Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) in the Lower Volga area has set up a laboratory to process big data for a wide range of sectors, using its own hardware and software solutions, the Association of Russia’s Innovation Regions reported last week. According to SSAU president V. A. Soifer, the results of research and data processing may help …
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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Last week, “Zhigulyovskaya Dolina,” a technopark nearing completion in Russia’s Samara region, and China’s Tsinghua Science Park (TusPark) of Tsinghua University in Beijing signed a memorandum of cooperation. TusPark specializes in commercializing science and technology research.
Tele2 Russia, the Russian subsidiary of the Swedish-based European telecommunications group, has offered to acquire a 97% stake in regional operator SMARTS for $390 million, including $100 million to cover debt. Based in Samara, SMARTS is a Russian mobile operator with a regional presence that would ideally compliment that of Tele2 Russia, which currently operates …
A total of $21.2m is to be spent on development of telecommunications services in the villages in Samara region, regional officials report. The project is reportedly expected to be financed under private-public partnership, with half of the funding to be allocated from the regional budget, and another half to be invested by the region’s telecom …
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