OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2010. Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia’s Economy on the sidelines of the Go Russia! National Innovation Forum.

The main issues on the meeting’s agenda were the development of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, intellectual property protection, harmonisation of the legislative framework for encouraging the development of innovative enterprises, attracting private capital to participate in innovative projects and boosting the prestige of careers in science.

Dmitry Medvedev presented diplomas to the winners of the Vladimir Zvorykin National Prize for Innovations. Eight young scientists from across Russia won the honorary awards based on the results of a competition.

Before the meeting, the President marked the coordinates for the reference point from which the construction of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre will be planned, including the location of laboratories, engineering centres, buildings and streets.