Victor Olersky, member of Sovcomflot BoD, who earlier held the post of Deputy Minister of Transport – head of Rosmorrechflot (Federal Marine and River Transport Agency), has been appointed a co-head of Marinet, working group of the National Technological Initiative. The decision has been approved by the Government Committee for Modernization of Economics and Innovative Development of Russia (IAA PortNews has a the copy of the document).
The National Technological Initiative is the presidential program, which started in 2014. The NTI is aimed at creating conditions to ensure the leadership of Russian companies in the new high-tech markets that will shape the structure of the global economy in the next 15 to 20 years.
Roadmaps are being implemented through projects, development, selection and implementation of which is regulated by Guidelines approved by RF Government on 18 April 2016 (No 317) “On implementation of the National Technological Initiative”.
The roadmap of NTI Marinet was approved by the Presidium of the Presidential Council for Modernization of Economics and Innovative Development of Russia on 16 October 2015.