Monday, September 29, 2008

Russia Contributes to Hi Tech Future

One of the criteria taken into account when choosing an outsourcing destination is governmental support in this country. In this respect Russia is becoming a tasty morsel: firstly, the creation of technoparks, then the increase of university places for students of technical branch of study, and now spending on technology-based research programs (about $25 billion) including the creation of two national research universities.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made this announcement as he spoke at a science and education conference. “We have never provided this sort of money for such purposes before,” Mr. Putin said. And as he stated the money would go toward various federal target Hi Tech programs from 2008-2010.

Putin also announced that a five-year program for basic research worth $10 billion had been approved, and that two national research universities would be created. “The successes of basic science do not provide the necessary dynamism and quality of applied research, and they in turn do not fully take into account the real needs of the economy,” Putin said.

Source: EETimes

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