BIT Contest, the largest tech contest in Russia and neighboring countries, held its finale last Thursday at Digital October, a popular tech event venue in Moscow center. This year, more than 1,000 applications were received from all Russian regions as well as from neighboring Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. A special nomination, ‘Global Track,’ has been …
While Moscow streets and sidewalks are crippled by haphazardly and illegally parked automobiles, an online city magazine, The-Village.ru, has launched a sophisticated e-campaign to identify and shame the offenders. Using a free Android application named ‘Parking Douche,’ smartphone users can take a picture of the culprit. The app then uses the user’s IP address, taps …
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IBM and a consortium of leading Russian hi-tech companies and infrastructure organizations have agreed to jointly give a boost to the Russian microelectronics industry, IBM and Skolkovo, one of the consortium members, report. The centerpiece of the new project is the concept of an Electronics Technology Center (ETC) to be set up in Skolkovo, the …
St. Petersburg, Russia – i-Free Innovations, a Russian mobile applications and games developer and publisher, today announced that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology developed by a team led by engineer Vladimir Veselov, in cooperation with i-Free Innovations for its Everfriends Android-based virtual mobile assistant, has won the prestigious Turing100 “AI Machines Competition” held in Bletchley Park, …
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Moscow-based investment consulting company Global TechInnovations and investment fund Prostor Capital have announced the launch of GTI Labs, a new acceleration program for IT start-ups. GTI Labs describes itself as a sort of “investment lift” in which representatives of venture funds are part of the project selection process. The fund will assess KPIs of selected …
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IBM has announced a $6 million expansion plan for Russia and the CIS. By June 30 the firm will add ten new fully operational offices to its existing 12, almost doubling local staff in a bid to “capture regional business growth and increase [its] presence in the fastest growing markets in the world.” The new …
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Russia’s National Association for Innovation and IT Development (NAIRIT) has put together a Regional Innovation Ranking for 2011. The study was aimed at highlighting the Russian regions showing the most initiative in promoting applied science and innovation. According to NAIRIT, for the second year running Moscow ranked as the undisputed number one in 2011 among …
Intel Software, an Intel subsidiary and a new Skolkovo resident, has announced plans to develop an intelligent automotive system supported by ERA-GLONASS-based open software platform services. The endeavor calls for the development of a hardware-software solution integrating ERA-GLONASS, a real-time satellite-based infrastructure service that takes full advantage of Russia’s GLONASS satellite positioning system and was …
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Three state-owned financial organizations – the Russian Venture Company (RVC), Vnesheconombank (VEB) and the Fund of Infrastructure and Educational Programs of Rusnano – have joined with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in signing a memorandum of understanding to create an online database for innovative projects across the country, the RIA Novosti agency …
On June 25th, Moscow will start its own Plug and Play Moscow Tech Center and hold the Startup Fight which will shoot its winner to the Silicon Valley for astonishing three-months acceleration internship. Plug and Play is one of the most famous global accelerators from Silicon Valley, specializing in high-tech companies. In addition to cutting …
BIT Contest, the largest tech contest in Russia and neighboring countries, will hold its finale on June 28 at Digital October, Moscow’s leading tech event organizer and venue. This year, more than 1,000 applications were received from all Russian regions as well as from neighboring Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Inspired by the MIT $100K competition, BIT contests …
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Fast Lane Ventures, the Moscow-based serial Internet startup developer, yesterday announced a radical move to address its growing HR needs: the opening of Fast Lane Academia, a regional office in Ivanovo – a city 250 kilometers northeast of Moscow – which will hire and train young specialists to support its portfolio companies. Fifty Ivanovo graduates …
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