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Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov held a reception of citizens in Verkhneuslonsky region. Citizens asked about road construction, quality of drinking water, telephone and internet connection, quality of post services, and reconstruction of Makaryev Monastery.

On December 1, at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the republic Ildar Mukhametov and vice-rector for work with students and applicants of Innopolis University Sergei Masyagin told that IT lyceum will open in at Innopolis University in January 2016.

More than 300 educational grants of Innopolis University will be allocated in 2016. The contest will be held in two stages, online submission of the application form and submission of documents, and on-site tests and face-to-face interviews..

Investment funds had an opportunity to get familiar with research interests of laboratories of Innopolis University. Representatives of Runa Capital, Rosinfocominvest JSC state-owned Venture Fund, the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) told how funds choose projects for investments..

Opening of the first children’s technopark was discussed at a meeting in Naberezhnye Chelny today.

Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov welcomed future employees of the technopark.

On December 1, within the framework of anniversary of United Russia party Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov will hold field reception of citizens in Verkhny Uslon.

In 1988 the American Association for computer security announced Novemebr 30 the International Computer Security Day. The main goal is to remind people to protect their computers and information.

47,576 calls were received at 112 on November 23-29, 2015. 54,8% of them were false. 24,869 accident cards were registered. 53 % of cases related to the Ministry of health, 34 % to the Ministry of internal affairs, 13 % to the ministry of civil defence and emergency situations.

Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov welcomed participants of Kazan Startup Weekend 2015 at Kazan IT-park.The minister called startuppers for taking first failures philosophically, be open to everything new , share ambitious ideas with each other, and visit different events at IT-park more often.

Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov held a session of the Cabinet of Ministers on the plan for transferring state services in electronic format. Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov presented an updated plan.