iCarnegie, the technology arm of Carnegie Mellon University, announced plans to open an IT training center in what is now developing as Innopolis, an ‘innovation city’ outside of Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation. The international educational and training facility will reportedly have the capacity to train as many …
Six projects have won the “Startup-Sabantuy!” contest organized by Kazan’s IT-Park and the venture fund Runa Capital. Two thousand participants from 13 cities of the Volga Federal District presented 130 projects in an “elevator pitch” format. Thirty selected projects then took part in the next stage – a five-day Startup Camp that included business training …
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iiko, a major Russian HORECA software publisher, is holding discussions with investment funds in an effort to attract as much as $10 million, said Roman Abramov, the company’s general manager, in an exchange with Russian business daily RBC Daily. “We need financing to expand our activities in Asia and Central Europe as well as to …
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10tracks.ru, Russia’s first cloud music storage site, launched a few days ago, with up to 3 gigabites of storage space available free of charge. Users can listen to their music using a web player or download it onto smartphones or computers to listen to it anywhere. The mobile version is available using an Android application …
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MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, announced today it has acquired TVT, a leading provider of cable TV and fixed broadband services in the republic of Tatarstan. The purchase price amounted to $162.9 million, in addition to $17.1 million in net debt assumed by MTS. “The acquisition allows MTS to strengthen its leadership position in …
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The Republic of Tartarstan has laid plans for the construction of an IT village providing housing and modern infrastructure, including golf and ski facilities, for up to 20,000 IT professionals near the capital of Kazan. The planned community is intended to house a total population of 50,000. The project – nicknamed “Tatarstan’s Skolkovo” by the Russian press, in reference to the innovation …
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Russia has decided to opt for the DVB-T2 standard for its digital terrestrial services and will now set up pilots in eight cities. Several local reports say the decision was made last week by a government commission chaired by Igor Shuvalov, the deputy PM.
During a visit to Kazan yesterday, Google Russia representative Vladimir Dolgov praised Tatarstan for its Internet penetration rates, which stand among the highest in Russia. Having noticed the large quantity of schools with Internet connections and local WIFI hotspots, Dolgov said that Tatarstan “has all the necessary foundations for further development of Internet and online …
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During a visit to Kazan’s IT-Park earlier this month, presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich praised Tatarstan for successfully implementing e-government at the local level. For example, now a couple wanting to marry can file an application online with a registry office, and parents can apply via the Internet for a place for their child at a …
A business incubator has opened in IT-Park, the high-technology technopark in Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Interfax reports.
A trade delegation of 25 leading European venture capital firms and top executives of major international technology corporations is visiting Russia this week to participate in the Second International Trade Delegation on Global Innovation Partnerships (GIP).
MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, intends to purchase Republic of Tatarstan TV and Radio Company TVT (TRC TVT) for $180 million, Kommersant reports. TRC TVT, the largest cable TV operator in Tatarstan, is currently 100% owned by TAIF group. It provides services in 15 municipalities and covers over 650,000 households.
