On December 11 at a solemn presentation of awards to winners of an annual regional contest “Top 50 Innovative Ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan” Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that the growing interest of participants and business in the contest is evidence of its trustworthiness.
The contest “Top 50 Innovative Ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan” is organized by Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan. This year the contest winners were awarded prizes in 8 nominations. Partners of the contest “Ak Bars Bank”, “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding”, “Svyazinvestneftekim” presented their own prizes.
In 2013, 1,415 applications from Tatarstan and more than 10 Russian cities were submitted to the contest. The applications were submitted by universities, research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, technoparks.
Speaking at the awarding ceremony, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov noted that it is a good tradition to sum up the results of the contest at the end of the year. “This year about 1500 participants submitted their applications in the contest. It means that the contest is a trustworthy, everyone can participate and stands a chance, - Ildar Khalikov said. – The level of applicants and the quality of ideas are on the rise. The interest of federal partners and business in the contest is on the rise as well”.
“I am glad that you have the opportunity to realize your potential and implement your ideas”, - Ildar Khalikov appealed to the laureates and congratulated them.
Tatarstan Prime Minister presented awards to the laureates and winners in nomination “Perspective”, attended by senior students of secondary schools, first-and-second-year students and students of specialized primary and secondary educational institutions.