TOMSK, Oct 10 – RIA
Tomsk. The
opening ceremony of the scientific forum U-NOVUS took place on Wednesday in the
Tomsk sports complex "Harmony"; the forum participants for three days
will work on solving of production problems for the largest Russian
enterprises, such as "Gazpromneft", "Rusnano" and
"Rosatom", the RIA Tomsk correspondent reports from the scene.
Earlier it was reported
that in Tomsk on October 9-13, 2018, will be held the U-NOVUS forum. Its
program, instead of the traditional panel discussions, round tables and
presentations, will include workshops, networking and design sessions, art
residences. On them will meet representatives of the large Russian companies,
teams of universities and scientific organizations, technology businesses,
participants of School of Key Researchers.
According to the
correspondent, the opening ceremony was held on Wednesday morning at the sports
complex "Harmony" in Tomsk. It was attended by the governor of the
Tomsk region Sergei Zhvachkin, the deputy minister of science and higher
education of the Russian Federation Alexei Medvedev, rectors of Tomsk
universities and representatives of participating companies.
“Today the world is on the
verge of the fourth technological revolution. What challenges does it pose to
society? The main challenge – is the new system of coordinates between
business, government and science. How this system works will be estimated at
workshops in these days at U-NOVUS”, – the Tomsk governor said at the event.
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The governor of the Tomsk region Sergei Zhvachkin at the opening of the U-NOVUS forum
Medvedev noted that the
forum solves unprecedented tasks, and the new format of its holding indicates a
significant increase in the prestige and capabilities of the forum.
"The President sets us
the task of bringing Russia to the number of five leading countries of the
world implementing research in priority areas of technological development. To
achieve this goal, a fruitful combination of science, government and business
is necessary. The leading companies of the country supported the forum:
"Gazpromneft", "Rosatom", "Rusnano", "Inter
RAO", "Gazprombank" and many others”, – he emphasized.
After the official part,
the first plenary session began, and then workshops and hackathons started, at
which participants would solve complex production tasks for companies. Results
will be announced on October 12th.
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Opening of the U-NOVUS forum