The fourth annual CyberDay conference devoted to cybersecurity got underway at the Skolkovo Technopark on Friday, the 30 th anniversary of the establishment of Computer Security Day. Skolkovo Foundation chairman Arkady Dvorkovich speaking at the opening...
The U.S. may be streets ahead in the development of driverless cars, but there is one area where Russia could still overtake, Russian technology experts believe. Their secret weapon? That tried-and-tested historical ally, General Winter. For it’s one...
As the Skolkovo innovations city prepares to host its fifth annual Startup Village , a giant two-day festival outside Moscow for entrepreneurs and investors, the event’s godfather, Finnish entrepreneur Pekka Viljakainen , is crystal clear on its draw...
Skolkovo is teaming up with two of its biggest industrial partners in Panasonic and truck-maker KAMAZ in a search for the next big breakthrough in battery technology. Panasonic's Gavrilov, third from right, with Skolkovo colleagues. Photo: sk.ru ...
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...
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...
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...
The Skolkovo Foundation began accepting applications Monday for the pitch sessions at Startup Village, Eastern Europe’s biggest innovations conference, at the Innovation Center on June 2-3. Last year's Startup Village attracted around 10,000...
In the dying snow flurries of 2014, as the Vnukovo plane trails dissipate silently into the Moscow sky, the Skolkovo Foundation can look back upon an eventful, challenging and ultimately successful year from its new, permanent home. Snow settles at Skolkovo...
More than 40 Skolkovo resident companies are to fly to Helsinki next month for Slush, one of Europe’s biggest startup investment conferences, to woo financiers and get a sense of how they measure up to international competition. Organizers are hoping...
An hour before Renat Batyrov discovered his project, the Skolkovo Technopark, had won hosting rights to the 2016 IASP World Conference of science parks, he was already being commiserated on defeat by an overconfident rival. “You’ve lost and we’ve...