OREANDA-NEWS. June 26, 2008. Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin has approved the membership of the Governmental Committee on High Technologies and Innovations, reports the press service of the Government of Russia.

The Committee comprises President of Russian Railways OJSC Vladimir Yakunin, President of ONEXIM Group Mikhail Prokhorov, President of IBS Group Abatoly Karachinsky, Director General of Severstal Aleksey Mordashov, Director General of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko, Chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriyev and Director General of Rosnanotech Leonid Melamed.

The chairman of the Committee is Vice Premier of Russia Sergey Ivanov.