Ambassador of France

On the 27th of November the final sitting of Microelectronics and Nanotechnology 2008 international research and technology conference was held. More than 70 reports were presented at the conference, and a lot of them were practically oriented. Several reports were made in cooperation with scientists from other countries such as CIS countries, the USA, Canada, Germany and Sweden.

The 5th international exhibition NТМЕХ-2008 supported by Governments of Moscow and Russian Federation was held in the universal showroom of Moscow Government building. It was organized by MKM PROF company under the auspices of Moscow department of science and industry politics as well as Moscow committee on science and technology.

Within the framework of the third Russian-Chinese economic forum the cooperation agreement was signed by head of NIIME I Mikron Company G. Krasnikov and vice president of China National Machinery Import&Export Corp. (CMC) Wu Yue. This agreement opens new stage of cooperation of the companies. In March 2007 they signed the agreement of microelectronic devices procurement to China for a term of 5 years within the framework of the former USSR redemption of national debt intergovernmental agreement.

Zelenograd was visited by German delegation headed by Frankfurt am Main deputy burgomaster Edvin Schwarz. Prefect A.Smirnov described to the guest Zelenograd history and the outlooks of the city companies as well as informed them about small and medium business support system in Russia. In turn, the German delegation presented Ritberg territory development plan. Ritberg is supposed to become a science and new technologies area as well as Zelenograd.

On the 11th of September MIET was visited by the delegation of Cuba lead by study counsellor of Cuba State Counsil Fidel Castro Dias-Balart. The son of legendary comandante graduated from Moscow State University in 1972. The aim of the visit was getting acquainted to Russian solutions in nanotechnology, biomedicine etc. The delegation visited relevant laboratories and examined their equipment.

On April 21st German delegation headed by Berlin deputy governing burgomaster Harald Wolf visited Zelenograd. On the delegation there were heads of Berlin senate economics administration department and Adlershof science town management company as well as business society representatives. They were hosted by Zelenograd prefect A.Smirnov, deputy prefects A.Mikhalchenkov, A.Telminov and A.Khurumov, head of Zelenograd Centre for entrepreneurship development M.Scherbakov and acting head of Territory administration of federal special economic zones management agency A.Kovalev.

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of France Stanislas de Laboulaye visited MIET. Mr. de Laboulaye was accompanied by the delegation of embassy representatives, businessmen and French reporters. The visit was aimed to nanotechnology achievements of the university scientists. After the reception at MIET rector RAS corresponding member Yu. Chaplygin (it included the university and its research programs presentation) the delegation visited "Nanotechnologies in electronics" public centre, Nanoelectronics hardware components laboratory as well as Cadence and Synopsys companies training facilities.

On February 7-8 the "Innovative Zelenograd" workshop conference which is devoted to Zelenogradґs semicentenary will be held. The conference is organized by Zelenogradґs prefecture for analizing the innovation development level of Zelenograd and proposal development of its boosting. The conference program provides for plenary session and information visit to Technopark structures of Zelenograd as well as SEZ "Zelenograd" territory. During the event industry enterprises and small research and technology companies will demonstrate their solutions, inventions and progress.

Eugeny Balashov is a new name in Moscow government and Science and Industrial Policy City Board. Last December he took up his duties as deputy minister and deputy head of the Board. He is in charge of innovations as well as realization of "Moscow innovation system development" target program. Visit to Zelenograd became a step forward to the program development as Zelenograd plays a key role in it.

«NIIME i Mikron» OJSC of «Citronics» IT concern and Zelenograd reconfirm their being unofficial centres of Russian microelectronics. Both the city and the production facility were highly praised by first vice premier Sergey Ivanov during the opening ceremony of the plant for microchips of 0,18 micron layout level production.

Zelenogradґs delegation (first deputy prefect A.Mikhalchenkov, head of Special Economic Zones federal agencyґs territorial administration S.Komyagin, head of Zelenograd Centre for entrepreneurship development M.Scherbakov, head of Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industryґs Zelenograd branch A. Novikov and deputy head of Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industryґs Zelenograd branchґs supervisory board A.Gritsai) visited Duesseldorf (Germany).

The delegation from Mongolia (the mayor of Ulan Bator Ts.Batbayar, the governor of Chingeltei region B.Ochirbat, the ambassador extraodinary L.Khangai and other highlight officials) visited Zelenograd. The guests attended Technopark "Zelenograd" and familiarized themselves with "Zelenogradvodokanal" company. The mayor of Ulan Bator was especially interested in environmental equipment as the problem of pollution became the question of the day in their city.

A session of Board of directors of Zelenograd electronic industry organizations chaired by the prefect of Zelenograd administrative district of Moscow Anatomy Smirnov was held on January, 31 in the prefecture. Due to the specific character of economy development in the town, a several decades ago a board of directors of Zelenograd companies that are engaged in the electronic industry was created. The sessions of the board are held twice a month, this time the agenda was devoted to the special economic zone "Zelenograd".

The World Olympiad of robots "World Robot Olympiad" took place in China (Nanning) in which more than 500 children from 16 countries and more than 150 commands have taken part, including combined team from Zelenograd. Its structure included pupils Interschool option (laboratory) of a robotics. In spring 2006 robotics of Zelenograd won superiority of Russia on LEGO-robots and achieved the right to represent Russia on WRO-2006.

From October, 12 till October, 15th, 2006 the Regional exhibition "Innovation Messe Unterschleissheim" passed in Unterschleissheim on which under the invitation of First burgomaster Untershljajshajma Rolf Tsaitler Zelenograd has been presented, the twin-city of Unterschleissheim. The first burgomaster of Unterschleissheim, Mr. R. Tsaitler visited the stand of Zelenograd, noted successful development of partner attitudes between two cities.

On October, 17th, 2006 the President of Russia Vladimir Putin lead in Zelenograd annual session of Advice on a science, technologies and formation headed by him. Zelenograd - earlier closed scientifically-industrial centre - is now Russian "Silicone valley" where the hi-tech enterprises are concentrated.

On March, 16, 2006 in Zelenograd joint Russian-German venture "Company Smart Cards" (CSC) opened a line on production of SIM-cards, the productions capacities of which are located on the territory of OSC "SRIME and Micron". On an official ceremony was present the president of "System" A. Goncharuk, the general manager of business concern "SITRONICS" (in the past - "Concern Scientific Center") E. Ytkin, the prefect ZelAD A. Smirnov, the prefect deputy A. Telminov, the general manager of OSC of "SRIME and Micron" G. Krasnikov, chief of the Moscow underground of D. Gaev and other officials.

In February the leader of federal agency on the management by the special economic areas Y. Jdanov visited MIET (rector is corresponding member of RAS Y. Chaplygin). During his tour he visited a variety of scientific laboratories and the exhibition of achievements of MIET, and also met with guidance of the Institute. The visit was bound up with the creation in Zelenograd a special technical-inculcational zone in which the innovative complex of MIET entered.

On prognoses data on the end of 2005 of all in Zelenograd administrative district is totaled 2570 small enterprises (SE) and 2760 individual businessmen. On industrial production and scientific and technical sphere there is 26 % from the general number of small enterprises of the district: 16 % of the enterprises work in industry, 10 % - in scientific and technical sphere. For comparison, according to Mosgorcomstat on the average in Moscow the share of scientific and technical and industrial small enterprises is 14 % (accordingly 4 % - scientific and technical and 10 % - industrial).

At session of district board the question "About primary measures on creation of technical-inculcational zone" (TIZ) has been considered. With the basic lecture Alexander Telminov, the chief of department of science and industrial policy of the prefecture of ZelAD has made a speach.

The group of muscovites and zelenogradtsev was awarded to the premium of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of a science and technics for development and introduction of the device "Кosmeya", enabling to do the operations on a working heart.