A delegation of experts from Russia's Rosnano hi-tech government corporation will visit the United States on October 20-22, Rosnano said on its website.
The visit will take place within a meeting of the U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC) scheduled to take place on October 20-21 in San Francisco.
Innovations, their role in the modernization of Russia's economy and Russian-U.S. cooperation in the high-tech sphere will be a focus of talks between Rosnano officials and their U.S. colleagues.
During the meeting, Rosnano chief Anatoly Chubais will deliver a report on cooperation between Rosnano, venture funds based in the Silicon Valley and U.S. high-tech companies.
Russian President Medvedev, who seeks to diversify the Russian economy by reducing its dependence on oil and gas exports, has made developing hi-tech sectors and encouraging research the focal point of his economic agenda.
The Russian government approved in March 2006 a program to create technoparks to incorporate high-tech enterprises in the sectors of nano- and bio-information, and other types of technology, as well as scientific research organizations, educational institutions and other related ventures.
Skolkovo, dubbed Russia's Silicon Valley, is being built from scratch just 20 kilometers west of Moscow. The hub will focus on five research areas: energy, information technologies, communication, biomedical research and nuclear technologies.
MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti)
