Tatarstan and Hewlett Packard to continue cooperation
26 February 2009, Thursday
Attendees at the meeting were the Tatarstan economy minister Marat Safiullin, informatisation and communication minister Farit Fazylzyanov, head of the cabinet of ministers department of information and analysis Alexander Yurtayev, Tatarstan Information Technologies Centre general director Nikolai Nikiforov and his deputy, head of the department of infocommunications, data protection and technical support Irat Khairullin.
“The republic today needs serious global companies among it strategic partners, to implement large-scale tasks it sets for itself. The Hewlett Packard company and Tatarstan are reliable partners and are ready to implement such joint projects,” noted Mr Minnikhanov.
The prime minister went on to single out the main areas for cooperation between Tatarstan and Hewlett Packard. They are development and application of information technologies in the state, industrial and public sectors, in the field of education and personnel training, as well as the company’s participation in the project of an IT technopark that is being built in Kazan and in the preparation for the Universiade sports event.
Owen Kemp displayed an interest in the named projects, saying that the company intended to continue cooperation with Tatarstan and to expand the work with Tatarstan’s higher educational establishments. Hewlett Packard has cooperated with Tatarstan for some years now. In 2005, the government of Tatarstan and HP signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of information technologies. In 2006, HP set up a seventh office in the Russian regions. A total of 11 HP representations are operating in Russia.
Hewlett Packard is involved in joint projects with the larger industrial companies including Tatneft, Kazanorgsintez and Nizhnekamskneftechim, and implements at Kazan State University a programme aimed to eliminate digital inequality.
"Tatar-inform" agency, February, 26 2009
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