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Tatarstan has applied to participate in the international competition for the Project Prizes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the finals of which will be held on June 12-16, 2017 in Geneva (Switzerland). The contest includes the Republic’s project dubbed “Open Tatarstan” in the e-Government category (“Rendering of State and Municipal Services in Electronic Format”).

The international contest is organised to create an effective mechanism for evaluating projects and activities using ICTs.

The application of the Tatarstan Ministry of Communications as the operator of the “Open Tatarstan” project, is currently put up for an open online voting, after which it will end up in the selection of winning projects phase.

Anyone can support the IT project of Tatarstan at the contest website here (section VOTE) through April 30. To participate in voting and recording votes process, you should pass a simple registration procedure and vote in each category for one of the projects. Most importantly, to vote for “Open Tatarstan” in the 7th category ("Rendering of State and Municipal Services in Electronic Format", the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation, registered under No. 1487056517).

The Kazan Motor-Building Production Association (KMPO) became a participant of the All-Russian “No-Turnstile Week” campaign to be held within the occupational guidance project entitled “Working in Russia”. The event is held with the participation of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade.

From 18 to 21 April, the company will host Doors Open Days for students of secondary schools, the Kazan Aircraft Engineering College, and the Tupolev KNITU-KAI.

In addition, a concert programme and performances by creative groups of educational institutions and KMPO were prepared for students. At the end of the meeting, the students received memorable gifts from the KMPO staff.

It should be added that during the week young visitors will be able to come over to the KMPO production sites and see what is usually kept far from prying eyes. They can make tours of the main production shops, the plant museum, and various departments. Within the tours, managers and leading experts of the enterprise will tell them how the work process is arranged, which new technologies are developed in the association, what are promising developments in mechanical engineering, and will show the students the company’s up-to-date equipment.

In general, this event will help students decide on their future profession and place of work.

On April 18, the First Congress of Entrepreneurs of the Nizhnekamsk Municipal District and the Trans-Kama Region was held in Nizhnekamsk. The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.

The Congress was held in the House of Folk Arts. The ground floor accommodated stands of various Nizhnekamsk companies, from residents of industrial parks to school companies.

The location for the Congress was chosen not coincidentally, because exactly one third of the republic’s entrepreneurs work in the territory of Nizhnekamsk and the Trans-Kama region. Their contribution to the SME turnover is also about 30 percent of the republic’s total. Such a huge number of businessmen really have something to discuss.

Within the framework of the Congress, entrepreneurs talked at six different sections devoted to a wide range of areas: from Innokam territorial development to the news in the telecommunications industry. The participants can benefit from the Face-To-Face project and live communication on the sidelines. All this will not only be remembered by the symbiosis of friendly and business atmosphere, but also by fruitful results, such as new business projects, expansion of production facilities, and general improvement of the business climate.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held today a meeting with General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding Andrey Boginsky. After the talks, Andrey Boginsky visited the Kazan Helicopters plant, where he met Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia Vladimir Puchkov and led him through the production facilities of the enterprise.

Vladimir Puchkov inspected the assembly production facilities of the Kazan Helicopters and the final assembly sections of the Ansat and Mi-38 helicopters. The minister was particularly interested in light multi-purpose helicopters Ansat, which were presented in passenger, military, and medical modifications. The flight test complex of the factory held a demonstration flight of an Ansat helicopter for the quests to assess its manoeuvrability and flight performance.

The Ansat light multi-purpose helicopter can reach a maximum speed of 275 km/h and fly over distances of 500 km. Its various modifications, as well as the ability to quickly change its equipment allow the helicopter to meet the challenges of both the civilian and military markets.

The POZIS Company, part of the Machine Engineering Technologies Holding (Tecmash) of the Rostec Corporation, opened on its premises the Production and Design Engineering Department of the Tupolev KNITU-KAI.

The specialised department of KNITU-KAI at POZIS is opened to strengthen the integration of joint activities, consistency of the educational process, and greater proximity to production facilities. The enterprise is equipped with the necessary physical infrastructure, special laboratories, highly qualified experts, including those with academic degrees, that is, everything needed for the successful formation of a department.

The specialised department will provide an opportunity to involve students into the existing production process at the enterprise, carry out joint R&D activities, and improve the educational process by incorporating the best practices of POZIS. The close cooperation between the enterprise and the university within the new area is intended to orient young professionals towards the innovative renewal of the industry, upgrading their professional skills, ability to forecast changes in production, as well as towards developing, evaluating, and implementing innovations, enhancing creative thinking and social adjustment. The best graduates of the department can be employed at POZIS.

Based on POZIS press service information

The automotive plant of KAMAZ started the assembly of the first production batch of KAMAZ-5490 NEO trucks.

The KAMAZ-5490 NEO truck tractor is of great interest in the market, the first orders for the vehicle have already been received. It is expected that a total of 135 vehicles of this model will be assembled in April. Demand for the newly-designed product is justified, since the upgraded version of the flagship KAMAZ-5490 is taking into account all the wishes of the customers that operate the new-generation KAMAZ trucks.

According to Chief Designer for Advanced Vehicles Evgeny Makarov, the main emphasis is on increasing the capacity of fuel tanks. “We have developed four NEO configurations: two with the automatic gearboxes manufactured by ZF, and two with the mechanical gearboxes manufactured by ZF KAMA”, said Makarov. “The vehicle came with an extended axle base (the distance from the front axle to the rear axle), which allows increasing the fuel tank capacity to 695 litres from one side, and if you need a second one, the total capacity can reach 1100 litres”.

In addition, the updated truck tractor has a rather different spring suspension: now, due to rubber-metal hinges, it does not require periodic maintenance. According to Makarov, this results in reduced operational costs for customers.

On April 24-25, Kazan will see a Community Forum for active citizens. The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation will traditionally bring together representatives of regional governments, socially responsible businesses, NGOs and the media for training, seeking solutions to urgent social problems, and effective networking.

The Forum will serve as a meeting place for members of civic chambers, representatives of business, media, authorities, and, of course, civil society.

The Forum will last 2 days, during which the participants will have a rich educational and discussion programme. NGOs and active citizens will be told about the access of non-for-profit organisations to the social services market, two training programmes will be held: “Designing Social Changes” and “Communication and Presentation Skills for Government, Business and the Media”. A joint training programme dedicated to benefits, formats, and principles of cooperation with NGOs and civil activists will be open for representatives of authorities and businesses. Media representatives will learn how to tell the audience about a social project so that they like it, and will discuss the interaction with NGOs in the implementation of socially valuable projects. Within the framework of the discussion programme, the participants will dwell upon issues of interaction between businesses and NGOs, NGO development and support, volunteerism, and ecology.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov laid the first stone of the Bogorodskoe Gas Distributing Station (GDS) under the investment project “Reconstruction of the Minnibaevo-Kazan Gas Pipeline in the 220-285 km Section”.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Minister of Construction, Architecture, and Housing of Tatarstan Irek Fayzullin, General Director of Gazprom-Transgaz Kazan Rafkat Kantyukov, Head of Pestrechinsky Municipal District Eduard Diyarov, and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.

The Tatarstan President specially thanked the staff of the Gazprom-Transgaz Kazan. “Over the past few years, the company has solved all the key problems, including those in Innopolis and in the Nizhnekamsk site”, he added.

Then the Tatarstan President and the Director General of Gazprom-Transgaz Kazan laid a symbolic stone to the foundation of the Bogorodskoye Gas Distributing Station.

The construction is scheduled for completion in November 2017.

A delegation from the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Vietnam arrived in Kazan on a working visit. Discussions between foreign guests and experts of the Russian Helicopters holding were held on the premises of the Kazan Helicopters (part of the Russian Helicopters holding of the Rostec Corporation). The main purpose of their visit was to discuss the delivery of civilian helicopter equipment to Vietnam.

The delegation was particularly interested in the Ansat and Mi-17V-5 helicopters. The flight test complex of the factory held demonstration flights of helicopters, during which the participants of the delegation were able to assess their maneuverability and flight performance, both from the ground and inside the cabin.

Representatives of the Vietnam Ministry of National Defence studied the main production facilities of the Kazan Helicopters. During their two-day visit to Kazan, the guests were shown the assembly sites of units and fuselages for Mi-8/17, Ansat, and Mi-38 helicopters. Members of the delegation also visited the large-series section in the final assembly shop for Mi-8MTV-1 and Mi-17V-5 helicopters and the small-series section for the assembly of Ansat helicopters.

On April 15, the Vatan Sports Complex saw qualifying rounds for volleyball within the Games of Civil Servants in the Republic of Tatarstan.

The team of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade held 3 games within the group tournament, which resulted in reaching the 1/8 finals. On April 19, a draw is planned to determine the following opponents.

The final part of the competition will be held on April 22-23, 2017.

The Games are held from March 4 to December 27, 2017 with the goal of involving employees of the regional and municipal authorities of the Republic into regular sports exercises and the formation of a healthy lifestyle. The following sports are included in the Games programme: cross-country skiing, chess, volleyball, track and field (relay race), swimming (relay race), mini-football, table tennis, badminton, and basketball.