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Skolkovo Gets LUKoil as Investor
LUKoil will become one of the core investors of the technology hub in Skolkovo and will locate its research center there beginning in 2014, the company said Monday.
Siemens Plans Medical Pilot Projects at Skolkovo
Siemens will most likely do its initial projects at the Skolkovo technology hub in the areas of bio or nuclear medicine, and could show results by late 2011, Siemens Russia vice president Martin Gitsels told The Moscow Times on Thursday.
Putin Offers $3.9Bln to Revamp Drug Sector
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday promised 122.9 billion rubles ($3.9 billion) in federal funding to modernize the medical and pharmaceuticals industry.
Nokia Agrees to Join Skolkovo Center
Nokia committed on Wednesday to open a research facility at the Skolkovo high-tech innovation center being set up outside of Moscow, with a memorandum of understanding signed in a ceremony at the Moskva-City business center.
Ballmer Vows Millions for Skolkovo
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer signed off on a plan Monday to join the government's Skolkovo innovation hub, which could see the U.S. software giant investing "tens of millions of dollars" in the project and nascent Russian tech ventures.
Schwarzenegger Lauds 'Gold Mine'
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called President Dmitry Medvedev "a great visionary" and compared Russia to a "gold mine" of business opportunities in comments to a room full of entrepreneurs and journalists in Moscow on Monday.
Schwarzenegger Arrives in Moscow
Combined Reports
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived in Moscow on Sunday, ahead of talks with President Dmitry Medvedev. He’s on a five-day trip to promote contacts between Silicon Valley business leaders and their local counterparts.
Duma Amends Skolkovo Bill
The State Duma passed an amended bill on the Skolkovo innovation hub, adding perks for participants, but legal experts and potential investors said more work was needed to ensure the project's success.
Skolkovo's Tenants to Get Tax Breaks Before It Opens
Bloomberg
Deputy Economic Development Minister Stanislav Voskresensky said a bill passed Friday on President Dmitry Medvedev's Skolkovo project would extend tax breaks to potential tenants even before the research hub officially opens.
You Can’t Innovate by Decree
By Ian Pryde
Eminent Western speakers put forward seemingly logical ideas on modernization and what Russia needs to do to modernize at the Global Policy Forum. But most of the speakers were naively overoptimistic on the country’s willingness and ability to implement change.
Ministries Debate 'Modernization' Tax
By Dmitry Kazmin and Filipp Sterkin / Vedomosti
The Finance Ministry hopes to raise revenue by taxing new equipment, as well as stolen or lost goods, but the Economic Development Ministry fears that the changes could interfere with modernization efforts.
Aiming to Capitalize On Fast Reactors
Special Report: The development of efficient nuclear reactors has taken on fresh urgency since President Dmitry Medvedev put it on his innovation agenda. Abroad, Russia could sell its fast reactor technology. But there are worries about nuclear proliferation.
Alexander Zemlianichenko, Jr. / Bloomberg
Medvedev's 'Silicon Valley'
As part of President Dmitry Medvedev's plan to improve the country's economy through innovation investment, the Kremlin said it would establish Russia's version of Silicon Valley in the Moscow region town of Skolkovo. Trying to diversify the economy beyond gas, metals and other commodities, the plan is for the new center to focus on Medvedev's five priorities for modernization: energy, information technology, telecommunications, biotechnology and nuclear technology. Billionaire Viktor Vekselberg will oversee the center's creation, and Medvedev has pledged to attract well-known scientists to work in the innovation hub.
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innovation, Silicon Valley, Skolkovo, technology, modernization - Sputnik to Glonass: Playing Catch-Up in Outer Space
- Bidders Line Up for Skolkovo City Plan
- The Long March to Energy Efficiency
- 10-Year Plan to Develop Siberia Is Published
- The Next Generation of Computer Geeks
- Medvedev Says Modernization More Than High-Tech Toys
- Poll: Modernization is About Politics, Not Technology
- Gogol’s Take on Skolkovo
- Tough Prescription: Drug Industry Faces Modernization
- Abramovich Is Skolkovo's Biggest Neighbor
- Motivating People to Participate in Skolkovo
- Apple CEO Advises Medvedev to Change Russian Mentality
- Obama, Medvedev Talk Chicken, Eat Burgers
- Medvedev Gets Governator Backing
- Growing a Silicon Garden
- Dvorkovich Sees 'Cloud Computing' in Skolkovo
- Chubais Courts U.S. Fund Managers With Nanotechnology
- Medvedev Pitches Russia as Financial Haven
- Nokia, Cisco Line Up as 'Silicon Valley' Partners
- Vekselberg Discusses Future Skolkovo Infrastructure
- Vekselberg Wants to Tap Perelman for 'Silicon Valley'
- Unprecedented Perks in Store for Skolkovo Investors
- Alfyorov Recruited for Innovation Hub
- Silicon Valley’s Time Is Over
- Foreign Investors Offering Advice, Not Money
- Vekselberg to Oversee Russia’s Silicon Valley
- Creating a Culture of Innovation
- Skolkovo Designated ‘Silicon Valley’ Location
- Kremlin Prepares to Unveil Its Silicon Valley
- Putin Spearheads Innovation Effort
- Medvedev Putting His Eggs in Surkov’s Basket
- Betting on a Philosopher’s High-Tech Stone
- Modernization by Gosplan
- Build Innovation City and They Won’t Come
- U.S. Executives Give Dvorkovich List of Ideas
- Kremlin Hosts U.S. Innovation Team
- Medvedev’s Abracadabra Modernization Plan
