NEWS

A resident of Naberezhnye Chelny IT park Boris Rokhlenko started sharing free Wi-Fi with local dwellers. Citizens can connect to Wi-Fi at the embankment area, one of their favourite places. Soon the Internet connection will be available on a town bus No.22.

The number of participants of the regional contest “IT champion” now makes 100, 000. By and large, pupils have got 439, 802 scores since the contest started.

Kazan IT park obtained accreditation of the Association of high technology parks within the framework of the International summit of technoparks and business incubators held at Skolkovo (Moscow). Accredited technoparks proved that they have all necessary objects for supporting small and medium-size business and implement projects aimed at supporting entrepreneurship.

In accordance with Tatarstan President’s order, the regional contest on using electronic services by government and municipal employees started on May 19.

Since the service search platform “Sputnik” was launched on May 22, 2014, more than 2 million users have visited the platform.

Webinar on introducing useful software systems at medical organizations was held on June 2 for system administrators, programmers and employees of medical organizations responsible for working in Unified state information system “Electronic health care”.

Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov held a working meeting at Innopolis construction site. He inspected all objects under construction, and gave some assignments to workers.

Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov signed the decree on using the electronic system to control classes of students of Tatarstan driving schools after the Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Information and Communication suggested implementing the system.

Tatarstan Ministry of Information and Communication equipped 147 transport vehicles of children’s and juvenile sport schools with GLONASS/GPS navigation systems and connected them to the unified state information system GLONASS 112.

Solemn opening of the final of All-Russia contest “PROF-IT” was held in Kazan on May 29. Aide to Russian President Igor Shegolev opened the event.