• Medvedev: Skolkovo is key reserve for building Russia's future economy

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, at whose initiative the Skolkovo innovation city outside Moscow was founded in 2010, praised the project’s evolution at a meeting of the Skolkovo Foundation’s board of trustees on Wednesday. “I’d...

    02 August, 17:50 Collinson Shura
  • Silicon Valley stars and Shaolin monks: Skolkovo Startup Village prepares to dazzle visitors

    A presentation of Elon Musk’s headline-grabbing vacuum train, a drone race and business leadership tips from a Shaolin monk are among the highlights of this year’s Startup Village, the annual open-air large-scale conference for tech entrepreneurs...

    26 May, 17:23 Collinson Shura
  • Международный форум "Открытые инновации"

    В Москве на ВДНХ завершил свою работу четвертый форум «Открытые инновации». Столичный мэр Сергей Собянин на правах хозяина предложил сделать ВДНХ постоянной площадкой для проведения «Открытых инноваций». Градоначальник отметил...

    01 November, 23:00 Vitaly Shustikov
  • Пришло время квантовых инженеров

    13 июля 2015 года в Москве начала свою работу «Международная конференция по квантовым технологиям-2015», организованная Российским квантовым центром. Первый день конференции был посвящен вопросам внедрения достижений квантовой физики в реальную...

  • What a difference a year makes

    When Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev declared at Startup Village that the Skolkovo Innovation Center is developing as planned, he was speaking as someone who’d had the benefit of several helicopter fly-bys to back up the assertion. Now, the picture...

    05 June, 10:16 Nowak David
  • US ambassador: America continues to support Skolkovo

    The US Ambassador to Russia, John F. Tefft, has signaled his country’s continuing support for the Skolkovo project, noting in a speech at Startup Village that the relationship will not be imperiled by political tensions. US Ambassador to Russia...

    02 June, 10:23 Nowak David
  • Update available for Startup Village

    Improvements in this version of Startup Village: Record crowds, new setting, creative catering. Like the leading smartphone apps, Startup Village is constantly evolving. The third edition of Russia and Eastern Europe’s biggest startup event is no...

    26 May, 13:03 Nowak David
  • Skolkovo Robotics International Conference

    The Skolkovo Innovation Center on March 20-22 hosted the third Skolkovo Robotics International Conference, one of the biggest events of its kind in Russia. More than 2,000 registered for the three-day bonanza , which bought together robot developers, company...

    27 March, 10:18 Nowak David
  • A forum of robots, a meeting of minds

    The third Skolkovo Robotics International Conference was a runaway success, attracting a wide array of participants from all corners of the planet and, critically, encouraging the discipline to flourish domestically. The March 20-22 event at the Skolkovo...

    24 March, 11:16 Nowak David
  • The day the Russian Startup Tour ceases to be ‘Russian’

    A key message that Skolkovo transmits its startups is the need to expand into new territories. Now it is leading by example: This week, Russia’s biggest innovations roadshow ventures abroad for the first time in its five-year history. Almaty - the...

    13 March, 14:02 Nowak David
  • Craig Barrett: Politics moves faster than innovation and research

    Skolkovo Foundation Council co-chairman Craig Barrett voiced confidence on Thursday that the project to diversify Russia’s economy would far outlive the current political troubles. Barrett, Intel chairman until 2009, spoke at the final quarterly meeting...

    18 December, 20:44 Nowak David
  • Дмитрий Медведев: «Сколково» живет и развивается

    Премьер-министр Дмитрий Медведев назвал Фонд «Сколково» «флагманом для создания высокотехнологичных производств» в России. В ходе интервью в прямом эфире пяти российским телеканалам, Дмитрий Медведев ответил на вопрос корреспондента...

    10 December, 12:59 Baklanov Mikhail
  • A fireside chat with Russia’s leaders of innovation

    HELSINKI, Finland - Russia’s chief proponents of innovation took to the silver stage Tuesday at Slush 2014, Europe’s biggest startup conference, to share the secrets of entering the Russian market. From left: Galitsky, Viljakainen, Dvorkovich...

    18 November, 15:09 Nowak David