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President of Tatarstan, Board Chairman of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia Rustam Minnikhanov signed a number of documents within the framework of cooperation between Russia and the Netherlands in Amsterdam. The event was dated to official opening of the Year of Russia in the Netherlands and the Year of the Netherlands in Russia with participation of the Russian President Vladimir Putin (8th of April).

Free digital TV broadcasting was launched in nine municipal regions of Tatarstan. On April 4 Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov and Deputy Director General on management for state programmes and capital construction of “Russian television and radio broadcasting network” Boris Terebilenko launched digital TV broadcasting at TV centre in Bilyarsk (Alekseevsky region, Tatarstan).

Russian Ministry of Communication declared Tatarstan technoparks, - Kazan IT-park and Himgrad the best in Russian IT industry. Such results were announced by Interdepartmental Commission on coordination of activity on creation, functioning and development of high technology parks at a session held by Russian Ministry of Communication and Mass Media Nikoaly Nikiforov.

Open republican contest of IT startups «Junior startup» was held on March 27-29 in Naberezhnye Chelny IT park and upper secondary school №26. CEO of GUP “Centre of information technologies of the Republic of Tatarstan” Tatyana Kamaletdinova participated in the event. «Junior startup» is held by Naberezhnye Chelny IT park and Kazan centre “Achievements of youth” for the second time.