Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan positions itself as the territory of uncompromising struggle with corruption

Yesterday in Kazan on the platform of hotel trade entertainment complex «Korston» took place plenary meeting of a scientific and practical conference on topical issues of anti-corruption in subjects of the Russian Federation. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the assistant of Management of the Russian President concerning anti-corruption Vitaly Belinsky, the assistant of the Russian President's Plenipotentiary in the Volga federal district Alexander Davydov, the vice-chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Yury Kamaltynov, the prosecutor of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildus Nafikov, heads of the republican ministries and departments, representatives of 56 various regions of the country participated in an action.

Before the meeting in one of halls of hotel trade entertainment complex «Korston» the exhibition with information stands on the work which is carried out in Tatarstan, regarding counteraction and prevention of corruption, studying of public opinion, anti-corruption education and so forth was organized.

"For us it is a great honor to receive such large-scale action devoted to questions of fight against corruption", - Rustam Minnikhanov told in the welcome speech. He noted that increase in efficiency of this work is very urgent today.

"Tatarstan positions itself as the territory of uncompromising struggle with corruption. Within special programs in the republic the package of measures, directed to the solution of this task is implemented. We attach special significance in this work to increase in transparency of public administration, reducing administrative barriers and simplification of procedures, involvement of inhabitants to public supervision and control of implementation of decisions of authorities, and also growth of legal literacy of the population", - Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized.

According to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, the particular emphasis in the republic is placed on prevention of corruption in bodies of the state and municipal authority. As the effective tool in this work serves the information system " Tatarstan". It helps to reveal corruption risks and to prevent negative consequences of offenses. "Open Tatarstan" includes the portal of the state and municipal services which represents 240 services, including within the projects "Electronic Education", "Electronic Health Care", "Electronic Housing and Public Utilities".

"A positive example of work in these directions are virtual signing up in kindergartens, bodies of the registry office and on acceptance to doctors, increase in transparency on charge of payments in housing sector. In general, in 10 months of the current year in Tatarstan it is rendered to about 66 million electronic services", - Rustam Minnikhanov stated.

One more priority project - the state information system "National Control". As the President of the Republic of Tatarstan noted, its task - to give publicity to problems of Tatarstaners, and also to create the mechanism of assessment and feedback with the population concerning efficiency of public authorities. In 2016 more than 38 thousand notifications 27 thousand from which are already solved (71%) were published here. For the purpose of anti-corruption 17 categories in the most urgent directions are created in system.

Increase in legal literacy among the population and employees remains the most important element of prevention of corruption behavior, Rustam Minnikhanov considers. For this purpose in Tatarstan the program cycle is realized, the legislative rights of citizens aimed at an explanation is implemented, competition of journalistic works on fight against corruption annually will be organized, advanced training of employees is carried out, sociological monitoring of opinion of the population on a condition of corruption and efficiency of the taken measures is conducted, public reception of associations of lawyers is carried out.

"All of us understand that corruption exerts impact on relations between the power and society, state of the economy, competitiveness, political stability and public safety of the country", - Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized.

He noticed that the Republic of Tatarstan is a region which systematically goes on the way of innovative development. For a row of years among priorities there are a development of high technology productions, increase in investment appeal, growth of personnel potential. All these directions are fixed in the accepted Strategy of social and economic development of Tatarstan till 2030.

"In the republic powerful innovative infrastructure is created 51 residents are already registered in the SEZ Alabuga. Four more projects were approved at the last meeting of the Supervisory board of a special zone. Industrial and production activities are conducted here by 22 companies, - Rustam Minnikhanov reported. - A perspective "point of growth" is the second SEZ of the republic - future Russian center of information technologies «Innopolis». 21 residents work here and every month this figure grows. In addition, the network of industrial platforms and industrial parks actively develops, including - a technopolis «Himgrad» and the «Kama industrial Master park».

In order to remain competitive in this sphere from now on, we need to carry out purposeful activities of fight against corruption, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan is sure. Rustam Minnikhanov distinguished generalization from priorities in which it is necessary to be engaged positive practician on the most topical issues of anti-corruption and development of general approaches to implementation of the available arsenal of forces and means for all subjects of the country.

"Our main task for today – to oppose serious barriers to corruption in the country, using all arsenal of means and the experience, accumulated by regions. Only together it is possible to win against this disease destroying society. It is sure, the conference will help us with this important work", - the President of the Republic of Tatarstan has summed up.