High Tech Seminar organised in Moscow by the Cyprus Ministry of Commerce,
Industry and Tourism and the Association of Engineering Education of Russia
INFORMATION
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus and the Association of
Engineering Education of Russia organised a seminar and an exhibition at the Ministry
of Education of Russia on Tuesday 21 March, 2000 and Wednesday 2 March, 2000,
on the issue of:
COOPERATION BETWEEN CYPRUS AND RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY OF CYPRUS FOR THE DEVLOPMENT OF
HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES
Organisers:
On the Cyprus side: Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Planning Bureau,
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cyprus Industrialists and Employers
Federation, University of Cyprus, Institute of Technology and Foundation for the
Promotion of Research.
On the Russian side: Ministry of Education of Russia, Ministry of Science and
Technologies of Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences, Association of Engineering
Education of Russia and Association of Technical Universities of Russia.
Seminar and Exhibition Objectives
The main objectives of the seminar were:
 to provide information to interested groups in Russia (researchers and educational
institutions) on the policy of Cyprus concerning the development of high technology
industry
 to provide information to representatives of interested parties of Cyprus on the
Russian innovation potential
 to exchange views on possible forms of cooperation between the two countries in the
development of new high technology industries
For the Reference about New Industrial Policy of Cyprus, please see Appendix 1.
For Seminar Programme, please see Appendix 2.
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The objective of the exhibition was to demonstrate, through selected pilot projects, the
potential for technological innovation in Russia, which may lead, to the development of
marketable high technology products.
The desirable fields of pilot projects for submission to the exhibition are as follows:
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Electronics engineering and microelectronics
Information technologies
Laser technologies
Telecommunications
Biotechnology and molecular biology
Medical electronics engineering
Materials science
Restored power sources
Environmental protection
The participation form should be duly completed (see Appendix 5) and returned by
February 20, 2000 by E-Mail in two addresses:
lika@cc.tpu.edu.ru and raee.direct@g23.relcom.ru or by fax: +7-3822-42-65-79.
During the seminar, participants had the opportunity to visit exhibitions, universities and
institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science
Technologies.
The seminar was addressed to: Russian and Cypriot scientific and tertiary
education/research institutions, banks, enterprises, consultants and public services.
Language: The seminar was conducted in the Russian and English language. There
were simultaneous translation.
Location: The seminar and exhibition were both held in the Collegium Hall of Ministry
of Education on address: 51, Lusinovskaya Str., Moscow
For more information please contact:
In Cyprus: Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Mr. Pantelis Panteli, Ass. Industrial Extension Officer
Fax. 357-2-375-120
Tel: 357-2-375-240
E-mail: mcindust@cytanet.com.cy
In Russia: Association of Engineering Education of Russia (AEER)
In Moscow:
Mr. Alexei Nesterov, General Director of AEER, tel.: 095-2921098
Mr. Dmitriy Spitsin, Deputy General Director of AEER, tel.: 095-2921098
fax: 095-2006127, E-mail: raee.direct@g23.relcom.ru
In Tomsk:
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Dr. Boris Agranovich, Director of Informational and Analytical Center of AEER
tel.: 382-2-415502
Ms. Ludmila Kalyatskaya, An Engineer of Informational and Analytical Centre of
AEER, tel/fax: 382-2-426579, E-mail: lika@cc.tpu.edu.ru
Prof. Yury P. Pokholkov
President of the
Association of Engineering Education of Russia
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Appendix 2
To the "Information"
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND TOURISM OF CYPRUS
ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION OF RUSSIA
SEMINAR PROGRAM
"COOPERATION BETWEEN CYPRUS AND RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY OF CYPRUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES"
Ministry of Education of Russian Federation
Collegium Hall
21-22 March, 2000
Tuesday, March 21, 2000
10.00 - 10.30
Arrival and Registration of participants
10.30 - 10.45
Introduction of the New Industrial Policy of the Government of Cyprus to
Russian scientists and businessmen.
Mr. Nicos Rolandis
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus
10.45 - 11.00
Introduction of the Russian innovation potential to the Cyprus
Government representatives and businessmen.
Mr. Vladimir Filippov
Minister of Education of Russian Federation
11.00 - 11.30
The economic and industrial policy of the Republic of Cyprus towards the
development of High Technology Industry in Cyprus and its global
potential through a Russian-Cypriot cooperation in this area.
Mrs. Olympia Stylianou
Director of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and
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Tourism, Cyprus
11.30 - 11.45
The protection of industrial property in Cyprus.
Mrs. Maria Kyriacou
Register of Companies, Patents and Trademarks, Cyprus
11.45 - 12.15
Coffee Break
12.15 - 12.30
Long-range scientific and technical ideas, scientific development work and
high technology, created by Russian Academy of Sciences.
Mr. Gennadiy Mesyats
First Vice-President of Russian Academy of Sciences
12.30 - 12.45
The experience of the Ministry of Science and Technologies of Russia
about the creation and promotion of high technologies in the world
market.
Mr. Yury Yudintsev
Vice-Minister of Science and Technology of Russian Federation
12.45 - 13.15
The scientific, technical and educational potential of Russian institutes
and the problems of promoting them in the world market.
Mr. Vladimir Filippov
Minister of Education of Russian Federation
Mr. Igor Fedorov
President of the Association of Technical Universities,
Rector of Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Mr. Yury Pokholkov
President of Association of Engineering Education,
Rector of Tomsk Polytechnical University
13.15 - 14.30
Lunch
14.30 - 15.30
Poster session. Presentation of scientific and technical ideas, research works,
innovation technologies of different directions.
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15.30 - 17.00
Exhibition organised for the participants of the seminar to demonstrate the new
technological development work and innovation technologies in the following
fields:
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electronics and microelectronics
information technologies
laser
telecommunications
biotechnology and molecular biology
material science
renewable energy sources
environment
Wednesday, March 22, 2000
10.00 - 13.00
Visit to universities and institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences and
to the Ministry of Science Technologies.
13.00 - 14.30
Lunch
14.30 - 17.00
Panel Discussion - Summary & Conclusions
The discussion will focus on the following issues, with special reference to
cooperation between Cyprus and Russia:
1. Development and promotion support of high technology products in the
world market.
2. Legal and financial issues involved in the creation of scientific and
technological incubators.
3. The terms and conditions of participation of Russia scientists in the Cyprus
incubator.
4. Participation in common research and development projects in the field of
high technology.
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