MOSCOW, August 13. / TASS /. The project and educational intensive “Archipelago 2121” for representatives of startups and universities gathered 17.2 thousand people on one site. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the National Technology Initiative Platform (NTI).
“Three-week project and educational intensive” Archipelago 2121 “[ended in Veliky Novgorod] The event lasted 21 days and brought together over 17.2 thousand participants – representatives of startups, technology companies, teams of universities, regions and cities that develop projects in the field of new technologies “, – the message says.
The organizers of the intensive, held in full-time and online formats, were the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, University 20.35, the NTI Platform with the support of the Government of the Novgorod Region. One of the results of the participants' work, which took place from July 21 to August 10, was the updated “Map of the Future” – a set of world socio-cultural and economic trends expected by experts.
“The conclusion is simple. If we want our children and grandchildren to see the year 2121, then we must learn to live in peace with nature, the planet, with ourselves. We must learn to follow the call of the heart and inner conscience more than economic and political calculation. Novgorod land feels this more clearly. The agenda, which was fundamental for the survival of our country many centuries ago, allows us to look to the future with confidence. We know exactly what to do to make this future happen, “the press service of the NTI Platform quotes her words General Director, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Digital and Technological Development Dmitry Peskov.
The Archipelago has also become a platform for the formation of new technology teams, the development of ways for the development of cities and regions, as well as support for projects in the areas of end-to-end technologies.
“More than 2 thousand projects were presented at the intensive, of which about 1 thousand startups with a total turnover of 20 billion rubles” pumped “and” packed “their products on an accelerator, got access to 150 industrial customers, the Innovation Promotion Fund selected 63 projects for financing who participated in the acceleration stage, “the press service of the NTI Platform also clarified.
