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The Annual Meeting of the Association of Clusters, Technoparks and SEZs of Russia is held in the Samara Region

24 April 2023

On April 21, the General Meeting of Members of the Association of Clusters, Technoparks and SEZs of Russia (AKIT RF) is being held at the Zhigulevskaya Dolina high-tech technopark congress center in Togliatti. Among the participants are representatives of 50 regions of the Russian Federation: representatives of the management companies of technology parks, industrial parks, SEZs, clusters, development corporations - organizations that are directly involved in the development of infrastructure and attraction of investments in the regions.
The participants were greeted by the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov: Today, new opportunities for import substitution and development of cooperation ties are opening up for domestic industrial enterprises. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia implements both system-wide measures to support investment projects and mechanisms to create ready-made industrial infrastructure. I am sure that this will speed up the solution of the tasks of providing the domestic industry with the necessary technologies and component base, the minister said.

Andrey Shpilenko, director of the Association of Clusters, Technoparks and SEZs of Russia, also told reporters about the significance of the event:
The Annual General Meeting of the Association of Clusters, Technoparks and SEZs of Russia has started. For the first time, it is held not in Moscow, but on the territory of the existing technopark, and one of the best in the country - the Zhiguli Valley.

Together with the members of the Association, we will discuss the mechanisms in force since January 1, 2023, aimed at import substitution, the formation of clusters and attraction of investments. We will also discuss in great detail all types of industrial infrastructure and SEZs.

I am sure that today's event will become a platform for recommendations and proposals, including those used for the adoption of legislative initiatives.
This is not the first time that the Samara Region has become a venue for federal-level events. Investment platforms are successfully developing here, all special regimes for business and investors are in effect. Technopark "Zhigulevskaya Dolina" is one of the three most efficient in the country, the special economic zone is regularly rated by experts as one of the best similar sites in Russia.