Oleg Korobchenko: "Science and innovation are the foundation of economic growth."

      A meeting of the Council under the Head of the Republic of Tatarstan on education and science was held at the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan. It was chaired by the Head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic Oleg Korobchenko presented a report on "The formation of a long-term qualified order for research and development work by leading industrial enterprises." He noted that the current level of funding for R&D in advanced countries is between 3% and 5% of GDP. In Russia, this figure is 1%, while in Tatarstan it is 1.2%. The minister named the main reasons for insufficient R&D funding: the long cycle from idea to prototype, a shortage of engineering personnel, lack of funds for conducting R&D, and a long payback period for costs, the gap between universities and production, the complexity of obtaining subsidies, and others. At the same time, Tatarstan has increased spending on scientific research and development. Thus, in the industry of Tatarstan, R&D expenditures reached 28.4 billion rubles for 2024. The minister provided several successful examples. For instance, Kazankompressormash built a complex for large-tonnage LNG compressor units. Investments in R&D amounted to 1.9 billion rubles. The KER Holding Company is manufacturing critically important components for gas turbine engines using a grant of 600 million rubles within the framework of the federal project "New Equipment and Technologies in Electric Power" of the national project for technological leadership "New Atomic and Energy Technologies." KAI KNIITU, together with industrial partners, is implementing two projects in the field of additive technologies. A prototype installation for improving the quality of powder materials has already been created. 144 million rubles have been attracted.

      Oleg Korobchenko also reminded that the President of Russia set the task of increasing spending on research and development to at least 2% of GDP by 2030. For a stable long-term order, companies need to create conditions for conducting R&D. Enterprises need to formulate technical specifications and orders for universities and research institutions for three years in advance. It is also important to ensure proactive training of engineering specialists.

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