New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Skolkovo Foundation, the strategic development institution of the Russian government, and the India government-sponsored Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) Thursday announced the setting up of an information technology cluster in Moscow, among other measures, to boost investments of Indian IT companies in Russia.

"Prominent among the measures announced were the setting up of an IT cluster in Moscow, with attractive tax sops, as well as a Soft Landing programme - a special initiative that opens the Russian market for foreign companies," Skolkovo said in a release here.

Chief executives of top Russian IT companies are currently here atending Indiasoft-2015 international conference on information technology, expressed their desire to increase investments in the country to proactively help accelerate the Digital India programme, the release added.

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