Open Innovations Startup Tour took place in Tyumen on March 5-6

of Guests and participants the deputy governor welcomed Tyumen region Vadim Mikhaylovich Shumkov.

"To provide growth of innovative sector of economy, it is not obligatory to fill in it with money. It is enough to provide Wednesday which favors to an innovative startup, development of innovative thinking. In the last one and a half years we actively try to form such friendly environment in Tyumen. Today's action – one of stages of this work", – was noted by him.

discussion on digital economy took place on March 5. The chairman of the board of directors made a speech at action of "Institute of development of information society" (IRIO) Youri Khokhlov. The expert noted that a lot of things from made in this sphere shortly are not required.

"Digital economy – absolutely about other. Branches will exchange so that all made becomes for today the only well dunged soil on which it is necessary to grow up new", – he noted.

Youri Khokhlov told that the program of development of digital economy in Russia which was approved recently by the prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, is still completed – yet there are no regional planes. According to the head of IRIO, there are regions which offer pilot projects, there are those who waits, and those who will never show an initiative. Tyumen region he advised to take an active position.

about IT support, always there is a wish to ask a question: you can estimate a contribution of branch to economy of your region? Whether the spent money returned, or they went to economy of other region, and maybe to the foreign? Often the answer is not present", – the expert noticed.

Youri Khokhlov told that its establishment analyzed a condition of digital economy in the country and in some regions. According to the expert, something from experience of other subjects can be recommended and Tyumen. For example, compensation of payments on a mortgage for IT specialists.

"To operate process, it is necessary to understand current state and to construct the target plan for the future", – summarized the speech of Youri Khokhlov.

the Head of department of the industry and business Mashukov Anton asked the expert, whether it seems to it, what mortgage compensation, instead of payments for removable housing, limits mobility of experts? According to Youri Khokhlov, everything depends on the purpose. If it short-term, it is possible to be limited and apartment rent.

"But then tomorrow this person will gather and will leave. And if there is a desire to create a cluster, it is necessary to make strategic steps, – the expert noted. – To the same Ulyanovsk region asked: why to us the data-processing center? If business uses storages in your territory, money will not leave the region. Speaking about support measures, you have to look, whether there are invested funds in area".

Other participant of discussion, the director of the department of science and education Fund "Skolkovo" Fertman Alexander, argued: "The economy of the region is formed by oil and gas branch. The contribution of IT can be estimated through its progress, instead of separately. If in area there are no necessary products, the companies will be guided by the best samples in Russia, in the world. Task – to attract those who will help the oil and gas companies, instead of to create at itself(himself) an IT bog". Youri Khokhlov answered the opponent that two "the most global" the companies of Ulyanovsk just are not connected with automotive industry traditional for the region, and measures of support are thought up to hold experts.

Source: http://fedpress.ru/news/72/policy/1979194