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Meeting of a contest committee within the first stage of competitive selection of businessmen for granting subsidies within the LIZING-GRANT-2014 program will take place on April 16, 2014. We pay your attention that from 31.03.2014 reception of competitive demands will be suspended. The list of the organizations allowed to competitive selection, will be published on the website of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan in addition.

On March 25, 2014 the briefing with representatives of mass media about results of working visits of delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov to Japan and Democratic People's Republic of Korea took place. The head of Agency of investment development of the Republic of Tatarstan Linar Yakupov, the deputy of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, the head of local office on implementation of the Tatarstan-2030 project Vladimir Gritskikh, the chairman of the board of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan Shamil Ageev, the First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan Ruslan Kabirov and the vice rector for questions of economic and strategic development of K(P)FU Marat Safiullin took part in a briefing.

On March 26, 2014 in the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan the meeting with representatives of the infrastructure organizations of support of innovations and business of the Republic of Tatarstan concerning participation in the "Training in an Innovative and Business Sector of the USA" program took place. The American Councils for the international education which are administrators of the grant program "Algarysh-Magistratura in the USA" which is carried out together with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Tatarstan, actively work over the project of the Innovative corridor between the Republic of Tatarstan and the State of Pennsylvania (USA).

On March 25, 2014 the next meeting of the working group of the Commission took place at the President of the Russian Federation on monitoring of achievement of target indicators of the social and economic development determined by the President of the Russian Federation. The first deputy minister of work, employment and social protection of the Republic of Tatarstan Ayrat Chasanoff took part in meeting from the Republic of Tatarstan. At meeting the questions concerning realization of the state social policy were considered

Subordinated to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan the Center of business support continues to organize holding free training seminars for businessmen. Today amateur and professional work of a photo and video is extended by shooting. As a result, relevance of search of scope of creative abilities with the subsequent earnings grows. On a way to the additional income photographers and video columns as simply fans, and pros of the business face search of clients and the channel of advance of services.

The webinar is a kind of web conference, holding online meetings or presentations through the information and telecommunication Internet network in real time. During web conference each of participants is at the computer, and contact between them is kept by means of the Internet. Subordinated to the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Tatarstan the Center of support of business will tell how to carry out sales by means of webinars. Seminar under the name "Sales by means of Holding Webinars" there will pass on March 28 in Kazan, to the address Kremlyovskaya Street 35, in 109 audiences. The owner of marketing agency "Sales Grow Consulting" will act as the lecturer Damask steel Gilemkhanov.

The Center of support of business of the Republic of Tatarstan subordinated to the ministry carries out on March 26, 2014 a free master class for businessmen "Protection of a brand. 5 real business stories". 5 acting businessmen will tell about how nearly didn't lose business because of the irresponsible relation to the brand. What to do in case competitors use your brand, and the former employees continue to call clients from your name? These and many other questions to the Kazan businessmen will be answered by the expert in registration of trademarks and protection of intellectual property, the director general of the Bizbrend company Alexander Arkhipov. The master class will take place to the address: Kazan, Moskovskaya St., 55, assembly hall. Beginning at 15:00.

On March 27, 2014 at 14.00 in the Technopolis "Himgrad" (Vosstaniya St., 100, 2 floor, a conference room) will take place the Quarterly meeting with residents of the Technopolis, partners and representatives of authorities. At a meeting businessmen will be told about programs of development of business existing in the republic. The review of programs of development and support of small and average business for 2014 will be submitted by the deputy minister of economy of the Republic of Tatarstan – the head of the department of support of business Rustem Sibgatullin. "Himgrad's" residents annually participate in grant programs of the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Tatarstan, the total amount of the received subsidies the Technopolis enterprises for 2013 made 56,1 million rubles. On changes in "the program of support of subjects of the small and average business which is carrying out development and deployment of innovative production" the regional representative of Fund of assistance to development of small forms of the enterprises in the scientific and technical sphere in the Republic of Tatarstan Pyotr Baskevich will act.

On March 25, 2014 in the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan the working meeting of the director of the department of innovative development of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Artem Shadrin with participants of the Kamsky innovative territorial and production cluster took place. At a meeting intermediate results of implementation of the Program of support of the Kamsky innovative territorial and production cluster for 2013-2016, and also the possible directions of the state support of innovative territorial clusters in 2014-2016, including regarding development of the international cooperation with foreign clusters were discussed.

On March 25, a meeting on issues related to the development of innovative industrial clusters was held at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers.

“Tatarstan has gained a great experience in setting up territorial clusters, where industrial enterprises and companies engaged in research and development, creating prototypes and carrying out tests, are located. This experience gives practical results,” Arkady Dvorkovich said, mentioning Khimgrad as an example. The proceeds of its companies made 14 billion roubles over the last six years. “This is a very good performance and the potential is great,” Deputy of Chairman of the Russian Federation Government noted.

According to Arkady Dvorkovich this experience should be used. "We need to find out a way not only to spread these practices, but to give a new impetus to the development of such clusters and create more powerful ones,” Dvorkovich pointed out.

“It is the right moment to find solutions allowing us to develop quickly and steadily. There are opportunities to concentrate budgetary funds on the most important areas to yield results,” Arkady Dvorkovich said.

Tatarstan President, who chairs the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia, noted that there are two areas that are important to the country and regions: engineering centers and education. Rustam Minnikhanov is sure that the science and education centers must focus on the development of economically viable projects. Tatarstan President stressed that each region in the Association has the potential for growth, noting the largest petrochemical cluster in Tatarstan. “We will be able to increase its output by two-three times in the near seven-eight years,” he noted. However, the cluster development is connected with the need to develop transport and energy infrastructure, social facilities, etc, he continued.