Economy ministry to support Tomsk technological business

TOMSK, Oct 16 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk region and Ministry of Economic Development of RF agreed about stimulation and advance of perspective fast-growing technological companies of the region to markets, agreement was signed by the governor Sergey Zhvachkin and the Deputy Minister Sergey Gorkov on Tuesday, the press service of region administration reported.

According to the press service, the delegation of the Tomsk region participates in the forum "Open Innovations" which takes place in the Moscow innovative center "Skolkovo". Within the forum the governor Zhvachkin signed the agreement with the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Gorkov.

"Within the agreement the Tomsk region and the Ministry of Economic Development will realize the "Support of the Private High-tech Leading Companies" project together which purpose is search, stimulation and advance of the perspective fast-growing technological companies", – it is said in the statement.

With reference to the head of the region it is noted that there are more than hundred companies now in the Tomsk region which export innovative production. It is expected that the number of the successful companies will increase with signing of the agreement. "We will help businessmen to occupy worthy niches in the markets", – Zhvachkin is quoted in the message.