Speech at Meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russias Economy.Part 1
November 25, 2009
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow
Выступление на заседании Комиссии по модернизации и технологическому развитию экономики России.
25 ноября 2009 года
Москва, МГУ имени М.В.Ломоносова
PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Good afternoon, colleagues,
We are meeting today at Moscow State University, a place that needs no introduction. It is a name that speaks for itself. I want to note that the university is working on developing modern computing infrastructure, in line with the programme we have approved on developing a new Russian supercomputer.
Mr Sadovnichy [rector of Moscow State University] gave me a demonstration just now of the new computers possibilities. True, he said it has not been given a name yet. I propose that we give it a name today, seeing as the previous one was named after one of our outstanding compatriots Chebyshyov.
It is perhaps not very original, but if no one has any objection, we could call it Lomonosov and it would then share its name with that of our main university. Perhaps someone has other names to propose? I do not think we should name it after Bill Gates, better to give it a different name, better to name it after Lomonosov.
This really is a good thing. This new computer that we have just named after Lomonosov and the Chebyshyov computer are Russias first two supercomputers. They differ in their productivity levels. The Lomonosov computer has peak productivity of 414 teraflops, which is really not bad. It just missed out on making it into the worlds top ten most powerful computers. American supercomputers hold the top nine spots. America is still ahead in this field for now.
But this does not mean we cannot compete with them. We have discussed a number of ideas on how to get into the top spots, all the more so as things are always changing. Let a few months go by and there will be some shuffling about on the list. This is what normal competition is all about.
I propose two subjects for discussion today.
First, I would like to hear your accounts of what has been done over this period, on the state of progress in carrying out the instructions on various projects decided on at our previous meetings.
Second, lets discuss how to make development institutions in Russia more effective in the five priority technological modernisation areas we have chosen. The majority of these institutions are represented on the Commission, and so we therefore have someone to whom we can put our questions, and there is plenty to discuss.
The development institutions are an important part of the national innovation system. Their purpose is to support projects at the various stages of research, development and commercialisation. But so far, these institutions have been working in disparate and fragmented fashion, meaning that new ideas and developments are not yet getting the support they need through the different stages of the innovation cycle.
Companies usually receive an injection of funds at only one specific moment in their work. But these kinds of one-off subsidies are often the product of chance circumstances, including personal connections and circumstances unrelated to particular developments actual value. Only if we succeed in ensuring ongoing support throughout every stage of the process will we achieve a breakthrough in this area.
Development institutions under government control, those controlled by private companies (they are few as yet, but they do exist), educational organisations and funds for supporting science, technology and innovation work all need to play their part in ensuring the full innovation cycles uninterrupted progress which is a very important task today, while the Government Commission on High Technologies and Innovations needs to ensure accurate coordination of this work.
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