MAIN POLITICAL TOPICS OF THE YEAR IN BUSINESS PROGRAM OF THE FORUM

The statements of politicians and representatives of power and government agencies made on June 3 at the Parliamentary hearings on legislative provision of the state policy in the field of the military-industrial complex (MIC) development drew a wide response in mass media. Aside from the matters directly dealing with the MIC legal base, the issues of government order, branch modernization and army re-equipment were discussed.

"All the points raised at the Parliamentary hearings are in the area of attention and responsibility of the organizers of the Forum "Engineering Technologies - 2010" - the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation and Russian Technologies State Corporation", said the Forum Director Alexander Levin. Conferences and round tables of the Business Program of the Forum are devoted to discussion of the MIC problems, overcoming the crisis situation, branch modernization, development of international cooperation. And on June 30th, the Forum will be started with the plenary meeting - "Technical and technological modernization of the machine-building complex as the basis of the country's economic development".

Chairman of the RF Government Vladimir Putin also noted that the state arms program was to set long-term objectives for the military-industrial complex development. Until 2020 the enterprises are to reach the corresponding level of modernization. The Forum's first conference will be the International Conference "Modernization and renovation of the production and technological bases in the industry. Modern equipment and technologies for machine-building plants - innovative technologies and high-tech equipment".

As the First Vice Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defence Jury Savenko said at the plenary hearings: "In many regions MIC is the structural basis of the economy, where more than 1.5 million of professionals are engaged. And it is the extent of regulation of issues of the branch development management, that will determine not only the rate of the armed forces re-equipment, but also social development of regions and state industry as a whole".

Dmitry Shugaev, Deputy Director General of Russian Technologies State Corporation, stated that "the Forum ET-2010 should demonstrate the achievements of the engineering industry, show present-day developments, draw attention to the problems and achievements of our country's MIC. We will gather the representatives of business community, financial experts, scientists, politicians, the military at round tables and in conference halls. I am confident that in the course of exchange of views, discussion of our objectives for the near future, we will set a vector for the industry development and answer the urgent questions".