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Second Russia-EU innovative forum to open in Finland
LAAPPEENRANTA, Finland, May 25 (Itar-Tass) - About 700 businessmen,
politicians, scientists and representatives of civil society from 12
countries will take part in the second Russia-EU innovative forum that
will open here on Wednesday. It will work under the motto "Partnership for
Innovation".
"The first innovative forum that was held here a year ago was supposed
to outline key areas of cooperation between Russia and the European Union
in the field of innovation and modernization. This year, the task is to
strengthen this cooperation and present concrete projects, especially for
small and medium businesses," representatives of the forum's organizing
committee told Itar-Tass.
Delegations from Russia, Finland, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Germany,
Italy, France, Lithuania, Estonia and the United States will take part in
the forum's work this year. The delegations comprise representatives of
big and small business, legislative and executive bodies of power,
scientific organizations and innovative centres.
"The second innovative forum should deepen work in three specific
sectors for which innovations are particularly important. They include
energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy; information and
communication technologies; public health and pharmacy," the organizing
committee went on to say.
"Russia and the EU have agreed on ten specific projects in the sphere
of innovations. They are going to work out a common strategy for
modernization as part of this cooperation program. Business contacts are
going to be established; a fund to support cooperation between small and
medium businesses will be set up and a Council for modernization and
innovations will be created.
To make this work more effective, regions that will undergo
modernization will be selected and 100 pilot companies in those regions
will be chosen.
In the meantime, an exhibition of innovative projects in the field of
energy efficiency and "green" technologies that had been developed in
Russia opened in Laappeenranta, Finland, on Tuesday. It was timed to
coincide with the second Russia-EU innovative forum.
politicians, scientists and representatives of civil society from 12
countries will take part in the second Russia-EU innovative forum that
will open here on Wednesday. It will work under the motto "Partnership for
Innovation".
"The first innovative forum that was held here a year ago was supposed
to outline key areas of cooperation between Russia and the European Union
in the field of innovation and modernization. This year, the task is to
strengthen this cooperation and present concrete projects, especially for
small and medium businesses," representatives of the forum's organizing
committee told Itar-Tass.
Delegations from Russia, Finland, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Germany,
Italy, France, Lithuania, Estonia and the United States will take part in
the forum's work this year. The delegations comprise representatives of
big and small business, legislative and executive bodies of power,
scientific organizations and innovative centres.
"The second innovative forum should deepen work in three specific
sectors for which innovations are particularly important. They include
energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy; information and
communication technologies; public health and pharmacy," the organizing
committee went on to say.
"Russia and the EU have agreed on ten specific projects in the sphere
of innovations. They are going to work out a common strategy for
modernization as part of this cooperation program. Business contacts are
going to be established; a fund to support cooperation between small and
medium businesses will be set up and a Council for modernization and
innovations will be created.
To make this work more effective, regions that will undergo
modernization will be selected and 100 pilot companies in those regions
will be chosen.
In the meantime, an exhibition of innovative projects in the field of
energy efficiency and "green" technologies that had been developed in
Russia opened in Laappeenranta, Finland, on Tuesday. It was timed to
coincide with the second Russia-EU innovative forum.
