Dvorkovich steps down as chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation

MOSCOW, Mar 18Arkady Dvorkovich decided to terminate the powers of the chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation and focus on the development of educational projects, including within the framework of the Greater Skolkovo, RIA Novosti was told in the fund. «Dvorkovich decided to terminate the powers of the chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation and focus on development educational projects, including within the framework of the Greater Skolkovo, the foundation said.March 16, 18:52 EP asks to fire Dvorkovich as head of the Skolkovo Foundation Skolkovo has helped develop a huge number of successful startups in key technology areas — from security to education, from medicine to energy. Skolkovo has always been at the forefront of innovation in Russia, and today, I am sure, it will make every effort to build its own competitive economy in our country, becoming the main technology hub that will take over the provision of the country's technological needs,» Dvorkovich thanked his colleagues. On Wednesday, the Council of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), headed by Dvorkovich, suspended the Russian and Belarusian national teams from participating in tournaments under its auspices until further notice. Turchak also substantiated the position of the party by the fact that Dvorkovich spoke in the Western media condemning the alleged «military actions initiated by Russia in Ukraine» and stated that official chess events should not be held in Russia and Belarus, and their players should be banned represent their countries at international competitions. Dvorkovich was an assistant to the President of the Russian Federation in 2008-2012, vice-premier in 2012-2018, after he came to Skolkovo, during this time the number of fund residents increased from 1.8 thousand to 3.2 thousand technology teams, revenue — from 91 .9 billion rubles to more than 200 billion rubles, according to preliminary data for 2021. Skolkovo grew not only in the territory of the Innovation Center, but throughout the country. The number of regional operators has increased from 5 to 20, and the number of startups with regional roots already accounts for a third of the total number of residents. West