and years ago when russian president medvedev said he wanted modernization and innovations in the economy and industry he was definitely thinking of people like to take the lead it's seen as a priority to restore russia's intellectual potential and stop the brain drain. rational thought and his american colleagues roger kornberg have been invited to spearhead a scientific c.t.d. in moscow dubbed the russian silicon valley and today's arrests come to spotlight to talk about what's ahead for the russian science. thank you very much for coming to lower it from coming to the studio well first of all let's talk about the name silicon valley as soon as soon as the government decided to develop this project it was named silicon valley after the after the american silicon valley so do you like the name and do you are you ready to follow the american example or you she is a silicon valley can be considered here only symbolic name because silicon valley

and the united states. was started to develop a visit goal of their well up and it was a semiconductor microelectronics based in silicon transistors which reflected wish reflected the u.s. emphasis on the computer industry right if you are still fall it will it happen tough that was a discovery of semiconductor that i'm just out of the fortress and really i'm shockley who was one of the inventor of semiconductors that energy star lives a bell telephone laboratory in cambridge and with patient to the stanford to new york city and before we get all the. company shock at that i'm just going to. bill shankly was outstanding then great scientist and not a good businessman but he attracted many scientists whole started some companies stuff welfare to child and late that would be. i am now

a very well known that way most company intel but that i was fear of stuff will develop on top of the semiconductor microelectronics beach played very important role in the development of their science technology and even social science so it was based on modern information technologies and then it was not as a place it was a very good california nice climate ston part of the new go to it you could report in new york city in better glee so it was a very good place because all of this can be developed on leone's a base of science and develop of some new kind of pick an olive tree so eve in my opinion we are not going just to quote be silicon valley in zero night that states but is a is just to create some new same keep you could share center beach must be definitely very strongly connected bizarre is that it is sort of sent us in

our country and you know from our school and very proud of it a mosque or but that i was on it was a deal to create a disease in you that is short center and development of new high technology in our country and dr akhter many internationally well known and the russian scientists the exam it was a main indeed why i was a guinea practically to be chairman of just st keep it consul of this center because i'm way in they'd year be just to develop size which became as a basic as a base for the development of more high tech technology in our biggest assets so you're a key with a name but you're not going to copy the american example ok now not now if if silicon valley started as you mentioned with semiconductors with transistors and this this was the cornerstone of american industry in that time computer technology which high tech industry could become the cornerstone of russia's technological

revolution you see it's a very you put to me a very. complicated and difficult question. one of the. very better results of what we call reforms during plus twenty years is that we practically destroyed industry which were concentrated in our industrial minister research called them ministry of industrial military called military complex but it was very well developed taking the stage now we are indeed a very difficult situation because my character on next non-addicted on if there is a next step very important one but the north door come pete insists area. it would not have problem just to court it would have been done we must find out some kind of new very precious picked you direction in the shortage which became as

a basis for a new lot of you'll start of top companies and zan to develop a technology industry well let's take a look at what the russian version of the silicon valley is and then to be here's this report from spotlights. in five or seven years time the small town of school on the outskirts of moscow hopes to become the russian equivalent of silicon valley the project is part of the country's attempt to move away from its dependence on oil and gas exports last year the government spent almost forty billion dollars on the in the basin projects but the number of tech start ups just fifty was a disappointment the scoop of a project expected to make a difference to avoid the key backs common instate project businessman addictive xo bear has been put in charge the russian version of superman valley will also get

special economic gain legal status. tax breaks are a key issue for businesses which skolkovo residents will pay the. property tax for ten years experts believe attracting foreign brains to the project is essential american by a chemist and a bell prize winner roger kornberg has already agreed to co-chair the scientific and technical council overseeing russia's new silicon valley to make it more attractive to foreign scientists amendments are being made to the russian immigration laws there are going to be around thirty thousand people even in school give all the lion's share of the site's funding will initially come from the government though private investment has been strongly encouraged corruption is a big problem for russia but i believe it. will be able

to escape from. the new skolkovo centers it david is will focus on five priorities and information technology communication via medical research and nuclear technology the most challenging part of the task will not be the research itself but find in practical application poor it in the past russia has been good at scientific innovation but bad turning it into commercial products. so what do you think how will skulk over and the will it be able to close the gap between fundamental science and production. the issue is a good bit fundamental science and production exists everywhere in every country and a special type of predicted six video old friend of mine unfortunately he died a few years ago george bought who was president that london the royal society said

once that all science is applied science the difference is that some of the patients came in better short of time but some that even century. we can see that as a problem of how to make development go for the shortage and zen became industrial production in soviet union in the united states and saudi exists different. to do it better a lot of zat recognized its creation of what we call now start up companies on a very important to have very strong connections between basically shortage and developing disease photoplay creations so as a startup company is that is you must not fall. to

look what is the most prominent christian church duty and. is this very difficult time in ninety four instance is that after an academy of science and medicine our academy of science we are sort of i have got to stop all due to joint projects because deep in thought in laboratories and put in stone mileage because a lot of special contacts be stable. i remember in the end of the ninety's say science it agreement between your cute and e.t. industrial technology institute and they went and the special kind took institue you at the beach combine maybe from some point of view like. a science that the knowledge of it and somebody showed she institute it has approximately six thousand people who are victims there and it just weighed by budget and created the prospectivity shortage in different paid yet and as a health as a lab order to sepia be paid by companies when somebody is outs ins is budget law

but it is a big game prominent for implications saw. that there would be important to have some kind of analog in school legs that but it was a main important problem for our competent late now it's just not the only tool. they finitely the science the source of all technology has but the very important the one the if if now is a problem is that a cave you can create some startup companies to deeds it for instance when you project said waste on the science and technological speech getting that out. there was science in the main you your to go but to be needs to create by taking the study this is the most important problem says. nobel prize winner spotlight will

be back shortly right after the break so stay with us don't go we will continue this and. one of the key elements of democracy. which is so uncomfortable for me authority. who pays for the news. how dependent does this independent media. and who is behind the t.v. story. charge and media fiction and reality.

welcome back to spotlight on al going off in just a reminder that my guest in the studio today is not as i'll fill out of nobel prize winner and cochairman of scientific technical board of skolkovo science city project this whole thought of where we we talked about this this new and this new project in skolkovo which russians are on already labeling as the as the second silicon valley well the question that i had immediately after after i realized that this is serious that this is going to happen is that the soviet

union had research centers all around the country from for from from did not to novosibirsk they were called the so-called local grants from the from the sixty's now did they proved to be insufficient in the end post so that russian. this field work and maybe one of the best places and maybe in one was a different divisions of russian academy of science they said marion braincells record in the science one of the best one it may be. developed well and there was she beautiful book again going to dork about a good place and this is yes this is good same typically research center. and i see an exact scald would not be just would have strong connections visit new york from school if i could i'm going to look in there should be a visit. there exists places to be clear they seize

them be sure developed before. but always it very different the chants sink the scent the start of the grow some new ones and if you have some opportunity the girl when you same typically share center which wouldn't be separate from season one mutual pair they fit and strong connections but would be develop this sam and goals. main goals since called it just tend to be me and my question of the roger court would be for the same keep it console of the skolkovo center one of the main problem would be just the just site of each direction subsidy shortage. in order to create new height the technology base in our country well lets see if people in the streets of moscow think that the innovative city in skulk can change the future of russia spotlights

carts on the other has the details from the streets of moscow. how well recently their vision city in skolkovo which is considered to be russia's version of the silicon valley and its plan to build me a moscow has been widely discussed in the russian capital but the people think that this high tech card can change the future of russia. i look upon the subject with great skepticism mainly due to what russia's history has taught us historically most scientific and technological breakthroughs in russia at least in the fields of rocketry chemistry in the military were made in so-called sure rush because what this means is that conflict scientists were seminal to work on certain projects under the supervision procured structures i think it will be very hard to create a scientific or technological way says a russian as long as the country's interior problems chiefly bureaucratize nation court system malfunctions remain unresolved. and one hundred percent certain that

skolkovo will help improve russia's future. the reason is there are smart people working on it people who know not only how to manage government money but their own money as well no one will invest their own money without hope for returns and that's talking about it cynically another thing is that young people young scientists will finally have a reason to stay in russia to make a name for themselves and lead an interesting life or science. out of god here she's got a question about get back that is. my question is is it true that school come on will be a state within a state that it will have its own laws and there's a truth of mathematician going to be given one has agreed to work in school so here we have two questions well let's start with the with the last one is mr perelman has he agreed to leave the working. t.v. must mean i don't see him because of the trip and there's not

a very important one because. i'm going to go to put him on his genius yes but we need the school really the same just out of work and in physics chemistry biology bio not a technology microelectronics so. in theoretical mathematics which is just in very pure. set it tickle much of my tics and of course people like. the fact he's a brat yeah yeah but it doesn't meant that in my opinion ok no no the other question was which is a rather serious question from this young lady is is that is it true that skolkovo will become a state within a state like. autonomous from the rest of russia because people have been aware have been talking about about special laws special taxes maybe even special police and well is it going to be live like sort of

a vatican inside russia. eve for instance it would be played important that all in north some foreign scientist yes but in my opinion this is a main problem it's known as a special law the main problem is that we had direct young russian saying just sophisticated experience that option and what insane just do and someone probably import a science it's not only just the way a good sale lady it nets that it definitely is not only is the problem of up bottom and that's on it necessity to is a main problem for russia right now is a science must be could have stood by me and in the study and point of view was it creation of a new same t.v. center would be viz some. additional opportunities for science played the important role for development of

new same keepit directions to create new startup companies it's very important for creation lobs a new branch of the economy so this is again must emphasize one of the most important parts much more important than spare for a long there is this really is very important vital because because we've talked in this studio with a couple of people who have scientists who have emigrated to where we went to work in the west and one of the main reason for for leaving this country and going to work to carry out scientific research in the west which they mentioned was that we want to feel that somebody needs what we're doing exert influence our brain to do worry that this is what exactly is this is a main problem right now for science and that our friend you for instance the same keep it resides would be requested by state by economy and by society nor on would

be started to criticize that action like that they may have science and start to speak that good to me but don't need them so on. eve as a country needs science we need. experienced good qualified scientists we need to develop a national academy of science and we need to develop new new law that is for instance my pupils emigrated to grow to be very strong connections with them i remember for instance on a very talented guy or truck or he decided to leave this sandpit a book and work in germany i said alyosha why you are a good example and counsel at the minute or so on this you know. it's very interesting to your kids excellent atmosphere in our laboratory by the north to make some new experimental sample i spent just the week on the new equipment i can do it for a few hours so if you need. but after that after we are getting new equipment

to be just the tools that i did action for same typically shortage and book would be interested in the next very important one such psyche economy must be our results must be here so do you think this cocoa will be capable of solving the problem of brain drain. you see a school go itself would not solve the problem of brain drain but i and brain exist in the new companies for instance my journey from europe saying just. the you are going to hear the united states because because not only because they're as it has better celery and maybe a little bit better condition for life but also because it's the feeling of them they had results in need to those that go on and on was the main problem and maint that's what's called to create that's much fear to choose what i did action it's

your church and state but is it then me to be idea if people promise a government would be say ok it's very important that is outs and vishal spend the minute part of development of new branch of being those three are created by any sharks in skolkovo the press has been writing a lot about skolkovo about this new this new civil and russian version of silicon valley at tri it's a good book and a good read trying to attract and invite lots of employees specialists from abroad is it true that you are putting some special emphasis on inviting foreign specialists to work it's no use i don't consider that as this is the most important program for instance when they was invited to be the chairman of scientific on still and they were supposed to choose cochairman for them or scientific consul and i was. that they decided that a lot of cotton but it would be very good candidate to be my cochairman because

he's from stanford he's from area of silicon valley but the fall he is very successful in there by anon a technology he is very successful in genetic information problems and. me as a playwright physicist and he as a specialist in biochemistry and biology would be just add in that i choose in cause the direction of that is george thank you very much for being with us and just a reminder that my guest today was shut us out far off nobel prize winner and a cochairman of scientific technical board. size seti project that's it for now from all of us here the movie back with more for a stand comments on what's going on in and outside russia until then stay on r.t. and take care that's about.

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news of the world around the clock thanks for being with us here on r t it's four am in the russian capital. our top story russia is struggling to extinguish hundreds of wildfires raging across the country dozens of flights have been grounded in moscow or diverted due to dense layers of thick smog people in the streets are wearing masks to protect themselves from the pollution which is the worst on record. has more from the moscow region. moscow is covered with a thick blanket of toxic acrid small going to this very small village just outside the city caught fire a few days ago and its residents as well as some three hundred others in the moscow region have lost their homes in the city itself millions are now talking in smoke which is carrying some very harmful gases like carbon monoxide its consistency in the air exceeds the norm we've seen. you see we use handkerchief certainly to

uncover all noses there's new all the way. to a joke that's just who god is mercy and sends us rain i mean wouldn't you wish i could just read it we're really shocked water should be given out people can't breathe their eyes are itching. and that's exactly why we're wearing masks like this because it's literally hard to breathe the air makes you feel nauseous russia is no doubt suffering from its worst heat wave on record heat wave sparked forest and peat fires across central and western regions fires have killed at least fifty people in the past week the temperatures for we have soared as high as thirty eight to forty degrees degrees celsius in moscow where usually the average summer temperature is twenty three degrees there are still around eighty big fires burning in the country there are hundreds of them but a really big one to be really really significant ones and the worst of them are peat fires there are forty.