Pour les élèves de l’INSEAD de Fontainbleau, prestigieuse école de management formant les futurs Bill Gates et Mark Zuckerberg, le nom de Skolkovo est devenu familier. Pour la deuxième année consécutive, la «...
As technology develops and private companies expand into intergalactic travel, vacationing and working in space seems to be less and less far-fetched. Elena Shipilova of Russia Beyond the Headlines spoke with Sergei Zhukov , head of the Space Technology...
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov speaks to Vedomosti about the success of Skolkovo and Russia's innovative development. His government duties cover both religion and innovation, and he sees no contradiction between them. Russia's...
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a new radiation monitoring device that works with mobile phone and satnav systems is being marketed. Radiation alert: device transmits readings around the world A Russian research engineer has designed a...
Russia’s efforts to diversify the economy must focus on creating demand for modernization at home rather than only exporting products abroad. Drawing by Niyaz Karim Recently, Russia's efforts at developing hi-tech production have...
After attending the Pioneers Festival, held on October 29-31 in Vienna, Skolkovo's companies is due to take part in the Slush festival, scheduled on November 21-22 in Helsinki. Participants of the Pioneers Festival, held on Oct. 29-31 in Vienna. Source...
Microsoft plans to invest tens of millions of dollars in research and development program in Russia. The plans to house the Microsoft R&D Center in Skolkovo were first announced on Nov. 1, 2010 during a meeting of Microsoft head Steve Ballmer...
Steven Geiger, the chief operating officer of the Skolkovo Foundation, sums up the major goals of the Skolkovo Institute of Technology. Source: RIA Novosti / Pavel Lysizin I’m often asked to summarise the core mission of the Skolkovo...
Skolkovo Foundation President Viktor Vekselberg (middle) awarding the 500th certificate and a crystal brick to Israel’s Parasight company. Source: Press Photo. “It is impossible to figure out precisely what they’ve invented. This...
Vor einem Jahr wurde der Grundstein für ein gigantisches Forschungszentrum gelegt. In fünf Kernbereichen bietet Skolkowo Wissenschaft und Industrie eine neue Heimat. Westliches Management für russische Manager: die Skolkowo Business...
モスクワのある企業の研究グループがユニークな三葉式の心臓人工弁を開発した。これまでは 20 年余り前に米国人が開発した二葉式の弁が世界の主流であり、そうした弁の生産・販売の巨大市場は米国の三社が独占している。 イノベーションセンター 「スコルコボ」＝PhotoXPress撮影 ロシア人は、小さな黒い傘の部分が三葉に開くより現代的な弁を考案した。構造はごく単純に見えるが、開発にはハイテク技術が用いられた。なにせ弁は一年に４千万回開閉するのだ。 この「生命の花弁」開発者の一人...
Derzeit ist häufig die Rede von der Baustelle in Skolkowo, den Projekten in Skolkowo, den Managern von Skolkowo, der Finanzierung von Skolkowo… Aber das sind alles nur Worthülsen. Um zu verstehen, wie diese Stiftung funktioniert, möchte...
The brain drain problem is an indisputable fact, but we should not try to stop it. Drawing by Niyaz Karim The brain drain is only part of the process known as migration. According to surveys by the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion...
À une quinzaine de kilomètres de Moscou, une technopole futuristique est en train de voir le jour. Avec pour objectif la diversification et la moderni-sation de l’économie russe. Vue panoramique de Skolkovo, un site conçu...
The Mobly virtual mobile network that recieved a grant from Skolkovo is going to make mobile communication global, reliable and able to provide Internet. The developers of Russia’s Mobly virtual mobile network have a small goal. All they want is to...
Technology giants from around the world are going to turn innovation village into the country’s ‘Silicon Valley’. Innovation village will have a business park with five clusters: biotechnology, energy, IT, space and nuclear technology...