Yesterday a meeting of the Commission on a draft for an integrated center for research and development – the so-called innograda, which is sometimes also referred to as Russia's silicon valley. The meeting was held, President Dmitry Medvedev. Most discussed the location of the center. Among the candidates: the Moscow region (districts of Novo-Riga and Leningrad highway), Saint-Petersburg, Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Dubna, Obninsk. The final decision on this matter will be accepted after 10 days.

Important role in the selection of the region will play the transportation infrastructure and proximity to the existing scientific centers. In this regard, the most preferable is the Moscow region. Perhaps that is why the meeting was attended by Governor of Moscow region Boris Gromov. Other heads of regions in the commission no.

via Look

The Government of Russia has decided to extend the project parks for another four years, namely until 2014. In these parks will create favorable conditions for the development of high technology: it can be informational, nano-and biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, etc.

Parks program implemented since 2007, but during this time there has been significant progress, and started talking about it soon closed. Successful technology parks operate only in Tatarstan and Tyumen region, and projects in Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg and Moscow region virtually frozen. Initially it was assumed that the program will be allocated 29 billion rubles. But in fact was utilized only 4,7 billion

Now the government has decided to give technoparks second chance: in addition to the extension program, also decided to allocate an additional 13.6 billion rubles. Part of these funds will be allocated to successful projects that have not yet received state support. For example, in the suburban Trinity, there are around 10 successful startups. They are mainly engaged in medical and laser technologies.

via Gazette