KALUGA REGION Theme: Region’s Business Card Government A place Agencies to live in page 2 page 11 Innovations Tourism page 3 Made page 10 Economy in Kaluga! page 4-5 page 8-9 Editorial region? We should create a brand, which will help to Kaluga Region’s brand includes corporate identity efficiently use the region’s advantages, to beneficially and a logo. The relevant exclusive copyright is vested Today we deal with a new cultural, social and differentiate Kaluga Region from other regions of with the Agency for Regional Development of Kaluga economic reality, a new vision for our region. Therefore, Russia, and to strengthen Kaluga Region’s position Region. Unified standards apply to Kaluga region we found it necessary to emphasize the uniqueness of on the Russian economic map. corporate identity. Today we are presenting rules for Kaluga Region, create an image of the region allowing Kaluga Region brand is a significant category of the color coding of the main fields of life and activity us to speak the same language with society and the the economy in general. It is focused on the future and in the region. world at large and, what is more important, to become is in line with the regions’ development strategic goals, a part of the global economic processes. thus assisting in attraction of projects and resources Best regards, What shall we do to ensure the correct Kaluga instrumental to further region’s growth. The brand is Svetlana Kozeneva, Region positioning, to identify the core values of the linked to the region awareness and its presence in the Director, Kaluga News Agency information media. www.arrko.ru Government Agencies «Our work has have disproved the stereotype that doing business in Russia is difficult, unpredictable and dangerous. Russia does have a single legal environment; however a lot depends on the attitude of the administrative system. All employees of the Kaluga Region Administration are extremely open and accessible. We work as a united team. The foundations of our activities are trust-based relationship with partners, total absence of administrative barriers and guaranteed fulfillment of all assumed obligations», Maxim Akimov, First Deputy Governor of Kaluga Region Government of Kaluga Region Governor – Anatoly Artamonov +7/4842/ 56-23-57 Ministry for Development of the In- Ministry for Economic Development formation Society and Innovations Minister – Ruslan Zalivatsky Ministry of Finance Minister – Maxim Shereykin +7/4842 / 57-01-06 Minister – Valentina Avdeeva +7/4842/ 59-15-44 +7/4842/ 56-37-57 Ministry of Labor, Employment and HR Policy Ministry of Education and Science Minister – Irina Podkovinskaya Minister – Alexander Anikeev +7/4842/ 71-94-11 +7/4842/ 71-93-02 Ministry of Culture Minister – Ministry of Public Health Alexander Tipakov Minister – Sergey Stepanov +7/4842/71-92-61 +7/4842/ 71-90-02 Ministry of Sports Ministry of Forestry Tourism and Youth Policy Minister – Vladimir Makarkin Minister – Alexei Loginov +7/4842/76-25-75 +7/4842/71-92-02 Ministry of Construction, Housing Ministry of Family Affairs, Demo- Ministry of Road Facilities and Utility Services graphic and Social Policy Minister – Rinat Nabiev Minister – Alexander Bolkhovitin Minister – Svetlana Mednikova +7/4842/57-47-86 +7/4842/56-27-56 +7/4842/ 71-91-02 Ministry of Agriculture Ministry for Competitive Minister – Leonid Gromov Ministry of Natural Resources, Policy and Rates +7/4842/56-30-57 Ecology and Rehabilitation Minister – Nikolai Vladimirov Minister – Vladimir Zhipa +7/4842/71-55-32 +7/4842/71-99-55 «From the very first moment I was pleasantly surprised and satisfied by the competence of the local administration. All our partners were dynamic managers rather than state officials». Didier Aleton, General Director, «PCMA Rus OOO» 2 Region’s Business Card Innovations «We are at a stage when innovations are the only efficient form of economic growth. We want to profit from Russian technologies and from our intellectual property. We have already done quite a lot to convert to a knowledge economy. But we will need to accelerate development, search for new instruments and mechanisms of innovative growth. We are creating an innovations conveyor, i.e. organizing our work in a way so that support measures for each project are clearly defined». Maxim Shereykin, Deputy Governor, Head of the Ministry for Development of the Information Society and Innovations of Kaluga Region Development Factors Presence of global corporations Availability of support infra- securing financial stability structure securing high efficiency of innovative companies Ability to generate new know- Cluster approach to develop- ledge and train qualified staff ment of Kaluga Region’s economy Well-developed financial sup- port system Support Infrastructure Ministry for Development Agency for Innovative Development – centers for joint use of the Information Society Center for Cluster Development of hi-tech equipment and Innovations of Kaluga Region of Kaluga Region: 2 (Kaluga, Obninsk) +7 (48439) 4-24-90; www.airko.org Russian Technology Hi-Tech Technopark business incubators Transfer Network (RTTN) (Obninsk) (Kaluga, Obninsk) (Obninsk) 5 Obninsk Center for Science and Technologies (OCST) Project Support from Idea Inception up to Product Market Launch Region’s Business Card 3 Economy «Our economy has been growing in recent years – to a significant extent this growth was fueled by investment activities. We managed to achieve high results in the economy and the social sphere. The policy of intensive investment attraction created a good foundation for future development. Our collaboration with investors is based on four simple principles. The first is the placement of manufacturing plants in industrial parks. The second is the system of development institutions created in the region. The third is the system of financial support. And the most important one is the investment culture that assumes equal treatment of all investors and creation of a single “project team” focusing on achievement of mutual success». Ruslan Zalivatsky, Minister for Economic Development Area — 1242 ha of Kaluga Region Moscow NEW Maklaki IP region Moscow Vacant — 1118 ha Industrial parks 6 as an effective tool of investment`s attraction Obninsk 7 Area — 730 ha 1 Grabtsevo IP Vacant — 56 ha 5 Smolensk region Lemminkainen Area — Kaluga 2 Private IP 750 ha w» rsa Wa 3 w- co os 1 «M 01 2 A1 4 » v Area — 472 ha ie Rosva IP -K 3 w Vacant — 204 ha co os NEW «M 3 M 8 Maklaki IP Area — 1242 ha Area — 115 ha Vacant —1118 ha 4 Kaluga South IP Tula Vacant — 30 ha region Area — 209 ha 5 Detchino IP Vacant — 100 ha Bryansk region Prospective territories: Area — 1694 ha 6 ИПVorsino «Грабцево» IP Vacant — 618 ha Sosensky IP: Area - 21 ha Orel Lyudinovo District IP: region Area Area – 289 ha Obninsk 7 Industrial Zone — 51,5 ha Investments Gross Commissioned in capital Regional residential assets 13,6 Product 70,9 space 262,7 Proper strategy as a basics for RUR billions RUR billions USD millions high economic results 69,2 268,0 586,5 RUR billions RUR billions USD millions * in comparable prices Foreign Industrial Consolidated Foreign investments output budget trade 25,3 68,6 revenues 14,6 601,4 USD millions RUR billions RUR billions USD millions 932,4 372,5 45,3 8544,4 USD millions RUR billions RUR billions USD millions 4 Region’s Business Card Economy 7 Kaluga Region investment philosophy Investors do not feel isolated – No lengthy procedures — investor and regional government full administrative form a joint project team support No hidden No bureaucracy — or extra costs transparent legal framework No middlemen! No limitations — Each investor has direct investors are free to choose access to the regional any contractors authorities and partners No infrastructural risks, easy-to-grasp product – industrial parks with infrastructure readily available at the site borders «Kaluga Region boasts an efficient investor support system, which, in addition to the regional government, is formed by the Ministry for Economic Development and regional development institutions». Dmitry Abramov, Deputy Minister for Economic Development of Kaluga Region. Regional development institutions Agency for Regional Kaluga Region Development of Kaluga Region Development Corporation www.arrko.ru | +7 (4842) 76-27-00 www.invest.kaluga.ru | +7(4842) 79-04-10 Attracting investments State operator for establishment into Kaluga Region; and development of industrial parks state investor`s consultant and engineering infrastructure Leading operator for innovation The main instrument for logistic and Hi-Tech economy sector projects implementation development in Kaluga Region www.airko.org | +7(48439) 4-24-90 www. il.kaluga.ru | +7 (4842) 79-04-10 Agency for Innovative Development – Industrial Center for Cluster Development of Kaluga Region Logistics «From the very first moment I was pleasantly surprised and satisfied by the competence of the local administration. All our partners were dynamic managers rather than state officials» Didier Aleton, Director General, PCMA Rus OOO. Region’s Business Card 5 Kaluga Region Investment Map Investment map — is an interactive project implemented by the Government of Kaluga Region. This dedicated Web tool gives an excellent opportunity to look into the region’s investment potential in general, learn about the available infrastructure and competitive advantages in more detail, and to find necessary contacts. The map contains visual data on each and every site and part of Kaluga Region. Users have an online access to the following search options: search by type of objects or their characteristics. Detailed data on objects is also available. The site is constantly updates. You may become a part of this global IT project. «Today it is virtually impossible Please submit your proposals, comments and updates to imagine almost any aspect to http://arrko.ru/ob-agentstve/contacts/ of our life without the Web: prompt data exchange is a cornerstone of success in the modern business world.