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Russian exporters have an opportunity to trumpet their successes at the All-Russian Exporter of the Year Award in International Cooperation and Exports.

The main objectives of the Award are to replicate the success stories of Russian business abroad, to support and develop the export business in Russia, and to share the best practices in international trade.

The Award was initiated as part of the International Cooperation and Exports national project. On May 8, 2019, the Award Regulation was approved by the Resolution of the Russian Government.

The Award organiser is the Russian Export Centre, a government-run authority for the support of non-resource exports. Award applicants can be both large enterprises and small or medium-sized businesses (SMEs).

The results of the Award’s national finals will be announced in Moscow on November 14, 2019 as part of the Made in Russia International Exports Forum with the participation of Russia’s top officials.

You can find the application deadlines for each of the federal districts and apply for free participation in the competition for the Exporter of the Year Award on the website of the Russian Export Centre at https://www.exportcenter.ru/awards.

The Association for the Development of Clusters and Technology Parks of Russia continues to work on the development of industrial and technology infrastructure in Russian regions, including that intended for small and medium-sized businesses. Experts of the Association, jointly with the Institute of Knowledge Economy have developed the educational programme titled “Industrial Technoparks: Creation and Operational Management” to be held from July 15 to July 26, 2019.

The programme was developed within the framework of the SME Business and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiative national project and for the implementation of the federal project titled “Acceleration of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses”.

Participation in the educational programme is opened for representatives of executive authorities in the field of economic and industrial policies, SME support infrastructure organisations, managers and experts at management companies of technology parks and industrial technoparks, as well as representatives of large and medium-sized businesses interested in the development of traditional industrial sites from an industrial technopark pattern.

For more information, please visit the website of the Association for the Development of Clusters and Technology Parks of Russia at www.akitrf.ru