"Today, we have established a scientific and educational centre on the lines of innovations in agroindustrial complex (AIC), has developed a platform that will engage and is engaged in the digitalization of agriculture, a very interesting and promising direction," - said Savchenko, adding that the platform is designed for the agricultural sector throughout the country.

According to the Plenipotentiary representative of RF President in the Central Federal district (CFD) Igor Shchegolev, also attended the forum, Russia could be called "digital regional superpower." "There is no country in the world, where it would be so wonderful regional digital solutions. It remains only to ensure that they are all well implemented, and worked, and it is desirable that they do not duplicate each other. We have so much to digitize, that is enough for everyone", - he said.

As previously reported TASS Savchenko, created in Belgorod nots will focus on the development of biotechnology in agriculture - from the creation of "smart" fertilizers prior to the development of cellular technologies. It is planned that the centre will bring together leading universities of the region, some scientific organizations of the RAS, as well as large agricultural companies.

All-Russian forum "Prof-IT" is held annually since 2013, the Expert centre of electronic state. It takes place each year in the new region, earlier it took Syktyvkar, Ryazan, Khanty-Mansiysk, Ufa, Yaroslavl and Svetlogorsk, this year the forum will be held in Belgorod from 12 to 13 September. The aim of the competition is to improve the quality of projects of regional and municipal Informatization implemented in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. In just the past six years pad "Prof-IT" was attended by delegations from 85 regions of the country this year for the competition, the forum received 178 projects from 46 subjects.

National project "Science" is calculated till 2024. According to his order, in 2024, Russia should enter the top five leading countries engaged in research and development in areas determined by the priorities of scientific and technological development. Must be created attractive conditions for Russian and foreign leading scientists and promising young researchers, increased domestic expenditures on research and development.

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