Putin supported the idea of the defense of Technopolis

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One of the priorities of bureaus and research institutes Putin called the development of promising models. “It is important to provide technological independence from foreign components,” he said. Another important issue is the creation of a common database of research and development. The data are unsystematic and as the state customer and the head contractor, the President noted.

Separately, the head of the state focused on the modernization of the military-industrial complex. Technical re-equipment of promising affects the economic performance of organizations, he said. In General, in the defense industry achieved high growth rates exceeding the growth in other areas.

The growth rate of labor productivity in integrated structures — an average of 8.8 percent. But in terms of performance is markedly inferior to foreign competitors. The President also recalled that the share of high-tech products for civilian and dual-use goods is expected to grow from 16 to 30 percent by 2025.

“We repeatedly said that we need an effective model of organization of fundamental and applied research, to actively introduce advanced technology. Such a structure could become a new modern Technopolis”, — declared Putin. “As the human resource base could be used by scientific companies, research institutes, design bureaus, corporations, and other relevant organizations”, — he assumed. “The Minister of defence has reported about such ideas: it’s interesting, promising, you need to think about how to implement”, — concluded the head of state.

Then the meeting continued behind closed doors. “It is a sensitive area associated with the defence industry, so it is not quite publicly,” pre-told the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.

“Almaz-Antey” was created in 2002, when it was merged dozens of companies — from industry to the design office of the enterprises which were developed and produced anti-aircraft missile complexes, the means of radar reconnaissance and automated control systems. Today the group employs over 127 thousand people. It includes more than 60 companies from 18 regions, the company adopted in more than 50 countries. This is the first holding company created under the Federal target program “Reforming and development oboronno-an industrial complex in 2002-2006”. Here is developed the most modern weapons.

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