Russia today reported: there are 88 parks, 11 of them are included in a comprehensive program "Creation of parks in the Russian Federation in the sphere of high technologies", which acts till June 1, 2014. This was announced by the director of the Association of parks in the area of Information Technology Andrew Shpilenok at a meeting of the interdepartmental commission coordinating the creation, operation and development of technology parks in the area of high technologies in the Exhibition "CSTB 2012."
"In the top 3 places by technopark amount - Tatarstan, where they recorded seven, then the Sverdlovsk region, as well as Moscow and Moscow region," - said Mr. Shpilenok. However, he noted that deliberately does not say about the quality of these parks, because the common definition of the concept of "industrial park", which would all adhere to, yet. Also at today's meeting of the interdepartmental commission to the association two industrial parks from Obninsk and Khanty-Mansiysk were included.
During his speech Shpilenok noticed the cooperation of the Association of Fund Skolkovo and "Russian venture company". In addition, the Association has signed an agreement with the State Committee for Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus. In their plans to establish a joint Russian-Belarusian industrial park.