Mishustin approved the creation of an innocentre in the Novgorod region

2021: Mishustin approved the creation of an innocentre in the Novgorod region

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on the creation in the Novgorod region of the innovative scientific and technological center (INTC) "Intelligent Electronics - Valdai." This was announced by the press service of the Cabinet on October 1, 2021.

The INTC will open on the basis of the Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav the Wise and will become a platform uniting students, scientists and business representatives. This will help create new scientific and technological programs, as well as attract investments for the implementation of innovative projects.

Mishustin approved the creation of an innocentre in the Novgorod region

The main activities of the center will include the development and creation of a high-tech electronic component base, quantum sensors and devices using quantum technologies, new, including portable, energy sources, biomedical cell technologies and 5th generation mobile communication networks.

In accordance with the previously adopted law, INTCs are created in Russia to organize the transfer of scientific competencies of universities into commercial circulation, involve students and research staff in the development of technologies in demand on the market, and in addition, to help technology companies and startups. Their territory has a special legal regime for conducting scientific research and introducing innovative solutions, up to the production of specific products.

As reported on October 1, 2021 in the Government of the Russian Federation, in the coming years a whole network of such centers should be created in Russia. They will become part of a single innovative ecosystem that will bring scientists' development closer to the real needs of the economy and stimulate the development of technology.

By the beginning of October 2021, it will not be reported how much it will cost to create the Intelligent Electronics - Valdai INTC.^[1]

2020: The creation of the Intelligent Electronics - Valdai Innovation Center has begun in Russia

In the Novgorod region, the creation of the innovative scientific and technological center "Intelligent Electronics - Valdai" began. The corresponding agreement was signed by the governor of the region Andrei Nikitin and the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, as part of the Army 2020 forum.

The activities of the center will be aimed at the development, promotion and commercial implementation of applied research for the creation of biomedical, digital, ultra-precise, diagnostic and rehabilitation software and hardware electronic monitoring, prediction and decision-making systems for medicine, military-industrial, fuel and energy complexes, agriculture and forestry.

The creation of the Intelligent Electronics - Valdai Innovation Center has started in the Russian Federation

According to Andrei Nikitin, the idea of ​ ​ creating an innovative scientific and technological center in the Novgorod region was approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This project can become a driver of innovative high-tech development not only of the region, but also of the country as a whole, as well as one of the catalysts for diversifying production at defense industry enterprises, the governor said.

The project of the center "Intelligent Electronics - Valdai" was developed by the leadership of the Novgorod region in cooperation with Novgorod State University, partner universities and electronic industry enterprises. Rostec was engaged in the implementation of the project.

The state corporation also plans to introduce systems in the region for digitalization of transport, education, healthcare and housing and communal services, improving the energy efficiency of infrastructure, as well as photo and video recording, weight and size control, eco-monitoring, information protection, automated jobs of doctors, medical equipment, including those designed to counter the spread of COVID-19, etc.

In addition, Rostec and the administration of the Novgorod region agreed to conduct joint work to attract strategic investors in the field of high technology, organize financing of investment projects, and develop new financial instruments for their implementation.^[2]

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