Russian startup growing fast with real-time bidding
There is a popular belief that individual personality has lost all importance. Still, an industry exists in which there is money to be paid for information about each individual customer — that industry is online advertising
DaOffice: A corporate social network
DaOffice is here to offer an easy-to-use construction kit for designing in-house corporate network
Russians change jobs more frequently than other Europeans
Experts say the Soviet-style labor market structure that implied long-term work for one employer has been left in the past. Currently, the labor mobility level in Russia exceeds the level in Europe
Skolkovo promotes Russian start-ups abroad
After attending the Pioneers Festival, held on Oct. 29-31 in Vienna, Skolkovo's companies is due to take part in the Slush festival, scheduled on Nov. 21-22 in Helsinki
Russia's Ministry of Finance takes decisive steps
Despite gloomy forecast about the impact that Russian former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin’s resignation may have on the country’s Finance Ministry, it has proven to be wrong
Yandex to power Apple’s Maps
The Russian IT giant Yandex has entered into a partnership with Apple and will have its navigation service integrated with Apple’s new operating system
Tech colleges outpace universities
Professional technical colleges, long sneered at by universities, are beginning to squeeze their more prestigious rivals out of the marketplace
Skolkovo’s future is cubed
The first building for Russia’s own Silicon Valley (the Skolkovo Innograd) will be unveiled in late September, boasting an impressive number of innovative and environmentally friendly features
Adjusting to the Bologna Process
There is no consensus among Russia’s pundits as to whether the country's accession to the Bologna Process was justified
Television for the elite
Is there any hope for Medvedev’s plan to create public television?
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Building the engine of progress from the idea up
The founders of Russia’s innovation city are already winning the hearts and minds of innovators
Skolkovo begins exchange with MIT
The Skolkovo Institute of Technology hopes to learn from the American institution's experience encouraging innovation
Fast Food, Russian Style
The Soviet style fast food joints still exist in Moscow and look like the Soviet relic. Regardless of their lack of glamour and old-fashion design, they are popular among some Russians
Five years of Skolkovo
The Skolkovo business school turns five this year. What has it achieved so far?
Angry Young Roger
The Russian Pirate Party wants to fight illegal downloading, but the authorities aren’t making it easy
The future starts here
Medvedev unveils a hi-tech hub of innovation, research and education in the Moscow suburbs