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Last weekend, in the Gorkinsko-Ometyevsky forest, a large-scale Skills Bazaar, dedicated to the upcoming 45th WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, was held. Guests of the holiday got acquainted with the competences represented at the championship.

Staff of Tatarstan Ministry of Informatization and Communication and subordinate institutions traditionally supported the All-Russian race day "Cross of Nations - 2018", which was held in Tatarstan.

On September 14, at the IT-park of Kazan, a working meeting of Director of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) Sergey Plugotarenko with representatives of Tatarstan Ministry of Informatization and Communication took place. The parties discussed approaches to the development of the federal programme "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" and the features of integration with the regional programmes.

According to the Tatar-Inform news agency, which reported with reference to the HeadHunter rating, Tatarstan entered the top 5 regions in the number of vacancies in IT area. According to analytics of the service, the region accounts three percent of proposals for IT professionals from employers.

Dear colleagues, software developers, as well as those who help to implement it, to accompany and develop it! I congratulate you on your professional holiday - Programmer's Day!

On September 12, on the sidelines of Eastern Economic Forum – 2018 in Vladivostok, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Special Representative of Russian President  on Digital and Technological Development Dmitry Peskov took part in the ceremony of signing letter of intent, which envisages the operating of Megafon Telecommunication Company as a digital partner of the 45th World Championship on professional skills according to WorldSkills standards, which will take place in Kazan on August 22-27, 2019.
Operating Director of MegaFon Company Anna Serebryanikova, Director General of the Young Professionals Union (Worldskills Russia) Robert Urazov and Deputy Prime Minister of the republic - Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov signed the document.

 

As many as 80 schoolchildren of 9-11 grades from 26 regions of the country became "Graduates" of the first design school of the University of Innopolis. During two weeks, they developed projects in the area of information security, distributed registry systems, robotics, geoinformation systems, and chat bots for personalization of content. 

Tatarstan Ministry of Informatization and Communication informs the citizens of Leninogorsk that maintenance works will be carried on September 12-14 and September 17-21.

The topic of managing large data to increase profits and operational efficiency will become one of the key issues at the World Digital Summit on Internet Technologies of Things in Kazan. Peter Jackson, Director of Data Management of the British company Southern Water will share the experience of applying the Big Data analysis.

According to Hi-Tech publication, the Siemens electronics manufacturer together with the ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam passenger transport operator will test an unmanned tram in Potsdam in Germany. The tram is built on the basis of the Combino train and is equipped with a complex of radars, lidars and cameras - the same instruments, which autonomous vehicles are equipped. The vehicle will be able to recognize traffic signals, stop at the right stops and wait until all passengers enter the tram.