Artem Zdunov takes part in forum “Open innovations”

On October 14, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov and Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov took part in a traditional annual forum “Open innovations” in Moscow.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Chairman of Chinese State Council Lǐ Kèqíang delivered speeches at a plenary session.

Later on, Rustam Minnikhanov spoke at a governor’s session of the forum that was dedicated to priorities of technological development of regions, support of demand for innovative products and international cooperation within the framework of joint Russia-China projects.

Tatarstan President told about economic growth points of the republic and nanotechnologies. He reminded participants of the session that 14 Russian regions joined the association of innovative regions and uphold interests of regions before the federal center.

Rustam Minnikhanov also noted that cluster development is underway in the republic, and engineering centres are being created, such as Rosnano centre of nanotechnologies and Aerocomposit company.