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32-639: It is surrounded by a birch and pine forest on the shore of the Ob Sea , an artificial reservoir on the river Ob . Formally it is a part of Novosibirsk city, and has never been a closed city . Located within Akademgorodok is Novosibirsk State University , 35 research institutes, a medical academy, apartment buildings and houses, and a variety of community amenities including stores, hotels, hospitals, restaurants and cafes, cinemas, clubs and libraries. The House of Scientists ( Дом учёных , Dom Uchyonykh ),

64-605: A mechanician and mathematician, the first Chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Soviet Academy of Sciences , played a prominent role in establishing Akademgorodok. At its peak, Akademgorodok was home to 65,000 scientists and their families, and was a privileged area to live in. During the Soviet period (1961–1991), due to the peculiarity of the Soviet economic system, monetary rewards did not always translate into

96-523: A 33 m high concrete dam on the Ob River built in Novosibirsk . The dam, built in 1956, provides a water reservoir for generating hydroelectric power via Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station . The reservoir is 200 km long and up to 17 km wide. Its area is 1,070 km and its volume is 8.8 km (at normal water level). Its average depth is 8.3 m. The design hydroelectric power output

128-401: A Technopark. The city will also feature a Congress Center, office buildings, laboratories, fitness centers and stores. The city will measure roughly 400 hectares and have a permanent population of 21,000. Employees, including commuters from Moscow and surrounding regions, will comprise about 31,000 people. At least 50% of the energy consumed by the city come from renewable sources, according to

160-706: A doctorate (a post-Ph.D. degree under the Russian system) were rewarded by the authorities with the special food delivery service ( doktorskiy zakaz ), which provided access to a wider selection of groceries than available to the general population; some of the scientists, despite being eligible, refused it on moral grounds. Full and corresponding members of the Academy of Sciences had access to still higher level of service ( akademicheskiy zakaz ) and were eligible to live in single-family residences (called "cottages"), considered luxurious by Soviet standards, as most of

192-422: A higher standard of living. To offset this, a special compensation system was devised in Akademgorodok for its residents and leading scientists. For example, residents of Akademgorodok had access to special food ration distribution outlets ( stoly zakazov ) that provided, most of the time, an access to some basic subsidized foodstuffs, which were not always easily obtainable elsewhere. Scientists who had obtained

224-519: A new government decree regulating visas for participants of the Skolkovo project was published. According to this decree, specialized and highly skilled foreign nationals who arrive in Russia with the purpose of securing employment at Skolkovo will be granted a visa for a term of up to 30 days. In the event of successful job placement they can then obtain a work visa for a term of 3 years. A new highway

256-546: A social center of Akademgorodok, hosts a library containing 100 thousand volumes – Russian classics, modern literature and also many American, British, French, German, Polish books and magazines. The House of Scientists also includes a picture gallery, lecture halls and a concert hall. The town was founded in 1957 under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR . Academician Mikhail Alexeyevich Lavrentyev ,

288-414: Is 460 MW, the average energy production is 1,687 GWh per year. The normal water level (the level of active storage) is 113.5 meters, the maximum water level (the level of flood control storage) is 115.7 meters, the minimum water level (the level of dead storage) is 108.5 meters The Karakan Pine Forest is situated on the eastern coast of the reservoir, while most of the towns and villages are situated on

320-448: Is tasked with creating an effective model for successful commercialization of IT technologies in Russia. Over 450 companies have signed up for the IT cluster. The Energy Efficient Technologies cluster aims to introduce breakthrough technologies focused on the reduction of energy consumption by industrial, housing and municipal infrastructure facilities. Today over 80 companies are on board for

352-472: The 13-14th floor level. Its unique form is the source of its nickname, "the geese". Novosibirsk Reservoir Novosibirsk Reservoir or Novosibirskoye Reservoir ( Russian : Новосиби́рское водохрани́лище ), informally called the Ob Sea ( Обско́е мо́ре ), is the largest artificial lake in Novosibirsk Oblast and Altai Krai , Russian Federation . It was created by

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384-540: The 1970s during the Brezhnev era. The collapse of the Soviet Union saw many scientists, including whole cadres of Russia's top minds in the physical and theoretical sciences, reduced to penury . Beginning in the mid-1990s, as economic reforms allowed private investment in Russia, Akademgorodok saw the beginnings of venture funding. In 1992, a software company called Novosoft was founded here, and its chief client

416-503: The Biomedical Technologies cluster. The Space Technology and Telecommunications cluster is intended to strengthen Russia's position in the respective industries. The scope of activity is wide: from space tourism to satellite navigation systems. Russian companies aim to increase their market share in this global market, the total volume of which is estimated at $ 300 billion. There are examples of cooperation between

448-746: The Skolkovo Foundation; Anatoly Chubais , CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Rosnano; Alexander Provotorov , President and Chairman of the Management Board of Rostelecom; Igor Agamirzian , CEO of Russian Venture Company; Evgeny Babayan , Chairman of the Board, ITFY; Leonid Svatkov , CEO ITFY; Bruno Di Leo , Senior Vice President IBM; and Kirill Korniliev, Country General Manager, IBM Russia & CIS. The ETC will initially focus on microelectronics design; however in

480-462: The city, they can receive financial assistance to realize their proposed projects and ideas. Skolkovo was first announced on 12 November 2009 by then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev . The complex is headed by Viktor Vekselberg . In March 2010, Vekselberg announced the necessity of developing a special legal code for Skolkovo and emphasized the need to offer a tax holiday lasting 5–7 years. In April 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev charged

512-403: The clusters. For example, in 2012 clusters of Information Technologies and Biomedical Technologies organized joint contest on Mobile Diagnostic Device "Skolkovo M.D." and FRUCT was named the contest winner. Skolkovo Softlanding Program is a special program for high-tech foreign companies willing to expand to the Russian market. It bridges the gap between startups from all around the world and

544-431: The energy efficiency cluster. The Nuclear Technologies cluster aims to encourage the competitiveness of nuclear power markets and develop breakthrough technologies and products. The strategic goal of this cluster is to create an ecosystem for biomedical innovation. In order to achieve this goal, the best practices of leading biotechnology and biomedical research centers were studied. More than 215 companies signed on for

576-485: The former Soviet Union is the Skolkovo Innovation Center , conveniently located on the outskirts of Moscow, a $ 4bn state project with annual revenues of $ 1bn. The QSI International School of Novosibirsk, previously located in Akademgorodok, opened in 2008. The Technopark (Academpark) has a distinctive headquarters, constructed in 2013. It has two inclined towers connected by an overhead passage on

608-684: The future it may be extended to other fields where cloud computing can support collaborative development projects. Skolkovo's Open University (OpUS) isn't an educational institution in the typical sense of the word, because graduating students don't receive a diploma. Instead, OpUS is a source of prospective Masters and PhD candidates, for the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology ( SkolTech ), and interns for Skolkovo partner companies. The educational plan of OpUS includes lecture series, master classes and courses by leading scientists, thinkers and practitioners. Students acquire knowledge in

640-713: The government with working out legal, administrative, tax, and customs regulations for Skolkovo. In May 2010, Medvedev introduced two bills regulating working conditions in Skolkovo. The bills were adopted by the State Duma in September of that year and on 28 September 2010, the President of the Russian Federation signed the bills into federal law. In August 2010, Medvedev introduced a bill easing migratory policies in regards to Skolkovo. On 20 August 2010,

672-483: The initial plans. The well-developed water system uses significantly less water by Russian standards without compromising comfort or hygiene. The transport system prioritizes walking and cycling. The use of vehicles with internal combustion engines is prohibited in the city. Energy passive and active buildings that do not require energy from the outside and even produce more energy than they consume will be built at Skolkovo. Household and municipal waste will be disposed of in

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704-471: The most environmentally friendly way possible – leveraging the use of plasma incinerator technology . In July 2012, IBM and five Russian innovation companies: the Skolkovo Foundation , Rusnano , Rostelecom , Russian Venture Company and ITFY , signed a collaboration agreement to foster a culture of applied research and commercialization and attract key talent and investment from around

736-458: The opportunities available to them in Russia. It helps innovators, small and medium-sized companies to find their success on the Russian market by connecting them to the Russian companies, investors, business angels, mentors, partners and professionals. The duration of the program is one week, it takes place three times a year (March, June, October). Starting from 2019 ten cohorts have been conducted, 234 companies from 55 countries have participated in

768-564: The population lived in apartments in nine- and four-story multi-apartment buildings. During the early years residents enjoyed great freedom from the rules and restraints of the Soviet Union, with a modernist cultural centre exhibiting works by banned Soviet artists, risqué poetry evenings, and other activities allowed nowhere else. Scientific research in areas dismissed as dangerous pseudoscience in Moscow , such as cybernetics and genetics , flourished. However, freedoms were severely curtailed in

800-399: The priority research and development areas of Skolkovo ( information technology , biomedicine , energetics , space and nuclear technology ). In addition, they have an opportunity to gain knowledge in academic and innovative competencies (foresight, forecasting, thinking, projecting), entrepreneur competence, experience in teamwork on projecting and solving inter-disciplinary problems. OpUS

832-556: The program. When the program is over foreign startups may apply for Skolkovo resident status on order to start receiving tax benefits. and get opportunity to apply for grants. Daria Shunina , Head of the Skolkovo Softlanding Program says: "Our main mission is to help foreign companies to expand to the Russian market or at least to learn more about it". The main elements of The city are the University and

864-406: The standards of other countries, the private venture effort in Akademgorodok has breathed new life into what was once one of the Soviet Union's premier scientific centers. As of 2015, 300 companies had been set up since 2011, employing about 9,000 people and generating 17bn roubles (£175M) annually. The area is sometimes called "Silicon Forest" or "Silicon Taiga". A much larger technology center in

896-520: The surface, and the beaches teeming with people. This Novosibirsk Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Altai Krai location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Skolkovo Innovation Center The Skolkovo Innovation Center is a high technology business area at Mozhaysky District in Moscow, Russia. As corporations and individuals register their residency in

928-451: The western coast. The larger towns bordering the reservoir are Novosibirsk ( Akademgorodok quarter , ObGES ), Kamen-na-Obi and Berdsk . Berdsk was severely impacted by the reservoir's construction, its historical centre having been submerged by the water. Several smaller villages nearby met with the same fate. During the summer, the lake is one of the most popular destinations for Novosibirsk residents, with many yachts and boats dotting

960-484: The world in the area of microelectronics. The agreement will give the Electronics Technology Center access to IBM's intellectual property for chip design. The cloud will help unite Russia's dispersed microelectronics development teams and provide access to advanced technologies and best practice and foster global collaboration. The agreement was signed by Victor Vekselberg , President of

992-642: Was IBM . Around this time CFT started, which specializes in banking and financial software. By 1997, private investment reached US$ 10 million; by 2006, it was $ 150 million, reaching about $ 1 billion by 2015. Intel and Schlumberger have brought work to Akademgorodok, and other companies are following them into the area. Many scientists, including Lavrentyev 's son, also named Mikhail and also an accomplished mathematician in his own right, were deeply involved in this renaissance. Currently its population stands at over 100,000 and there are over 40 research institutes located within Akademgorodok. While still minuscule by

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1024-711: Was opened connecting Skolkovo to the MKAD in June 2010. The innovation center was initially financed primarily from the Russian federal budget . However, over the years the amount of federal funding has decreased in relation to private sector funding. The center's 2010 budget was 3.9 Billion RUB. An additional 22 Billion RUB was planned for 2012 and 17.3 Billion RUB in 2013. Skolkovo includes five "clusters" specializing in different areas. These include IT, Energy, Nuclear Technologies, Biomedicine and Space Technologies. The IT cluster

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