The search engine
Nigma , which is developed by MSU students and postgraduates, has received funding. Within two years, 9 million rubles will be invested in the project.
Half of this amount will be provided by the
Foundation for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere - it will release money directly to "research in the field of creating new algorithms for Internet search engines."
The other half of the funds is invested by Nigma.Ru Ltd. In an interview with Habrahabru, its director, Viktor Lavrenko, said that investing a fund in a project would pay off “for a maximum of a couple of years” - at the expense of taxes.
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Head of Nigma.Ru Ltd. He explained why it was decided to apply for funding in this structure: “This is a state fund, it just gives money for R & D - research and development, and does not require anything in return. For example, it does not require a share in the project, does not require a refund - of course, if they were used for its intended purpose. In case of improper use, the money will have to be returned, and to rest near Krasnokamensk. ”
The fund, as has been said, will invest exclusively in R & D. Investor Money - Nigma.Ru Ltd. - they could have made various purchases, but by agreement with the fund they will also support exclusively scientific research - they will go to salaries for employees, components for assembling indexing clusters, etc., Lavrenko said.
The Nigma.Ru team has already announced the expansion of the state. On the main page of the project there was an
announcement about the recruitment of programmers and system administrators to work on the creation of new search algorithms.
Commenting on the financing of the project, Ivan Bortnik, director general of the Foundation for Assistance to Development of the National Scientific and Technical Council, said that the state is ready to assist Nigma.Ru in achieving their ambitious scientific goals. “We invite managers of other innovative projects to cooperate,” he added.