Russia has all chances to break through to the global markets of neurotechnology, unmanned aerial vehicles and power distribution systems

Russia must be strong in economy, technology, professional competences and it is able to establish itself as a leader in the world’s leading markets, - said the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin delivering the annual message to the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin on December 3, 2015.

Planning horizon of the National Technology Initiative (NTI) is intended for 15-20 years, but its practical implementation has already begun and, therefore, Russia will be able to take the leadership in global markets in the short term, - said Vladimir Putin.

“At the present moment positions of the countries in the global division of labour are determined for decades to come and we can and must take place among the leaders, - emphasized the President. - And in areas, such as neurotechnology, unmanned technology in aviation and in transport on the whole, power storage and distribution systems, Russia has all chances to be among the first to break through to the global markets and in the short term, in the coming years".

Vladimir Putin noted that the interest of young people in professions of the future, engineering and working professions is growing.

He proposed to create a system of national competitions for the workers and engineers, from junior championships (JuniorSkills) to professional skills contests for the current employees of the enterprises (WorldSkills), and to unite them under the “brand” “Young Professionals”.

“In 2019, the world championship of professional skills will be held in Kazan. By the way, Russia was the first in the world to hold such competitions for children of 10-17 years. It is important for these tournaments to provide guidance for schoolchildren, for those who are choosing their profession. We must put in place the whole system of national competitions for blue-collar employees. I suggest to call this system “Young Professionals”, - said Vladimir Putin.

He also reported that the Government jointly with the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the leading business associations will continue to work on the “roadmaps” of the National Business Initiative (NBI). The main problem, according to Vladimir Putin, is “to monitor law enforcement at the local level” and to eliminate redundant functions of regulatory and supervisory authorities.

“Surveys also show that entrepreneurs do not see any qualitative shifts in the activities of regulatory and supervising authorities at the moment. All instruction in this respect were given more than once long ago. We are talking so much about this, and are reducing these powers again and again. We are reducing them here, but they appear somewhere else again. A whole army of inspectors remains an obstacle for the work of fair business”, - the President said.