Medvedev calls for Silicon-Valley-like research center
15:32, 10 March 2010
MOSCOW. March 10. KAZINFORM Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday called for intensified efforts to establish a research and development center similar to the Silicon Valley in the United States; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
"I do not know if we can manage to build a Silicon Valley of our own, but the idea is to set up an innovative center to do research and further commercialize its results," Medvedev was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying at a meeting on preparations for the center.
Medvedev instructed the government to choose the location of the prospective center and to define its sources of funding and functions; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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