A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events.

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.

The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.

Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.

The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.

The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, Spanish – t.me/RoscongressEsp and Arabic t.me/RosCongressArabic. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation:roscongress.org.

Victor Kalashnikov

Victor Kalashnikov

Deputy Chairman of the Government – Minister of Economic Development of Khabarovsk Territory
Biography
He was born on May 26, 1963, in Gusinoozersk, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. Since 1985 he lives and works in Khabarovsk, Russia. Married, has two children.

Graduated from Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute majoring in automated control systems (1985), Ph.D. in economics (2007, Institute of Economic Research, FEB RAS, Khabarovsk)

He is the author and co-author of more than 100 scholarly papers.

Since September 2009 he works as Deputy Prime Minister of the Khabarovsk Krai Government, Minister of Economic Development of the Krai. Mr. Kalashnikov is responsible for regional development strategic planning, identifying growth factors, state programming, generation of integrated regional and local development projects, enhancing the investment climate, small business support, and implementation of the state policy of advanced development of the Far East.
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06.09.2022
EEF 2022
The Power of Territory: Spatial Data as a Key to Development
We see a major problem in recording boundaries of settlements and territories. Unfortunately, our results are quite modest here. We have recorded about 20% of settlement boundaries, but we need to keep up this work. I would like to note that we need legislation to allow regions to pay for cadastre works
06.09.2022
EEF 2022
The Power of Territory: Spatial Data as a Key to Development
The topic of spatial data is revolutionary. It is a major step forward
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