association of Small and Medium-sized Businesses of the Republic of Tatarstan, which took place on January 30, 2026 in Kazan at the Entrepreneur's House.