20.09.2016

On 20 September 2016, the AEB held the Presentation of the Agency of Technological Development: “Opportunities and Mechanisms for Cooperation”. 

The event was organised by the AEB Working Group on Modernisation & Innovations and chaired by Michael Akim, Chairman the AEB Working Group on Modernisation & Innovations, Vice President, ABB Russia. Ruslan Kokarev, AEB COO, welcomed the participants and expressed his hope for the future cooperation with the newly established Agency. The Agency was represented by Maxim Shereykin, Chief Executive Officer, Agency of Technological Development.

The Agency of Technological Development is a governmental initiative which was established by the Order No 1017-p “The establishment of the Agency of Technological Development”. Its funding is provided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The Head of the Supervisory Board is Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. The Agency aims at assisting the Russian enterprises in implementing world-class technology solutions in order to achieve competitiveness of domestic products.

The Agency is involved in:

• international technological expertise;
• supermarket of modern technological solutions;
• search and transfer of global breakthrough technologies;
• technological upgrade of the Russian companies;
• developing of supplier base for big companies.

Its priority sectors are:

• mechanical engineering;
• agro-industrial sector;
• pharmaceutical and medicine;
• construction industry;
• energy and projects on energy saving and energy efficiency;
• petrochemical;
• information and communication services.

Presentation on the Agency of Technological Development in both English and Russian can be found under the links:

• English
• Russian