Russian IT companies and academic institutions are going to assist the work of state investment funds. Especially for this, the National Association of Innovation and Information Technology Development (NAIRIT) is being created,
Prime-TASS reports.
As you know, the government recently approved a decision to create a “Russian Venture Company” and “Russian Investment Fund for Information and Communication Technologies” - these structures will finance promising IT projects. The new association, NAIRIT, will facilitate their work by directly establishing contacts with Russian IT companies. Olga Uskova, a member of the Information Technology Council at the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation and President of Cognitive Technologies, was elected President of NAIRIT at a constituent assembly yesterday.
The association’s website will collect applications from Russian IT companies with their project proposals and ideas for which I would like to receive investments. In addition, any IT company can join NAIRIT - for this you need to register on the site. The issue of accepting a company into the ranks of NAIRIT will be considered in November. It is reported that the entrance fee will amount to 3 thousand rubles, and about 180 applications for membership have already been filed.
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The association named its target priorities the association of innovative technology developers, organizing the interaction of association members with state investment funds, and also helping venture funds in choosing priority projects for providing investments. In addition, NAIRIT promises to ensure public control over the financing process.
In fact, the association will begin to look for and include in the investment portfolio of one or another company engaged in innovative software solutions. Her other tasks lie in informing members of NAIRIT about financed projects and their status. On the other hand, the association will interact with state authorities.
According to Olga Uskova, special attention will be paid to relations with regional companies, because "they may need more investment than their capital counterparts."