New city Innopolis opens in Tatarstan

On June 9, a new city Innopolis that was built 40 kilometers away from Kazan is opening today. Innopolis economy will be based on high technology industries, and the main purpose is to give highly skilled specialists the opportunity to realize their potential in Russia, by creating high quality products and services. Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev, who laid the capsule with the message addressed to future residents of the city in 2012, was invited to the opening ceremony.

Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolay Nikiforov, Russian Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Livanov, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov, Mayor of Innopolis city Egor Ivanov, Director General of SEZ “Innopolis” Igor Nosov, and rector of Innopolis University Aleksandr Tormasov will take part in the opening ceremony.