Tomsk Technical Innovation Zone

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Tomsk Special Economic Zone of Technical Innovation Type

Special Economic Zone (SEZ) – a territory of state established maximum favorable conditions for development of science-intensive industries.

In 2005 as a result of a federal contest among applications to establish a special economic zone of technical innovation type (29 applications were considered) four regions won: St. Petersburg, Moscow (Zelenograd), Moscow Oblast (Dubna), Tomsk Oblast (Tomsk).

Tomsk Special Economic Zone of Technical Innovation Type (Tomsk SEZ) was established under the RF Government Resolution No.783 of December 21, 2005.

The main stages of the project realization are stipulated in the Agreement on Establishing a Special Economic Zone of Technical Innovation Type in Tomsk of January 18, 2006, concluded among the RF Government, Tomsk Oblast Administration and Tomsk City Administration.

Tomsk SEZ is located within the limits of Tomsk city and is composed of two territory sites: Northern and Southern. The Northern Site (14,6 hectares) is located in the northern part of Tomsk city and is adjacent to the territory of LLC Petrochemical Plant “Tomskneftekhim”, a large industrial unit with a great potential for development and implementation of high-technology industries, oriented on innovative technologies.

The Southern Site (192,4 hectares) is located in the eastern part of Tomsk city, near the territory of Tomsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (TSC SB RAS).

Access to SEZ territory is provided by the internal transport network of Tomsk city (remoteness of the area from the city center is estimated at 20-25 minutes of drive). Operative airport is located 18 km away.

The priority areas of focus for research and development activity in the territory of Tomsk SEZ:

• Nanotechnologies and new materials:
  • development of functional and construction nanomaterials;
  • metal nanopowders and submicron micropowders of inorganic compounds;
  • nanofibras of inorganic compounds;
  • development of nanobiotechnology;
  • development of nanoengineering and nanosystem machinery, etc.

• Biotechnologies and medicine:
  • medical biotechnologies;
  • production of diagnostics based on gene engineering;
  • biologically active substances and drug substances;
  • industrial biotechnologies;
  • agricultural biotechnologies;
  • development of medical devices, etc.

• Information and communication technologies and electronics:
• • development and experimental production of firmware for organization of digital television;
  • development of radio-technical systems;
  • development of quantum electronics devices;
  • development of power and high-current electronic devices;
  • software development;
  • development and application of software and hardware systems for the automation of technological processes, etc.

In accordance with the Clause 10 of the RF Federal Law No. 116 of July 22, 2005, regulating the SEZ functioning in Russia, “… research and development presupposed development and selling of research and development products,  getting them to their industrial application, including production, testing and selling of pilot lots, as well as development of software, systems of collection, data processing and transmission, systems of distributive calculations; introduction and maintenance of these products and systems”.

In the territory of Tomsk SEZ the following is not permitted:

1) development of mineral deposits, mining operations, excluding development of mineral water deposits, peloids and other natural medicinal resources, their recovery and metallurgical production in compliance with the Russian Classifier of Economic Activities;

2) processing of minerals, excluding industrial bottling of mineral waters, other uses of natural medicinal resources, and reprocessing of iron and nonferrous scrap;

3) production and processing of excisable goods (excluding automobiles and motorbikes).

Management

The SEZ is managed by the Federal Agency for Management of Special Economic Zones (RusSEZ). 

Tomsk SEZ is managed by:  

Tomsk Oblast Administration of the Federal Agency for Management of Special Economic Zones

Acting Board Manager: Vladimir Podkatov.
Address: 147, Krasnoarmeyskaya St., Tomsk, 634034
Telephone, fax: +7 (3822) 421931
E-mail: office@tomskoez.ru

The Tomsk Oblast Governor’s Council for Establishment of a Special economic Zone of Technical Innovation Type (Inna Valeryevna Demidenko, secretary)

© Tomsk Oblast Administration, 2007