Earlier this week Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, and California-based digital security solutions firm Symantec signed a deal for joint cooperation across a number of segments. Cooperation will range from educational projects to cooperation in software development. In particular, Symantec will provide mentoring support and advice to companies participating at …
S-Group Capital Management, an affiliate of the fund of funds RVC, has teamed up with Skolkovo’s nuclear technology cluster to inject 40 million rubles (approximately $1.2 million) in Bisant, a Moscow-based high tech antenna manufacturer. A resident company of Skolkovo, the international tech hub under construction on the outskirts of Moscow, Bisant describes its micro antenna devices …
RVC and Skolkovo inject $1.2 million in micro-sized antenna maker Read More
A “socially important and technologically advanced” robotic solution was picked for the first prize at last week’s Startup Village, a sizable annual competition for young technology innovators held at Skolkovo, Russia’s largest state-sponsored innovation hub under construction just outside Moscow. ExoAtlet walked away with the first prize, following two days of rigorous pitching sessions that …
At Skolkovo’s Startup Village, exoskeleton for the physically impaired wins jury’s hearts Read More
Intel plans to set up its research division at Skolkovo ”either in 2015 or 2016,” depending on the office buildings and infrastructure, vice president of the corporation for EMEA Christian Morales told ITAR-TASS on the sidelines of the 14th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week. According to the 2011 agreement signed by Intel and …
Intel to complete research center at Skolkovo “in a year or two” despite sanctions Read More
In a bid to “educate the private sector and raise awareness about economic espionage and cyber counterintelligence,” FBI special agents Lucia M. Ziobro and Vincent B. Lisi warned Boston-area businesses and academic institutions earlier this month of “scams involving malicious [Russian] venture capitalists.” The warning took the form of a notification to local players and …
The Skolkovo Foundation will bring 8 startups to participate in a road show in Hong Kong and Mainland China. All the companies will show their innovative developments during the International ICT Expo, which will take place on 13-16 April 2014 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The management team of Skolkovo and the startups …
Schneider Electric, a Paris, France-based global expert in energy management, is opening its own R&D center in Skolkovo, the government-sponsored innovation hub still under construction just outside Moscow. The French company announced the planned center and received residency status in Skolkovo 18 months ago. Under the terms of a cooperation agreement inked between Schneider Electric …
The need to restructure the Russian economy has led to a variety of public policy initiatives. Whatever the official vocabulary, “innovation” is a key aspect of these policies. Therefore, a comparison with a country such as France that has implemented a very pro-active innovation policy may provide some tools of analysis. In both countries but …
Challenges for innovation policies: A comparison between France and Russia Read More
The image of Skolkovo, the international innovation hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, has been severely damaged by a report from the Prosecutor General’s Office following an across-the-board investigation into the Skolkovo Foundation, the nonprofit organization in charge of the project. The report states that 50 billion rubles (around $1.6 billion) were allocated …
Skolkovo misused $1 billion, Viktor Vekselberg personally cited in prosecutor’s report Read More
The Skolkovo Foundation, which manages Russia’s largest state-sponsored innovation hub under construction outside Moscow, will receive another 135.6 billion ruble (about $4.1 billion) shot in the arm from government coffers between now and 2020. The decision, which might signal the technopark’s return to political favor, was made last week at a Russian government meeting presided by Prime …
Skolkovo secures $4 billion state funding until 2020 Read More
Skolkovo, the international tech hub nearing completion on the outskirts of Moscow, and Accenture, the global consulting and outsourcing company, have agreed to establish the Accenture Center for the development of predictive analytics solutions at Skolkovo. Under the current plans, the Accenture center will start its work next month and reach its planned capacity by …
Accenture teams up with Skolkovo to develop predictive analytics Read More
“I want to assure you on behalf of the Kremlin and the government of the Russian Federation that Skolkovo is here to stay, it is our strategic course, and there can be no changes there,” the Russian news agency ITAR TASS quoted Sergey Ivanov, the Russian president’s chief of staff, as saying last week. “Individual scandalous …
