Minnikhanov: some 120,000 work in our mechanical engineering sector today

Dear current and retired workers of the civil aviation of Tatarstan! On behalf of the Government of Tatarstan, please accept our congratulations on your professional holiday, the Civil Aviation Day! Your highest professionalism, dedication and responsibility help us solve the most pressing challenges of our time. Thanks to the dedicated and courageous work of pilots and employees of the aviation infrastructure, aviation is a boast for our Republic. We appreciate the professionalism of Tatarstan pilots and air traffic controllers, flight attendants and the engineering and technical staff of the sector, and sincerely thank them for their high loyalty to professional duties and responsibilities. Aviation is always moving forward, to new heights and achievements! We wish you strength and inspiration for fruitful work, new reaches of success on your way toward stability and prosperity, fulfillment of your cherished hopes and desires! Health and long life to you! Respectfully, Albert Karimov Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan

Dear current and retired employees of the customs service! On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, I congratulate you on your professional holiday, the Customs Officer Day of the Russian Federation! In the context of globalisation processes, the relevance and importance of the customs service is increasing. Owing to the activities of customs officers, the safety of human life and the environment in general is being protected, the competitiveness of the economy is increased in the national interests. The Tatarstan Customs Service is continuously improving it work, with the most important indicators of its performance being the use of the latest information technologies, professionalism, decency, and responsibility of its employees. I express my deep gratitude to the long-service employees for their dedication and mentoring. You have laid a solid foundation for the current success of the Customs. Our sincere gratitude also goes to those who are still in the ranks, passing on valuable experience to the new generation. I congratulate all the employees of the customs service in Tatarstan on their professional holiday and wish you peaceful service, good health, family well-being, and every success in your life! Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov

Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov held an open meeting with students of the Kazan National Research Technological University. During the event, Minister Karimov delivered a comprehensive speech on the topic “Tatarstan’s Manufacturing Industry as the Main Driver of Regional Economic Development”, during which he outlined the main achievements of industrial sectors in Tatarstan and spoke about the main achievements and trends in the republic’s manufacturing industry development. In his welcome address he pointed out that the main source of labour productivity is the transition to Industry 4.0, the industrial revolution based on massive implementation of information technologies. Today, a marking system is applied in production facilities that allows one to track the location of a product. There are examples of smart factories where machines communicate with each other via the internet and produce personalised products without human intervention.