Within the framework of the Open Data Forum, opened in Kazan at the Bashir Rameev IT Park, a number of agreements were signed between universities training IT specialists and the organizer of the forum, the University Consortium of Big Data Researchers.

It should be recalled that the forum, which unites universities, IT companies and representatives of government agencies, is being held for the 7th time, and this year the event was held in Kazan for the first time, and was co-organized by KNRTU.

Our university was among those that signed an agreement to join the Consortium. The document was signed by Vyacheslav Goiko, General Director of the University Consortium of Big Data Researchers, and Yuri Berkman, Director of Digital Technologies and Administrative Services at KNRTU.

"The agreement is a formal confirmation that we are friends and that we are working," Vyacheslav Goiko said at the end of the ceremony. – But in our community, the most important thing is business, and it is with great pleasure that I congratulate everyone on the beginning of this important path!

At the end of the ceremony, Vyacheslav Goiko noted and awarded letters of thanks to people who had made a special contribution to the work of the community.

– Today we celebrate the people who have shown tremendous initiative, and first of all I would like to mention Yuri Berkman. When you have the help of like-minded people and friends, even the wildest ideas make a lot of sense. Yuri came up to the last forum and said, "Let's do the next forum in Kazan!" And on behalf of the entire community, I sincerely thank Yuri and his team, the entire KNRTU for the excellent organization, the wonderful place and the positive feelings that you give us!

– Great speakers and the topics that we are touching upon here, are reallyacute, and we need to communicate more, – said Yuri Berkman in response. – The format of the event itself is necessary and correct, and the contribution of each of those present is very valuable. We would like to thank you for the time you have invested in these two days and have worked with us on important and relevant topics. Thanks to Vyacheslav Goiko for the projects that we started with our partners.

Yuri Berkman also asked KNRTU's partner, a representative of Gazprom CPS, to come up on stage to sign a cooperation agreement between this company and KNRTU.

On behalf of the company, the agreement was signed by Anton Filimonov, Head of the Competence Center for Application Development at Gazprom CPS - is unified digital operator of the GAZPROM Group, engaged in digital projects and services.