Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation grezidenta in the Siberian Federal District, Viktor Tolokonsky taking part in the XIV Tomsk Innovation Forum INNOVUS, whose theme “Innovative Russia – 2020: How to start the knowledge economy?”. This was BakuToday According to the District Information Center “Siberia”.
“To improve the quality of innovative development requires substantial investments in both the private and public character. State support should be directed to infrastructure development, education and science, while at the same time due to this support, such areas have become interesting for investors”, – said Victor Tolokonsky Addressing the participants of the forum in Tomsk under discussion club “How to run an innovative economy in Russia?”.
During the meeting, participants discussed the goals and objectives of the Strategy of innovation development of Russia until 2020, the interaction between the federal government, the Federation, development institutions, business, educational and scientific organizations in building an innovative economy.
Regions of the Siberian Federal District has several competitive advantages, which need to be strengthened, says envoy. “The proximity of Siberia to the South-East Asia should promote the development of the investment process in our region. We can go to these markets, based on research and development and creating high-tech production”, – said Victor Tolokonsky.
Terror said that in terms of attractiveness for investment can not oppose the raw materials, traditional in many regions of Siberia, and an innovative economy. “The subjects of the federation County high proportion of the commodity sector. It has a high return, creates the basic conditions for the growth of the investment process and innovation,” – said the envoy.
In his speech, he highlighted the issues of staffing the new economy. “The quality of the innovation process defines the human factor, and therefore require serious attention be paid to training highly skilled specialists,” – said the envoy. In his view, this problem is solved in a number of top universities of the Federation District.
Viktor Tolokonsky said that now need additional measures to encourage young people to study engineering and science disciplines. Terror recalled the experience of regions of the district to impose special classes in schools of natural science and mathematical orientation.
According to the authorized representative, learning the humanities seems to many applicants simple in comparison with the development of technical specialties, which leads to imbalance. “That there was no gap in the complexity of learning to higher standards of quality arts education” – Victor Tolokonsky offered.
Also today, in Tomsk envoy attended the opening of the exhibition complex, which presents three exhibitions: “Look at this – NANO”, “Tomsk INO-2020″ and “Innovation around us.” The exhibition gathered Siberian development of business incubators, the residents of Tomsk special economic zone and the invention of “Rosnano”.
Altogether there are more than 80 companies and projects related to information technology, intellectual electronics, biotechnology and nanotechnology. For many of these areas during the forum will be master classes and round tables. Authorized representative stands revealed at Tomsk State University, Tomsk Polytechnic University, the development of “Rosnano” and an exposition of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Tomsk Innovation Forum INNOVUS spend the Presidential Administration, Ministry of Economic Development, Administration of Tomsk Oblast, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of Russia. The forum was attended by the heads of the presidential administration, Sergei Naryshkin.
