One of Russia’s leading business monitors, RBC daily, pooled efforts earlier this month with the St. Petersburg Politics Foundation and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy in putting together a ranking of Russia’s regional innovation activity for the first two months of this year. The four leaders in this ranking are the Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk …
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Russia’s second fastest-growing regional innovation economy in 2011 according to business monitor RBC Daily, is stepping up efforts to assert itself as one of the country’s most business-friendly ecosystems. Less than three years after the regional capital city of Kazan opened IT Park, reportedly eastern Europe’s biggest techno-park, plans are now being laid for a …
Russian Venture Company (RVC), the state-owned fund of funds dedicated to innovation, announced yesterday its cooperation with the Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan (IVFRT) in the creation of a new international fund of funds. The new fund, named RVC IVFRT LP, will invest in international venture funds focusing on innovative companies.
The Russian Anti Monopoly Service allowed MTS, a leading Russian operator, to acquire 100% of the shares of SkyNet, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported yesterday. The target of the acquisition provides Internet access as well as fixed line telephony services in St. Petersburg. MTS competes with other players such as mobile operator Megafon and telecom operator Rostelecom, …
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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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Last week, the government of Bashkortostan announced its intention to build an IT technopark named Kurai. The new technology park is part of a 5 year program to foster innovation in the republic. To build the technopark, Bashkortostan authorities intend to attract up to 1 billion rubles, or approximately $33 million, in federal funding. The …
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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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Senior Russian and Singaporean representatives meeting at bilateral commission in Moscow on Tuesday have agreed to develop cooperation in the information technology sector – in particular in the sphere of personal data security.
Talenthouse.com, an international platform that provides emerging talents and little known performers, artists, and creative types with opportunities to work with leading artists and brands, officially launched a Russian version of its web site last month, following a 6-month pre-release period.
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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