3. Special role of Siberia in the XXI century  The development of the infrastructure. Objects and transport hubs.  Innovations and high-tech.  The investment development. Changing from just the use of the resources into their production, collecting and more effective use.  The institutional development is in the diversification of the regions` development and in changing the level of importance of the leading regions. The role of the “Siberian Agreement” is in balance of resources, in the development of society. Interests of Siberia are being given great importance.

4. Novosibirsk region Novosibirsk region economically is one of the main subjects of Siberia. It has almost half of the value of main funds, a quarter of the fixed capital’s investments, and one fifth of the gross domestic product and of the total number of staff.

5. Novosibirsk region Novosibirsk region is in the top 5 regions in the Russian Federation for:  Number of organizations of research and development and total staff;  Number of small and medium businesses.

6. Novosibirsk region Novosibirsk region is in the top 10 regions in the Russian Federation for:  Number of people with higher education per capita;  Volume of the retail turnover and service per every citizen;  Volume of cargo and passenger traffic (rail and air transport)

7. Novosibirsk region Novosibirsk region is in the top 10 agricultural regions in the Russian Federation for producing approximately 20% of flax fiber (3rd place) and 3% of grain (12th place).

8. Novosibirsk region In the Russian regional competitiveness ranking, which was published in October, 2008, Novosibirsk region took first place. (The rating is prepared by the expert company “Bauman Innovation” with the support of the Center of Strategic developments based on the version of World Economic Forum)

9. Novosibirsk region has 3 principal competitive advantages: 1.The favorable economic and geographical position of Novosibirsk region: located in the center of Russia at the intersection of the major transportation links, «metropolitan status» of the city of Novosibirsk, and the special role of the region in the federal system of Russia;

10. Novosibirsk region has 3 principal competitive advantages: 2. The unique worldwide scientific and educational potential in the form of research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, industry and university science, and network of higher educational institutions;

11. Novosibirsk region has 3 principal competitive advantages: 3. Diversified structure of the real economy, which combines complementary proportions of industry, agriculture, construction and transportation.

12. Novosibirsk region. The economy development  Within past 5 years, the growth of economy of Novosibirsk region has reached over the average level.  The volume of the industrial production has grown within past 6 years by 1.6 times, which is 18% higher then the average. The industrial sector has a very developed structure, which consists of high tech manufactures with a great number of productions of the military-industrial complex.  For the past several years, the economy of Novosibirsk region has been stably growing.

13. Economic clusters  Electro mechanics  Construction  Transport  Consumer sector

14. Investment zones  Transport and logistics parks  Industrial parks  Agricultural industrial parks  Pharmacological cluster-park

15. Special features of the resources usage  Agriculture and the high tech processing of its production.  Geological exploration, mining, and processing of the fossils.  Effective forest exploration and the wood processing.

16. Enterprising potential  The special features of the small and medium businesses. Government’s support of the sector.  Novosibirsk region has become «The best region in the Russian Federation for the small and medium businesses` development».

17. Enterprising potential  Novosibirsk region has won in the two contests that were organized by the Ministry of the economy development and commerce of the Russian Federation. It got subsidy of the state support for the small businesses from the federal budget, which is 32.1 million rubles. This was given to finish the construction of the «business-incubator» in the scientific town Koltsovo, and for the implementation of the special purpose program «The national support of the small and medium business in Novosibirsk region for 2004-2008».

18. Regional development. Aspects of small territories` development. The strategic goal of the regional politics of Novosibirsk region is in the regional economy development, which will provide comfortable conditions and adequate level of life for population by maximizing the usage of resource and human potential, and the employment of people in the most profitable sectors of economy.

19. Regional development. Aspects of small territories` development. The main goal of the territory’s development strategy of the region is in making Novosibirsk region more attractive for people and investors, and it is important to set the main directions for the potential investors.

20. Connections between the clusters and the territory development 1.The new points of the industrial growth in small towns and districts are oil, oil-processing, petrochemical industry, and engineering industry (in Kuybyshev, Barabinsk, and Severny, Tatarsky, Chanovsky, Zdvinsky, Kuybyshevsky, Barabinsky regions). 2.In the territory development of the engineering industry there are 3 strategic goals: a)the development of the maintenance service of the agricultural equipment in the district centers; b)the innovational instrument making, and science intensive machinery construction in the Novosibirsk agglomeration (Berdsk, Iskitim); c)the energy machinery construction – the production of the energy- conserving steam-boilers of a various facility for the districts` boiler houses and for the autonomous heat supply (Cherepanovsky region).

21. Connections between the clusters and the territory development The competitiveness of the area should be the main feature of every municipal organization in Novosibirsk region. The use of the objective advantages can provide the forming of the effective economy and can help to achieve the steady progress. The territory strategy is based upon the “politics of the clusters”, which has to be the basis of the region’s competitive advantages implementation.

22. Novosibirsk region. The scientific potential  Novosibirsk region has unique scientific and educational potential. It has the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.  The State Research Center (SSC) of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector».

23. Novosibirsk region. The scientific potential  There are more than 60 sectorial research, engineering, technological and project institutes.  More than 100 large and about 1500 minor organizations that implement technical equipment.  43 institutes that provide higher education, of which 26 are state institutes or their branches.

24. Novosibirsk region. The scientific potential  There are more than 30 000 people (4.2% are working) that work in scientific-educational organizations, of which 2300 are Doctors and more than 7100 are Candidates. This number is higher than half of total Siberian scientific potential.

25. The role of Novosibirsk region in the innovational development of Siberia  Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences,  Russian Academy of Medical Sciences,  Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences,  The State Research Center (SSC) of Virology and Biotechnology,  More than 60 sectorial research, engineering, technological and project institutes.  More than 100 large and about 1500 minor organizations that implement technical equipment.  Lacking natural mines, Novosibirsk region has steady developing: It develops the scientific, educational and industrial potential The region takes it’s place in the new world economy because of the intellectual and innovational base.

26. The role of Novosibirsk region in the infrastructural development of Siberia  The favorable location of Novosibirsk region is determined by it’s vicinity to Kazakhstan, Kuzbass (which is one of the largest providers of fuel resources), and China. The region’s location in between Omsk, Tomsk, Kemerovsky regions and Altai makes it the center of the economic activity of this area with the population of 11.5 million. people, and the radius of access 300-600 km.  Roads and bridges  Municipal networks  Transportation of the energy carriers  Transport and logistics complexes  Shipping terminals

27. The role of Novosibirsk region in the institutional development of Siberia. Technologies of management and of social development  The quality of life: the support of the demographic growth, of ecology and social security.  The quality of education: making an integrated educational complex, cooperating with the educational system, science and production.  Diversified training of staff for the Asian areas: Forming of the integrated educational system Providing the effective cooperation of science, production and education Widening of the international programs for the higher and business education  The quality of the development of human resources: intensification of the cultural and sports aspects  The quality of management: the implementation of programs that force the community to take part in development and implementation of the Novosibirsk region’s development programs.

28. Culture Novosibirsk – the Russian and international centre of culture

29. Culture  Renown of the city at the national level is associated primarily with the Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, a unique architectural monument.  The Opera of Novosibirsk is the largest stage in all of Eurasia. Its troupe with shine goes on tour in 50 countries of the world.

30. Culture  In Novosibirsk region there are more than 2.5 thousand historical and cultural monuments.  In a city tens exhibitions and concerts of the international level are spent.  There are International Cultural centers (Japanese, German etc.)

31. Education

32.  Novosibirsk has a huge potential in the field of professional education. This substantially strengthens the district’s competitive advantages compared to those of other territories.  In the Novosibirsk region high concentration of educational institutions. Their main strength is the integration of education, science and industry, which allows achieving excellent results in the shortest possible time.  Great emphasis is placed on the training of foreign students in our universities.

33. Novosibirsk region. Service sector  For the past decades in Novosibirsk region the service sector has been actively developing. The level of trading service, educational, medical, and financial, telecommunication service and transport- logistics service has risen.  Now approximately 60% of total gross domestic product of the region falls on the service sector.

34. Novosibirsk region - the center of Siberia The favorable geopolitical location of Novosibirsk region, its status of the center of Siberian Federal district, where the residence of the authorized president’s representative is situated, along with other federal executive branches, inter-regional structures and foreign countries` executive representatives. All of these things determine the «metropolitan status» of the city of Novosibirsk, and the special role of the region in the federal system of Russia.

35. Novosibirsk - the capital of Siberia As the capital of Siberia, Novosibirsk has created the technical and innovational structure of national importance. It can provide the development and support of science intensive production that can train experts in the majority of areas, with the highest level of qualification.

36. Novosibirsk - the capital of Siberia Novosibirsk was formed as the capital of Siberia due to:  Objective historical reasons;  Geopolitical location;  Lack of natural mines

37. Strategic goals of the development The goal of the region’s development is the transformation of Novosibirsk region into the foremost innovational center in eastern Russia that can match the demands of the XXI century and become one of the most comfortable places for living, working, and resting.

38. Strategic goals of the development Lacking natural mines, Novosibirsk instead has two strategic resources: 1.scientific, intellectual and human resources 2.special geopolitical and economic location in the center of Russia. The goal is to mobilize and maximize the usage of these resources. This is what government, business communities and the region’s population attend to.

39. Special features of the Novosibirsk region’s external economics projects, and the region’s potential in the foreign aspect are: innovations, technology, culture, transport, and education

40. Special features of Novosibirsk region’s external economics projects, and potential of the region: Innovations and technologies: The main branches of the innovational developments of the Novosibirsk region’s organizations:  Nanotechnology  Optoelectronics  Bioelectronics  Informational system devices  Software  Metal and composite materials  Bio-energy  Diagnostic tools and medicines

41. Special features of Novosibirsk region’s external economics projects, and potential of the region:  Solar panels  Energy-saving technology  Components for vehicles  Technology of underground facilities  Technologies and devices for measuring the parameters of the environment  Technology of cleaning and recycling  Radiation technology  Switching technology  Electron-beam technology

42. Welcome to Novosibirsk Region!