The Association of Innovative Regions of Russia (AIRR), within the framework of the “Hour with the Trade Representative” format, organized an online meeting of representatives of the constituent entities of the Association with the acting trade representative of the Russian Federation in Finland, Evgeny Rubinchik. This was reported to reporters at the trade mission.
Rubinchik told the meeting participants about the new realities of business relations between the two countries - the impact of EU restrictive measures, trends in the Finnish economy, the interests of Finnish and Russian exporters, as well as the efforts made by the Trade Mission of the Russian Federation in Finland to maintain and develop trade relations between the countries.
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Mordovia
On March 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened new production facilities in three regions of the country, including Mordovia, via videoconference. A new production was launched in Ruzaevka - a meat snacks plant. “Mordovia is developing at a good pace, and you manage to find and support promising projects. So thank you very much for this,” said Vladimir Putin.
Nizhny Novgorod Region
Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin presented the stand of the world-class Nizhny Novgorod IT campus "NEIMARK" to the Deputy Ministers of Higher Education and Science of the Russian Federation Andrey Omelchuk and Airat Gatiyatov at the World Youth Festival on the federal territory "Sirius".
The stand of the NEIMARK IT campus is designed in the form of a large open suitcase, which personifies the “baggage of knowledge”. The purpose of the zone is to familiarize the youth of the festival with the project of creating a world-class IT campus, talk about infrastructure opportunities and educational events, as well as the scientific and technical potential of the region, including the future High-Tech Quarter “12 21”.
Gleb Nikitin recalled that the Nizhny Novgorod region was included in the first eight pilot regions, where it became possible to implement the landmark project of the decade of science - the construction of one of the largest campuses in Russia.
About 1 billion rubles have been attracted by small and medium-sized high-tech enterprises in the Nizhny Novgorod region since the launch of a specialized government lending program at 3% per annum in April 2022. The support is provided within the framework of the federal project “Takeoff - from startup to IPO,” which is part of the national project “Small and Medium Enterprises.”
“Preferential lending to high-tech innovative companies is a tool for targeted support for small and medium-sized businesses operating in key industries for the state. Their support helps to increase the pace of import substitution in strategically important areas, increase the level of technological sovereignty of our country, and stimulates domestic high-tech innovative companies - national champions for further development,” emphasized Alexander Isaevich, General Director of the SME Corporation.
Let us remind you that all business support measures at the federal and regional levels can be found in the “My Business” center (mybusiness52.rf), opened as part of the national project “Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiatives.” The center operates a “My Business” hotline, where you can also get all the necessary information. Hotline number: 8 (800) 301-29-94 (free call).
Tyumen region
In the neurosurgical department of the regional clinical hospital of Tyumen, specialists make individual titanium implants for plastic surgery on the skull. For complex and giant skull defects, three-dimensional objects and skull fragments are created here for each patient using three-dimensional modeling and 3D printing. Specialists from OKB No. 2 are working on new approaches to modeling and forming anatomical biocompatible implants of various locations, which will find application in traumatology and orthopedics, and maxillofacial surgery.
Perm region
At the initiative of the Kama region authorities, the first version of a collection of investment proposals for the Perm region was formed. It includes about 50 sites that are promising for investment in the fields of sports, additional education, tourism, industry and agriculture. The collection of investment proposals is a systematic work of different bodies and levels of government in the Kama region to identify promising development niches taking into account the needs of the region.
Half a million tons of a unique environmentally friendly plasticizer were produced in the Kama region. The first and to date only production of DOTP in Russia at SIBUR's Perm plant replaces foreign plasticizers with a Russian product of European quality.
Dioctyl terephthalate is one of the key components in the production of flooring and roofing coverings, wallpaper, linoleum, eco-leather, cable plastic compounds, protective coatings in the automotive industry; it is also used in the production of toys.
The advanced engineering school of Perm Polytechnic University will receive a federal development grant in the amount of more than 220 million rubles.
Republic of Tatarstan
The closing ceremony of the International Multisport Tournament “Games of the Future” took place at Kazan Expo. The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko, Russian Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin and Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation thanked everyone who provided services, comfort and safety to the participants and spectators of the Games: “You have again proven what you can do here in Kazan at an incredible level!”
He emphasized that Tatarstan is passing the baton to the following states in order to continue the tradition of large-scale phygital games. More than 2 thousand athletes from 107 countries took part in the competition. They competed in 21 innovative disciplines.
From March 4 to 6, 2024, the World Congress of Tatars is holding the XII All-Russian gathering of entrepreneurs from Tatar villages in the regions of the Russian Federation and Tatarstan. The gathering is attended by 800 representatives of small businesses, farms and farmsteads from 40 regions of the Russian Federation, including from the Republic of Tatarstan. Some of the delegates of the XII All-Russian gathering of Tatar villages discussed the topic “Innovations in agriculture, crop production and training of specialists” at the Kazan State Agrarian University.
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra
Ugra State University was visited by the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Russia Maksut Shadayev together with the Governor of Ugra Natalya Komarova. At the meeting, the minister was introduced to the production of parts using additive technologies (3D printing).
During a working visit to Ugra, the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia Maksut Shadayev visited the Ugra Research Institute of Information Technologies. Comprehensive research in the IT field is being conducted on the basis of the Ugra Research Institute of Information Technologies. For their work, the institute’s employees have more than once received grant support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Every day, UNIIIT scientists solve problems that are relevant to Ugra, using methods of artificial intelligence and machine learning, space and geographic information technologies and other innovations.
During the meeting, Andrei Melnikov spoke about a project to forecast the birth rate in the region. According to him, the institute can build a factor model that will show the development of the birth rate in the region until 2030.
International companies have become interested in the VR simulator developed by Ugra residents for the oil and gas industry. As part of the World Youth Festival, which takes place in Sirius, the International Youth Industrial Forum “We are the Future” was held.
Students from Ugra presented their developments there, including the presentation of the Stud.Neft VR simulator for the oil and gas industry. With its help, you can virtually master various types of work in field conditions and learn how to eliminate emergency situations. Guests from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Belarus and Kyrgyzstan became interested in the innovation of Ugra residents, and several companies expressed their desire to cooperate.