Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday, July 8, participated in the opening of high-tech workshops for the production of liquid crystal displays (LCD) and the production of optoelectronics at the site of the Moscow Special Economic Zone Technopolis.
According to the city president, about one million square meters of high-tech enterprises were put into operation in the capital last year, and about two million in 2026.
-We are launching two organizations today. These are liquid crystal units that are not produced in our country. This is the new quality of local products. Transmitters and receivers based on integrated optical circuits. Sobyanin said that this is a necessary breakthrough to provide data centers and the banking system.
He also added that the city government plans to continue providing assistance to high-tech companies: offering benefits, investments and assistance in selecting buildings.
According to Vladimir Krykoshenko, General Director of LCD display manufacturer Nex-T, the company itself has a fairly high level of robotics.
— There is a high level of robotics here, which makes the cost of the product competitive. “It is able to compete without additional preferences and will provide transportation and computer manufacturers with the necessary components,” the city news agency quoted him as saying.Moscow».
Before that, the mayor of the capital said that the world’s largest ecosystem for experimental testing of advanced technologies is being developed on the basis of the Moscow Innovation Cluster. Tech companies in the capital can test their developments at 325 real-world sites in the city.