In the modern world when new technologies are developing so fast, international cooperation is twice more important as before, says Alexander Yakovenko, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The world today is constantly changing. The global economy...
In 2008, when the price of oil was hovering around $200 per barrel, few Russians were concerned about green energy. But Vladimir Kanin was the exception. Vladimir Kanin founded Optiflame Solutions in 2008 with the profits from the sale of an I.T. start...
Established Russian players like Yandex and Odnoklassniki are introducing offerings abroad in an attempt to gauge the market for further expansion. The progress the Russian government has made in expanding the use of the Internet within government...
The brain drain problem is as relevant for Russia now as it used to be during Perestroika. Some experts argue that the trend is catastrophic, pointing to the increase in the numbers of researchers leaving the country. The Russian government believes that the...
Philipp Rutberg entwickelte das neue Verfahren zur Müllbeseitigung. Russische Wissenschaftler haben ein umweltfreundliches und wirtschaftliches Verfahren zur Müllverarbeitung entwickelt. Aber den zuständigen Behörden kommen Müllhalden...
Les projets soutenus par Skolkovo couvrent plusieurs domaines et notamment la médecine. Crédits photo : PhotoXPress Au sein d’une entreprise moscovite, un groupe de scientifiques a mis au point une valve cardiaque artificielle à...
ビクトル・ベクセルベルグ氏、「スコルコボ」プロジェクトの総裁＝アレクセイ・フィリポヴ撮影／ロシア通信 ロシア屈指の大富豪の一人である実業家のビクトル・ベクセルベルグ氏が、野心的計画を日本に持ち込んだ。それは極めて経済的な計画である。ベクセルベルグ氏は、レノバ投資グループのオーナーであり、フォーブス誌によれば、ロシア長者番付で第８位、世界長者番付で第６４位につけている。同氏は同時に、とりわけ野心的な「スコルコボ」プロジェクトの総裁を兼務している。 「スコルコボ」は、ドミートリー・メドベージェフ前大統領が打ち出したプロジェクトだ...
Russia’s high-tech business school is attracting students from abroad, learning from the experience of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University. In 2010 some 146,000 foreigners studied in Russia, according to Russia’s Statistics Service...
Es verging kaum ein Tag, dass Dmitri Medwedjew nicht von Skolkowo schwärmte, das dem Land neue Impulse geben soll. In seiner Architektur scheint es diese Hoffnung zu erfüllen. Projekt des internationalen Architekturbüros Saltans+Jaeger...
Five countries known as BRICK are joining efforts to develop innovative solutions, an approach that might give them technological edge over the G7 states in the coming years. The BRICS countries have a remarkable opportunity to coordinate among...
Students of the first class at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology presented their latest accomplishments to Skolkovo Foundation President Viktor Vekselberg at a recent symposium. Apart from their academic appraisals, the students demonstrated...
Crédits photo : Kommersant Les scientifiques russes ont mis au point un appareil de mesure de radioactivité intégré au téléphone portable. C’est une première sur le marché mondial, mais les scientifiques...
The first building at the Skolkovo Innovation Center is nearing completion, and it is just the beginning. "The Cube," the Skolkovo Inovation Center's first building is expected to open in September. Source: Press Photo When CNN’s...
On the last week of March, a team from the Skolkovo Foundation came to Silicon Valley for the eight annual Global Technology Symposium. Skolkovo Foundation President Viktor Vekselberg,left (2), and Anatoly Chubais, the head of the Russian Nanotechnology...
Skolkovo, la cité du futur consacrée à la science, la recherche et l’innovation, telle une « Silicon Valley » russe, s’apprête à sortir de terre. Projet utopique ou visionnaire ? La ville conçue...
Pundits predict a loss of momentum for the protest movement at home and see little scope for improvement in relations with the West. High hopes: low-cost Russian satellites will revolutionise the market. Source: AP. A cool relationship between Russia...
With new conference, the Skolkovo Foundation offers support for development of both experimental prototypes in robotics as well as robots to perform everyday tasks. Last weekend, more than 500 people packed the first two floors of the Hypercube, the...
The creators of Pirate Pay, a Perm-based start-up, say they can stop files from being illegally downloaded from torrent networks. In 2009, brothers Andrei and Alexei Klimenko and their friend Dmitry Shuvaev created a file-sharing traffic management...
Le Président Medvedev et le patron du Fonds Vekselberg au lancement du projet Skolkovo. Crédits photo : RIA Novosti/Dmitry Astakhov Objectif affiché : devenir la locomotive de l’économie russe. Rome ne s’est...
The Russian IT market is growing fast, but the number of problems that have come to the forefront are proving to be a serious threat. Hardware continues to dominate the Russian IT market, making up more than 50 percent of the sector. Source: ITAR-TASS...
The first building for Russia’s own Silicon Valley (the Skolkovo Innograd) will be unveiled in late September, boasting an impressive number of innovative and environmentally friendly features. The word “hypercube” is often associated...
21 students from all over Russia, selected to participate in the joint MIT-Skolkovo project, met with U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul in his Moscow residence to discuss their future plans. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul metting with the Russia...
Israeli medicine and biotechnology start-up Parasight will become the 500th participant in the Skolkovo Innovation Center. Skolkovo Foundation President Viktor Vekselberg (middle) awarding the 500th certificate and a crystal brick to Israel’s...
En 2014, la « Silicon Vallée » de la banlieue de Moscou accueillera le sommet du G8. Dès à présent, à Skolkovo, on commence la construction du réseau routier ainsi que du parc industriel et de l’université...
During the St. Petersburg Forum, the representatives of Skolkovo confirmed that the group is going to grow. Now about 10,000 companies have applied to participate in this project, promoted by the Russian government. Source: rbth.ru