Tuesday, October 14, 2014

In the Innovation Center will be the “Silk Road” – ITAR-TASS

The White House in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Li Keqiang their document was signed by representatives of the Fund “Skolkovo”, the government of the Chinese province of Shaanxi, Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Russian-Chinese investment fund.

The memorandum covers a number of aspects of the technological cooperation between Russia and China, of which the most significant is the construction of the High-Tech Park in the territory of the Innovation Center “Skolkovo”. Covering an area of ​​200 thousand. Sq. m. would be the centers of R & D (research and development activities), which will work in collaboration experts from the two countries. It is assumed that the “Silk Road” will play the role of the Russian representation of innovative structures in China, such as the Center for Development of high-tech industry “Torch” and “China’s Silicon Valley” – Beijing Z-Park.

«Of course, this new milestone in the history of the “Skolkovo” project. Moreover, today’s event – clear evidence of the fact that Russia and China enter into an era of large-scale cooperation in the field of innovation. I’m sure that created the Park will be home for R & D centers of leading high-tech corporations in China and a platform for close cooperation between the Russian and Chinese scientists and entrepreneurs, “- said Viktor Vekselberg, President of the” Skolkovo ».

However, the” Silk way “in the” Skolkovo “- this is only half of a large international project. His second component of the increase by four square kilometers of Chinese Fenduna – the new city in the province of Xi’an. It is planned that there will be innovation center on the principle of “one park in two equal areas».

«Technology parks in many countries have already proved their worth by encouraging research and development, commercialization and economic growth. The uniqueness of this project lies in the fact that it allows you to use the best practices of both countries, as well as to create a network of sites in different regions. This makes it possible to increase the efficiency of interaction between the leading companies of Russia and China, as well as to expand the project by other BRICS countries, “- said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund, co-director RKIF.

« The exchange of ideas and experiences within the partnership will contribute to the development of entrepreneurship and competitiveness. This, in turn, will support economic development, and Russia and China remain the advanced countries in the field of scientific research, “- said Hu Bin, co-director of RKIF.

The signing of a memorandum dated to the beginning of the international forum” Open Innovation ” , which kicks off in the Russian capital at Tuesday, 14 October 2014 It is expected that one of the central themes of the forum will be just the development of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of innovation.

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