Russian Deputy Minister of Finances Andrei Ivanov: Russian leadership believes in Innopolis project

On August 5 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting on implementation of projects Innopolis, Kama innovation cluster and engineering centres at Tatarstan Government House. Russian Deputy Minister of Finances Andrei Ivanov took part in the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting Andrey Ivanov noted that for the federal center Tatarstan is not only the key region in the state innovation policy but a model platform featuring almost all forms of government support of the innovation policy.

“We should think about creation of a center in Tatarstan Republic, where you could share your experience in government support of the innovation policy,” Andrey Ivanov addressed Tatarstan President.

Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov told about implementation of the Innopolis project, development of this special economic zone, establishment of the University and city infrastructure.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that it is necessary to study the international practices when creating new cities, as well as financing experience. Andrey Invanov, in his turn, emphasized that the country leadership is confident in Innopolis project realization. “We are sure that Tatarstan is capable of making the next step in IT industry development,” Deputy Minister said.