Skolkovo Fund delegation, Israeli leadership discuss cooperation

TEL AVIV, July 14 (Itar-Tass) - Skolkovo Fund President Viktor
Vekselberg discussed with Israeli authorities on Wednesday prospects for
cooperation in the sphere of innovation development.
The delegation of the Skolkovo Fund met with President Shimon Peres as
well as held talks with Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour Shalom
Simhon and ministry's Chief Scientist Avi Hason.
Fund's Vice President Dmitry Kolosov told Tass that the Israeli
president had marked the agro-industrial complex as one of priority
directions in cooperation, taking into consideration significant
achievements of Israel in that sphere. Besides, a number of other fields
for cooperation in the sphere of high technologies and science were named
during the meeting.
"We are interested in the experience of Israel, which let the country
achieve significant success in the sphere of innovation development within
a short period of time," Kolosov said.
"Besides we are interested in establishing contacts with relevant
companies, departments, scientific centres and universities both from the
point of view of exchanging experience and with a view to their
cooperation with participants of our innovation centre and participation
in the project," he said.
The sides discussed cooperation with Open University Skolkovo and
Skolkovo Institute of Technology. Sources from the delegation said the
visit was held within the framework of "a continuing expansion of contacts
with key government agencies and representatives of international
innovation companies".
After ending its Israeli trip the delegation left for Rome.