One of the leading international events on the Russian innovation scene, GoTech Arena expects to gather this year more than 300 select startups, 200 investors, 300 corporates and dozens of other partners. The forum focuses on efficient networking and deal-making. Through panel discussions, keynotes and startup pitch sessions, this year’s edition will highlight such topics as …
Starting from next summer, electric scooters and kick-scooters will be available for short-term rental in the Finnish capital. Fifty docking stations will be created by Helsinki’s regional transport authority (HSL) with the rental system provided by Russian startup Samocat Sharing. The initiative comes as a result of IdeaLab, a Helsinki tech contest which was launched …
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Russia’s drive toward technology-related import substitution is gaining steam, with dozens of companies from Zelenograd to Novosibirsk represented at this year’s ChipEXPO, offering innovations in areas from smart self-driving vehicle technology to dual-use circuit boards and processors to smartcard micro-controllers. The Russian online publication Sputnik got a chance to check out some of the hottest …
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Next month, young programmers from more than a dozen countries will converge to Moscow for a coding bootcamp. They will get intensive training to prepare them to take part in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), one of the world’s most prestigious tech competitions. The bootcamp is organized by Moscow Workshops ICPC, an educational startup …
On October 16-17, Russian tech startups will have an opportunity to present their projects to a variety of investors, innovators, scientists from 30 different countries. Some 35 speakers have been invited from China, the USA, Mexico, the UK, France, Italy, Lichtenstein, Vatican and other countries, in addition to Russian representatives. This exceptional gathering will take …
The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of Dagestan, an autonomous republic in Southern Russia, has created an anonymous hotline for citizens to report “extremist content” found online. The campaign targets the “propaganda or public justification of terrorism; hate speech related to ethnic origin or religious orientation; and other types of prohibited content.” A video …
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Co-organized by EWDN, this highly technological forum is intended for business owners as well as commercial, IT and marketing managers from online and omnichannel retail. From mass market to luxury brands, over 30 top managers from Russia and beyond will share their experience through roundtables, discussions, and workshops. Speakers include representatives of AliExpress, Ile de beauté, …
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Held in Astana on November 5, the first edition of Digital Bridge is an exceptional opportunity to discover the Kazakhstani tech scene and meet international business and political leaders. These include the prime ministers of Estonia and Kazakhstan, as well as Hyperloop Transportation General Director Dirk Ahlborn, Global Catalyst Partners chairman Kamran Elahian, Startup Genome CEO Jean-Francois Gauthier, Priceline co-founder …
On Oct. 15-17 the Skolkovo tech hub near Moscow will play host to Open Innovations, a huge annual tech forum backed by the Russian government and attracting virtually every player that counts on the Russian market. The forum aims to showcase and commercialize new technologies, and to create new opportunities and instruments for international cooperation in the …
Russian programmers excel not only in “hacking” US elections. They also top international competitions, as exemplified by the results of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) over the past years. While winning this contest is the dream of all IT students the world, Russians did it this year for the eighth time – ahead of teams …
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From May 29 to June 1, thousands of tech entrepreneurs, inventors, scientists, corporates and investors from some 80 countries gathered in Startup Village, a annual giant two-day event. This open-air conference and exhibition took place in Skolkovo, the international tech hub nearing completion on the outskirts of Moscow. Skolkovo’s two-day open-air Startup Village is the biggest event …
On May 31 – June 1, Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, will play host to the sixth edition of Startup Village. Presented as the largest startup conference in Russia and neighboring countries, the event expects to bring together some 20,000 participants from 80 countries. The conference will be a …
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