MUMBAI, INDIA - A delegation from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra region headed by H.E. Mr. Aleksey Zabozlayev, Deputy Governor, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, Russia visited World Trade Centre Mumbai to promote the 8th International IT Forum 2016 to be held from June 8-9, 2016 and other sectors such as telemedicine, mining, processing of quartz concentrate and timber. An interactive meeting was held in his honour at WTC Mumbai on April 13, 2016. He said, “Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug–Ugra is the fourth leading region in Russia in the information technology (IT) sector. The overriding priority of the his government is to develop its IT sector by forging sustainable partnership with India, a leader in world IT. As part of this initiative, my government is planning to set up Ugra Technology Park in Maharashtra. Further, we look forward to the active participation of Indian companies to the Forum to be held in Khanty Mansiysk on June 8-9, 2016”.

The Region has successfully implemented a pilot project on telemedicine to provide affordable healthcare to masses in the rural and remote areas and further intends to promote it in the BRICS member countries. Russia is a leading country in mining and processing of quartz concentrate and micropowder which are used in nanoelectronics, optics, semiconductor and other parts used in the IT industry.

Mr. Pavel Tsiporin, First Deputy Director of IT Department, Khanty - Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra said, “India’s leadership in IT is well known. He said that his Region is exploring possibilities of joint venture with India in producing hardware and software. One possibility is development of software for the Government of Russia.”

Mr. Maxim Shushpanov, Deputy Director of Medical Center for Information and Analysis, Khanty - Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra informed that one of the priorities of his government is to provide affordable medical services to its masses. To achieve this, the government is creating cost-effective and self-sustaining healthcare infrastructure by adopting cutting edge IT in the BRICS Region.

Mr. Vijay Kalantri, Vice Chairman, World Trade Centre Mumbai said, “In the next three years, bilateral trade between India and Russia would grow to $12 billion from the present level of $6 billion. This could be further enhanced with regular visits of Prime Ministers of both countries and exchange of delegations. An added area is the cultural trade ties. Russia is strong in oil and gas, fertilizers, capital goods, defence etc. Information technology and healthcare industries are the emerging areas of co-operation between India and Russia. WTC Mumbai and All India Association of Industries (AIAI) would lead a delegation from India to the Forum.

PHOTO: H.E. Mr. Aleksey Zabozlayev, Deputy Governor, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, Russia (Left) extending an invitation of the 8th International IT Forum 2016 to Mr. Vijay Kalantri, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai. Also seen is Mr. Y. R. Warerkar, Executive Director, WTC Mumbai.

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