The International BRICS Business Incubator Program has started in Omsk

It brought together businessmen from 8 countries: Brazil, China, South Africa, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and various regions of Russia.

The BRICS Business Incubator International Acceleration Program is being held in the Omsk Region for the first time. Its main organizers are the Government of the Omsk region, OmSTU and ANO "Leaders of International Cooperation". The full–time part of the project is taking place in our region until August 24. Current entrepreneurs have come to us - these are the best representatives who have passed a serious selection and are ready to present their projects to investors and other participants. Among those who arrived in Omsk are businessmen not only from the BRICS countries.: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but also from the states of the Central Asian region: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.

The program started with a presentation of the investment potential of the Omsk region, as Galina Goncharova, First Deputy General Director of the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency, told the program participants: "Our region has a favorable location, we are located at the intersection of 2 rivers, which means we have a convenient waterway. Our region is also distinguished by its strong agriculture and developed industry, as well as its serious human resources potential. In addition, a lot of efforts are being made in the Omsk region to improve the business climate and create conditions for doing business. The regional authorities are making great efforts to ensure that we have a comfortable life and that the region can develop successfully. Thus, in 2021, the implementation of 4 large-scale investment projects in the field of housing construction was launched, with a total investment of about 150 billion rubles. In addition to housing, public and business facilities are also being built, for example, the multifunctional complex "G-Drive Arena", the Cadet Corps. Solar power plants and large logistics centers are also being built."

Also today, the program participants introduce experts, investors and other businessmen to their projects. They cover such areas as innovation and high technology, IT infrastructure and web development, transport and logistics, consulting, e-commerce, education, healthcare, social services, food industry, ecology, hospitality industry, sports.

"Our company is engaged in the development of applications, but our interests also include sports," said Masonta Mankalane Suprise, a representative of South Africa, director of Infastructure development and Technical Service. – There are a lot of young people in our country, but they don't do much, although the government is making efforts for this. But wrestling is popular with us and we want to professionalize this sport. However, the fact is that we do not have training grounds and we would like to get the infrastructure to train young people so that our fighters can train both at home and abroad. I am confident that the BRICS countries will be able to successfully exchange experiences in this area."

It should be added that the program includes a grand opening of the program, a plenary session dedicated to the topic "Government, business, universities and NGOs: successful practices of cooperation in the implementation of economic projects in the BRICS space." In the remaining days of work, excursions to Omsk enterprises will take place, the program participants will get to know more about the infrastructure of Omsk State Technical University, where an International club of OmSTU Investors will be created. In addition, entrepreneurs will finalize and present their projects to investors in order to receive financing for their development.