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Russia should restructure economy through innovations and cannot isolate itself, say officials at Skolkovo meeting

March 1, 2016

The Russia’s government has signed an anti-crisis plan to restructure the economy in part through innovations, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told a meeting of regional officials on Wednesday. Russian news agency TASS reported that plan will require 1.375 trillion rubles (approximately $20 billion at the current exchange rate), including budget expenditures, state guarantees and …

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Skolkovo startups fly to India

March 1, 2016

Following President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi in December, 15 IT companies from Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, will travel to India next month, reports the Skolkovo Foundation. The companies will take part in IndiaSoft, a major industry conference and B2B networking event organized every year to bring …

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Virtual shoe-fitter wins 15 million ruble grant from Skolkovo

December 23, 2014

A tech startup that is looking to make those hellish trips to the shoe store a thing of the past has won a grant of 15 million rubles (approximately $275,000 at the current exchange rate) from Skolkovo Foundation. Fitanny’s virtual shoe fitter compares your foot structure to the type of shoe you’re interested in, and then …

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Skolkovo signs R&D agreement with Panasonic, bolsters ties with Asia

March 1, 2016

Panasonic is set to open next year an R&D center in Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. The agreement, signed in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Shigeo Suzuki, CEO of Panasonic Russia, commits the Japanese firm to deploying at least 30 workers from its Russian representative …

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Skolkovo is sending its biggest startup delegation ever to Helsinki

November 19, 2014

Skolkovo is sending a record 53 resident companies to Helsinki for Slush 2014, tripling its presence at Europe’s biggest startup conference in comparison to previous years. Slush takes place on November 18-19 in the Finnish capital and brings together around 15,000 investors, company executives, fledgling entrepreneurs and world media.

Semiconductor sensor developer receives $1.9 million grant from Skolkovo

October 29, 2014

Thin Film Technology has received a grant of $1.9 million from Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. The firm was founded in 2006, and has been working with the Skolkovo innovation center since 2011. It develops semiconductor sensors for measuring pressure, vibration levels and other physical parameters in unstable and aggressive environments. …

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Chinese premier reveals secrets of innovative growth at Moscow international forum

October 21, 2014

Last week, Moscow hosted the third edition of “Open Innovations,” a huge, internationally-focused tech forum and exhibition. The event was held at Technopolis Moscow, a large area in the eastern part of the Russian capital dedicated to developing high technology industries. At the site, representatives from more than 50 countries gathered. China was the special …

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Cloud solution provider Jelastic wins Russian stage of IBM’s global SmartCamp contest

October 21, 2014

Yesterday Jelastic, a California-based startup with Russian origins, saw one of its innovative solutions picked from five Russian finalists in the SmartCamp contest staged by IBM, as reported by the Skolkovo Foundation. Jelastic received a three-month mentorship course from IBM and will participate in the qualifying continental final in London at the end of November. The solution distinguished by IBM, …

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Skolkovo teams up with Tel Aviv university to develop high tech projects and student exchange

October 3, 2014

This past Tuesday the Skolkovo Foundation, the non-profit organization in charge of completing an international tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow, inked a memorandum of understanding with Tel Aviv University, opening the way to a wide range of cooperations. The two partners intend to launch joint R&D and commercial projects in the field of …

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Far from international turmoil, Intel teams up with Russian technoparks and continues Skolkovo partnership

September 18, 2014

Last week, Intel signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the Association of Technoparks in the field of High Technologies, a nonprofit partnership created in 2011 to implement the Russian government’s strategy for innovative development. The collaboration encompasses the organization of joint initiatives to develop corporate management systems, enhance HR management techniques, adopt best practices, improve …

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Indian delegation visits Skolkovo on fact-finding mission

November 19, 2014

A delegation of scientists, educators and ministry officials from India paid a visit Wednesday to the Skolkovo Foundation, on a fact-finding mission to study the opportunities available for Indian students and startups in Russia. Led by Inder Jit Singh of India’s Ministry of Science and Technology, the 30-strong delegation visited the foundation’s headquarters in downtown …

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Skolkovo launches ‘More than Moore’ contest to rethink computer hardware

November 19, 2014

Skolkovo is dangling $400,000 worth of prizes in front of the tech startups that can revolutionize computer hardware – and possibly take humanity beyond a simple doubling of processor power every two years. Moore’s law states that computer capacity increases twofold roughly every 24 months, a loop we’ve been stuck in for half a century.

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