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E-democracy à la russe: Russians now have their own ‘We the People’ platform

November 19, 2014

In a bid to promote legislative ideas and suggestions from Russian citizens, the Information Democracy Foundation (IDF), a government sponsored non-profit, last week launched the beta version of the Russian Public Initiative (RPI), a web platform inspired by the US “We the People” online petition system. “The implementation of RPI is the next step in …

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Rostelecom to breathe new life into national search engine project

April 5, 2013

Russia’s national telecom operator Rostelecom is said to be working on a new search engine, CNews.ru reports. According to the publication’s sources in one of the Russian Internet companies, the national search portal has been christened Sputnik, with the corresponding domain already registered to Rostelecom’s subsidiary RTCOMM. The Internet search market in Russia is dominated …

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From nationwide plans to local reality: How GLONASS deployment is gridlocked in bureaucracy

November 19, 2014

Russia’s central government has been the main promoter of the satellite-based GLONASS geolocation technology across the country, but local realities sometimes contradict Moscow’s spectacular nationwide plans. Transportation companies operating in Saratov, in the Lower Volga area, came across this duality recently when attempting the introduction of ERA-GLONASS, a real-time satellite-based service for reporting and responding …

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RVC USA teams up with US VCs to support Russian and US startups

March 28, 2013

RVC USA, the Boston-based representative office of the Russian state-owned fund of funds RVC, is considering raising a new venture fund to back US startups with connections to Russia and help Russian startups enter the US market. While the Russian government might bring in $20 million of that amount – which remains to be confirmed – …

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Twitter acquiesces to Russia’s content-blocking while Google battles it in court

November 19, 2014

The Russian government is making headway in persuading some of the world’s leading Internet players to block content that it has labeled as illegal. Roskomnadzor, a federal agency that oversees telecoms, IT, and mass communications, announced last Friday that it has come to an understanding on the matter with Twitter. In the first three weeks of …

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“From Science to Business:” Russian and international experts to discuss globalization of innovations

March 21, 2013

Abstract submission deadline: April 1, 2013 – The VII International Forum “From Science to Business” will take place on May 15-17 2013 in St. Petersburg. Traditionally the Forum gathers representatives of universities, government, business, and institutes of development. This year’s edition is dedicated to the globalization of innovations. The organizers believe that the expansion of …

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Deputy Minister of Communications Mark Shmulevich: “Less than 1% of the Russian workforce is employed in the IT sector, vs. more than 4% in the US.”

March 19, 2013

Russia’s Deputy Minister of Communications Mark Shmulevich spoke with Elena Shipilova of Russia Beyond The Headlines about how IT can become Russia’s leading non-resource sector in terms of export volumes, what to do in order to make the profession attractive among young people and what foreigners can learn from their Russian counterparts.

Government-sponsored startup tour to bring innovation expertise to 15 Russian cities

March 18, 2013

This Monday, a group of select innovation experts and mentors is starting a six-week-long road show through 15 Russian cities – from Rostov-upon-Don, to Astrakhan, to Tomsk, to Vladivostok in the Far East – aiming to meet thousands of local startup entrepreneurs, innovators, and representatives of technoparks. In each city, the program consists of presentations, …

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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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Russian army develops cyberattack defenses

February 28, 2013

Experts say cyber viruses are no longer a threat only to home networks, but are increasingly being used as dangerous weapons aimed at state networks. In this context, the Russian Ministry of Defense has decided to create a specialized network command to protect the information structures of the Russian state. According to media reports, Russia’s …

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From emerging to established: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Korea are making strides

February 27, 2013

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea have repeatedly been noted for their growing influence in the global economy and research landscape, and are often referred to as “emerging.” What would move them from emerging to established? In its latest report “Building Bricks: Exploring the Global Research Impact of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South …

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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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