Security Council Meeting Devoted to Measures to Implement the Annual Address to the Federal Assembly.Part 2
June 20,2006
The Kremlin,Moscow
Заседание Совета Безопасности, посвященном мерам по реализации Послания Федеральному Собранию
20 июня 2006 года
Москва,Кремль
I ask that we propose economic stimuli that can increase businessmens participation in technological modernisation and therefore to help create an environment that generates both knowledge and technology. Today only six percent of Russian enterprises participate in research and development while in the U. S., in EU countries, in Japan and in China the number is closer to 60 percent. It is obvious that this potential which, incidentally, was well-used during the Soviet Union is just being wasted today. However, by using this potential we could increase the number of areas in which we produce high-tech international level products up to 10-15.
Along with this Russia must not diminish its role and significance in delivering energy resources to the international market. In this sector the most important task consists in increasing exports of goods based on processing natural resources. We must also increase the intensity of processing to benefit from high added costs. In other words, we must increase the competitiveness of our products, produced in modern refining and processing facilities.
I believe that to resolve all these urgent problems the government must develop and adopt a comprehensive programme for the technological development and modernisation of the economy.
Dear colleagues, the most important issue that was presented in detail in the Address involves measures to improve the demographic situation. Here our task consists in lowering the death rate and increasing the birth rate as well as increasing the effectiveness of our migration policy. This will allow us to stabilize Russias population in the coming years.
Russias population has drastically reduced for the first time in 1993 and this process has remained steady until now. Today we are facing a crisis situation. Over the last 13 years the number of Russian citizens that died exceeded the number that were born by 11,2 million people. If we do not do anything then by the end of the 21 st century Russias population will have dropped by half. It is obvious that at present we are benefiting to a certain degree from active migration, something that has helped to counterbalance the negative processes. We must develop this tendency in a harmonious way and determine what kind of immigration is beneficial for Russia and its citizens. And influencing migration is easier than influencing the birth or death rates.
Already in 2007 we will start introducing measures designed to stimulate the birth rate, something I discussed in detail in the Address. Let me remind you that I proposed concrete measures to support families who have decided to have a second child. We are proposing to drastically increase financial aid given for each child, provide compensation for the expenses families pay for pre-school childcare, and provide a so-called maternity capital. These and other proposals contained in the Address must have a clear legal basis and effective mechanisms by which they can be implemented.
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