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In 2010, support measures for smaller innovative firms in Tatarstan, conducting research and development projects in the interests of larger industrial companies will be implemented within a pilot programme called Business Partner. The support is to be implemented within the agreement signed between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Fund for Small Science and Technology Enterprise.
The main purpose of the programme is to render support to small innovative businesses in conducting research and development, and design and experimental work on producing innovative high-technology goods and services, demanded by the market and required to solve issues faced by industrial entities in Tatarstan, including for the new consumer niche related to the Universiade 2013.
In the first year of the Business Partner pilot programme implementation, 3 million roubles is planned to be allocated. The innovative companies and conducting research and development projects in the interests of larger industrial companies are to be selected within the competition.

RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a session of Organization committee on promoting Russian Federation to hold World football championship 2018/2022. It was held in Moscow on February 10 chaired by First deputy chairman of RF government Igor Shuvalov.

In 2010, the Republic of Tatarstan was included in the federal vascular programme with 236-million-rouble funding from the federal budget, said the Tatarstan Health Minister Airat Farrakhov at a ministry staff meeting.
The Tatarstan Health Ministry last year focused on the development of high-technology medical help (HTMH). Nine healthcare institutions render high-technology medical help in Tatarstan on 19 specialities and 106 types (81 percent of the total list of high-technology medical help).
Over the short time the vascular centres have been active, the insult mortality rate has reduced 17 percent.

February 10, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Russia Seyed Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi at the Kazan Kremlin.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev conducted a meeting on the development of the Bolgar History and Architecture Museum Reserve and the State History, Architecture and Arts Museum of the Island of Sviyazhsk at the Kazan Kremlin on February 10.

February 10, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Gennady Onishchenko, the Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare. The meeting took place at the Kazan Kremlin.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated first Hungarian President Arpad Goncz on his birthday.

Kazan delegation had visited London and participated in the festival “Maslenitsa”. Presentation of Sochi Olympics-2014 and the World Summer Universiade-2013 in Kazan was held as part of the festival programme.
Kazan had been presented to London’s Mayor Richard Barns. Mr Barns promised to visit the nearest Sabantuy in Kazan.
The achievement on arranging the Russian-Tatar House at London Olympics of 2012 was reached during the visit.

The Islamic revolution in Iran encouraged mobilization of the Iranian nation’s spiritual strength, which was directed to development of the national culture. Tatarstan Vice-Premier – Minister of Culture Zilya Valeyeva expressed this opinion at the conference “Islamic revolution in Iran: civilization phenomenon and its prospects” on February 9.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Seyed Mahmoud Reza Sadjadi, Consul General of Iran in Kazan Reza Bagban Kondori, head of Tatarstan President’s International Relations Department, President’s advisor on foreign affairs Timur Akulov and other officials are taking part in the conference.
From the minister’s point of view, organization of the international conference in Kazan proves Tatarstan’s important role in connecting Russia with the eastern world. Tatarstan and Iran are united by centuries-old historical and cultural ties dated to the times when Tatars’ ancestors – the Volga Bulgars adopted Islam in 922.
Zilya Valeyeva reminded that the Days of Iran had been held in Kazan in 2005. Exhibitions of Iranian artists, authors were arranged in Tatarstan capital in 2008. According to head of Tatarstan Culture Ministry, Muslim Film Festival “Golden Minbar” acquired the status of a prestigious international-level forum thanks to support of Iranian cinematographers.

The first results of the Tatarstan-wide charity project aimed to increase computer literacy, launched on October 15, 2009, have been summarised.
The goal of the project is to offer senior people the opportunity to obtain skills required to operate a computer and surf the web. In 2009, a total of 6,729 pensioners completed computer courses.
Prospectively, the tested computer literacy technology is to be used to develop and implement special programmes to calculate pensions, verify public service bills and teach older people the basics of some web-based public service legal systems. The 2010 computer literacy project includes a competition for the best computer skills.