The pace of change in Russia appears slow at the moment. Ongoing events in the Crimea suggest an inward-looking country that has no ear for global opinion and is set on acting like the angry Soviet bear that we know from the Cold War. The perception,...
Previously defined by the way it cloned western companies, Russia is gradually becoming a place where its undoubtedly strong education and engineering standards are blending with original entrepreneurship. The Russian startup scene is buoyed by the impressive...
Despite its extraordinary scientific capacity, a stated desire to be competitive and the availability of capital, it may take several generations before Russia's investment in innovation will bear fruit, a report by MIT on the country's role in global...
The Skolkovo University of Science and Technology (Skoltech) launched classes in Moscow Monday, welcoming 45 new graduate students of different nationalities. The students joined a group of 20 graduates who studied abroad as part of a Skoltech program...
But sceptics question prospects for Skolkovo commercial park. The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology will open near Moscow next year (artist’s impression). HERZOG & DE MEURON BASEL A Russian revolution in scientific innovation...
Two snipers are abseiling down the seven-storied Hypercube building as Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s helicopter soars over the barbed wire perimeter. Inside the compound, 5,000 people relax as the helicopter disappears towards the horizon...
Skolkovo is a startup accelerator company that is backed by the Russian government. According to TechCrunch , Skolkovo has raised 135.6 billion ruble ($4 billion) as part of a commitment from the government over the next 7 years. Skolkovo is expected...
The Russian government appeared to renew its support for the Skolkovo innovation hub Thursday as Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told the Cabinet that the embattled project would be included in a state program and receive 502 billion rubles ...
The Federal Customs Service published a draft order on Thursday that would give Skolkovo preferential customs treatment for all of the goods it imports from abroad. The head of Skolkovo's legal department Alexei Ivanov told Vedomosti that overcoming...
Four years ago, the government allocated over 2 billion euros to develop a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) hub for students. One of the key goals is to connect science and business, so that STEM subjects become more relevant to real life and...
Hovercraft, bionic arms, space tourism and nuclear laptop batteries may all be products of the future to be created and brought to market by Skolkovo — the business education and technology center taking shape on the outskirts of Moscow. Despite...
Yesterday the Tyumen Technopark hosted the opening stage of the Russian StartUp Tour road show - a massive project of Russian development institutes. The aim of the project is to create startup communities of talented young entrepreneurs, investors, technology...
Moscow city is going to push ahead with its privatization plans over the next two years, hoping to raise more than $480 million for the city budget, Andrey Sharonov, Deputy Mayor in charge of economic policy issues, told Business RT. “We still want...
Russia, oh Russia. It was time to set foot once again to one of our regular destinations. Moscow, with a population of around five times that of Finland, can be expected to produce some great deal flow and we were about to find out exactly what kind of....
The Skolkovo Innovation Center, also known as the Russian Silicon Valley, is a key Russian development project: a 460 hectare technology business area planned at Skolkovo , near Moscow , Russia. The strategic goal of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre is to concentrate...
During the visit to the Netherlands, held from 26 to 27 June, the President of the Skolkovo Foundation Viktor Vekselberg negotiated with representatives of the government of the Netherlands, as well as he met the heads of the corporations, working in the field...
The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology is pleased to announce the opening of the online application to the Skolkovo Tech MSc Fellowship Program 2013-2015 . Applications will be accepted from August 1, 2012, through January 15, 2013. For this...
Startup Village will be held for the first time and will be hosted annually by Skolkovo and other partners. It is going to be the largest technological startup conference in Russia. The organizers - the Fund "Skolkovo" and its partners. http...
Pekka A. Viljakainen Chairman of Organizational Committee twitter @pviljakainen Субтитры на русском You can get the official powerpoint presentation English Russian
DO-RA: universal dosimeter in a cellular phone Vladimir A. Elin Vladimir A. Elin graduated magna *** laude with a B.S. in Technical Sciences from the faculty of Instrumentation with specialization in radio electronic systems and devices at the Moscow...
Tablets are changing computing, there’s no doubt. I realized this when I saw my 2-year-old son pick up an iPad and master its basic controls, including discovering a child’s app, in about half an hour. The iPad led the way into this brave...
LED manufacturer Optogan Group has started mass production of its high-power X10 modules in St. Petersburg, Russia. Based on the innovative concept of scalability, flexibility and lean processing, the X10 modular Chip-on-Board solution significantly reduces...
The days in Russia when gangsters ruled the streets are long gone and in its place a new generation of entrepreneurs are transforming the country's business and how it is perceived in the global community. Arman Gukaysan, chief executive of Vizerra...