IT-Crimea Technopark

The main investor is the IT-Grad group of companies, a participant in the cloud solutions market in Russia, which has implemented many versatile IT projects, including the construction of a data center.

2024: Number of residents doubles to 35 organizations

The number of resident companies of the IT-Crimea technopark in Sevastopol increased from 20 to more than 35 organizations in the period from 2018 to 2024. The governor of the city spoke about the dynamics of the project on November 27, 2024.

According to TASS, according to the results of the third quarter of 2024, residents of the technopark created more than 500 jobs, which is 150 positions more than the beginning of the year.

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The Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev stressed that the total investment in the technopark project exceeded ₽1 billion, and by 2030 this amount will reach ₽3,34 billion.

The technopark, created in 2018, provides favorable conditions for the start of new and the development of existing IT companies on a single site. Until 2030, a significant expansion of its infrastructure is planned.

According to the agency, for residents of the technopark and other IT companies in the city there is a support system within the framework of the regional project "Digital Technologies" of the national project "Digital Economy of Russia."

Specialists of specialized departments provide consulting assistance to organizations in obtaining federal grants. Support is available to companies that develop or implement domestic software, services and platform solutions.

The leadership of Sevastopol considers high technologies as one of the priorities for the economic development of the region. It is planned that the technopark will become a full-fledged platform for the placement and development of IT companies with the necessary ecosystem for the work, education and leisure of specialists.

A set of measures to support and develop infrastructure is aimed at implementing innovative projects and strengthening the position of Sevastopol as one of the centers for the development of information technologies in Russia.^[1]

2018: IT Crimea Technopark to be built in Sevastopol

On May 15, 2018, it was announced the opening of the innovative IT CRIMEA Technopark in the city of Sevastopol. The IT technology park opens with private funds. The total investment volume is more than 1 billion rubles, and the planned payback period is 7 years.

According to Dmitry Gachko, General Director of the IT-GRAD Group of Companies, the IT CRIMEA project will give new opportunities for the development of startup projects by combining the IT industry in a place comfortable for living and working. It will allow you to concentrate research activity around information technologies, provide opportunities for the exchange of experience and the emergence of new knowledge. The technology park will provide IT professionals with the opportunity to be in a high-tech environment, ensuring high productivity of IT teams and will form intangible incentives for development. The creation of the Technopark on the territory of the Crimean peninsula is due to a good climate, personnel potential, a rich history, and a variety of leisure activities.

The project will be implemented in several stages: as part of the first stage in the fall of 2018, it is planned to commission the main building, which is the city dominant (the tallest building in Sevastopol). The following queues are planned behind it, which include additional workspaces, a business incubator, conference rooms, a prototyping laboratory, a sports complex, a swimming pool and apartments for visiting specialists. By the beginning of 2020, it is planned to launch all 4 buildings of the IT CRIMEA Technopark.

Ilya Ponomarev, Deputy Governor - Chairman of the Government of Sevastopol, is convinced that the creation of the Technopark Technopark "IT CRIMEA" will improve the investment climate of the city of Sevastopol, provide jobs for young IT specialists, help in the implementation of the "smart city" program and will contribute to the influx of IT teams from other regions of Russia to Sevastopol, as the most attractive city for the implementation of a professional career.

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