The fifth International Research and Practice Conference ITS Forum – Kazan started in Kazan
On February 27, at the Korston Entertainment Complex in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic – Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov took part in the fifth International Research and Practice Conference ITS Forum – Kazan “Modern Problems of Life Safety: Intelligent Transport Systems and Situational Centers”.
Before the plenary session, Minnikhanov and other officials got acquainted with the exhibits of the specialized exhibition of the ITS Forum-Kazan conference. All companies are developers and producers of programmes and services of road safety.
The organizers of the conference were the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Rostec Corporation, National Telematic Systems, RT-INVEST, Road Traffic Safety State budgetary institution.
The Forum brought together leading Russian and foreign experts, scientists, engineers and experts in the development of situational centers and transport systems.
The moderator of the plenary session was Tatarstan Prime Minister.
Welcoming the participants of the conference, Tatarstan President noted that one of the modern trends is the development and implementation of “smart” vehicles which are able to assess the situation and make decisions, use of new environmental engine types and establishment of the infrastructure for them.
“Efficiency of economic development depends also on the road infrastructure - cargo delivery speed and safety of passengers. Tatarstan stands at the crossroads of major transport lines. We understand the importance of developing and implementing modern technologies - automatic traffic control, automatic transport scales, environmental monitoring, development of mobile applications and many other projects,” Minnikhanov emphasized.
First Deputy Head of the General Administration for Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Vladimir Shvetsov read welcoming address to the Conference on behalf of Chief of the General Administration for Traffic Safety of Russia Mikhail Chernikov.
During the report “The Republic of Tatarstan – role and place in the economic life of Russia”, Pesoshin reminded the participants of the conference of the special geographical position of Tatarstan and its key role in the transport link between the eastern and European parts of Russia.
During the conference (held on February 27-28, 2018), the guests of the republic will visit practical venues at which promising and already implemented projects will be presented.