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Vladislav Surkov delivers lecture on innovation at London School of Economics and Political Science

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov delivers a lecture on innovation at London School of Economics and Political Science on May 1. "We need to move away from the paradigm of being a militarised, raw materials-based country, towards the path of innovation," Surkov said.

"Building centres and tech cities for innovation and scientific R&D is a common world trend, Skolkovo is part of it," Surkov said.

"We don't have Steve Jobs, we want to change that. We need successful people who make their fortune creating an innovative product"

"First results from the Skolkovo project should be expected in 10-15 years. I am convinced it will deliver results."

"We need to move away from paradigm of being militarised, raw materials-based country, towards path of innovation."

Russia’s Deputy PM to talk innovations in London

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov will deliver a lecture on innovations at London School of Economics and Political Science on May 1. The official’s report will deal with goals and perspectives of innovations in Russia.

Surkov is also scheduled to visit East London Tech City, a technology cluster similar to Russia’s Skolkovo research hub.

Earlier, Surkov stated about a possible research consortium comprising Moscow and US universities and confirmed cooperation talks between Skolkovo and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

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