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RIA Novosti social media team: “We analyze news trends that might gain potential popularity in social media.”

April 9, 2013

With 9.7 million users from across the globe in February, the Internet audience of RIA Novosti exceeded those of Spiegel.de (8.62 million users), Lemonde.fr (8.49 million), Independent.co.uk (6.4 million), Aljazeera.net (2.26 million) and others, according to ComScore. The Russian news agency has developed a strong social media presence, with nearly 860,000 fans or followers on Facebook, 415,000 …

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Global innovation rankings: Is Russia 14th, 51st or 85th?

March 1, 2013

A few weeks ago, Bloomberg issued a “Global Innovation Index” which ranked Russia as the world’s 14th most innovative nation – just between Norway (13th) and Belgium (15th) and well ahead of China (29th) and even Israel (32nd). Here is how Russia ranked in Bloomberg’s determining factors: R&D intensity: 29th Productivity: 41st High-tech density: 2nd Researcher concentration: 24th Manufacturing …

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Former Skolkovo COO Steven Geiger: “I am concerned about the future of innovation in Russia.”

February 16, 2013

A leading authority on global innovation who designed and built national technology programs for countries as diverse as Russia and Abu Dhabi, Steven Geiger recently made a guest lecture at Moscow’s New Economic School on the common mistakes countries make when attempting to create innovation cities, and how to best avoid them (see video). “I am concerned …

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From a cash economy to digital payments: Russia at the crossroads

October 7, 2015

Russia’s readiness for mobile commerce and the speed with which its mobile payments market has been developing have been hot topics for discussion of late. While optimists speak of the cell phone becoming an all-purpose payment terminal as a near-term prospect, skeptics point to Russians’ near-total mistrust of cashless transactions, the low accessibility of banking …

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Russian IT and telecom’s 2012 debacles

November 19, 2014

CNews.ru, a major Russian source of IT and telecom industry news, has put together what it dubs “an anti-ranking” of last year’s most disappointing developments in Russia’s information and communications technology sector. From delays in major government supported programs, to debacles in Asia, to 4G oligopoly, East-West Digital News highlights the most significant setbacks.

EBRD report: Russia scores poorly in international innovation rankings; government’s top-down approach shows mixed results

December 17, 2012

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has just issued a 96-page report on the Russian economy. The report takes a detailed look at policies that can help achieve the country’s economic diversification. “Ending [the Russian economy’s] heavy reliance on exports of oil, gas and minerals, [is] a very specific and difficult challenge,” the report …

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How to invest in Russian startups: An investor’s guide

December 10, 2012

This article is published in partnership with Russia Beyond The Headlines, an international source of political, business and cultural news and analysis. As a new generation of startup entrepreneurs is emerging in Russia, the local startup scene tends to look more and more like its American, European and Asian counterparts. The stereotype of innovative Russian boffins …

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Kendrick White on Russia’s modernization: “We cannot wait another twenty years”

November 20, 2012

During a US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission meeting held on October 30, foreign and Russian experts debated approaches that the participants thought would be beneficial for Russia to choose in its drive for innovation. Marchmont CEO Kendrick White took part as an American expert. He shares his impressions and his ideas on how to improve what seems …

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Enter.ru and E5.ru: A Westerner’s online shopping experience

November 1, 2012

I recently had an opportunity to make a personal test of Enter.ru’s shopping experience. Using their website was pretty easy, as was the process of creating an order. As is common for Russian e-commerce companies, they offer a wide range of payment and delivery options. The website even allows shoppers to enter orders without registering their …

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Russian software tackles global problems

March 2, 2017

For Russians like Georgy Pachikov who grew up in Soviet times, fixing broken-down machines was often a test of ingenuity and improvization – not to mention sheer determination. Back in 1989, when the whole country was literally grinding to a halt, he had a broken washing machine. As competent repairmen were then thin on the …

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Mobile internet to trigger the Russian telecoms market

October 22, 2012

The Russian telecommunications market is growing fuelled by investments of mobile operators and broadband internet access services expansion. It is now expected to cross the value of €31 bn in 2012. Further 3G-LTE development is outstripping WiMAX and CDMA. According to the latest report by PMR, a market research company, the value of the telecommunication …

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Crowdfunding platforms make their first steps in Russia

October 3, 2016

Young Russian film makers, musicians, fashion designers, game developers and tech innovators are now offered a new way to raise the early stage financing they need. Several Russian language crowdfunding platforms have been developed lately, allowing would-be creators and entrepreneurs to advertise their projects and secure financing based on Internet users’ micro donations. Backers are …

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