After the tour around the Kaspersky Lab, Dmitry Medvedev held the first meeting of the Governmental Committee on Modernization and Technological Development, where he pointed out five main directions for innovative development. The first is “energy efficiency and energy saving, which includes the development of new types of fuel,” said the President. Second – nuclear technology. Third – space technology. Fourth – medical technology. Fifth – strategic information technology.

“We can start working now and without any delays. And unfortunately, since, as usual we do it in manual mode, we have to launch the process of modernization with concrete projects,” said the President.

Medvedev also said that the professions of scientist, engineer and researcher should one day become among the most prestigious in Russia.

“For centuries we been exporting raw materials abroad and have been importing ready “smart” goods from abroad. Occasionally there were better times, but in general the problem unfortunately is huge,” Medvedev said.

Kaspersy believes that his example could create an entry pass for other successful IT companies from Russia.

“Russia has an opportunity to deliver many different kinds of IT technology, and not only that, because we have a very good technical education system, which raises a lot of talented engineers. Unfortunately, still now there are just a few examples of successful Russian IT companies. But I think it’s just a question of time when the new generation of managers will come up with successful projects to develop technology, services and distribution around the world,” Evgeny Kaspersky said to RT.

The news comes a week after the head of Kaspersky Lab, Evgeny Kaspersky, was given a State Award for his achievements in Internet Security. In giving this award, Medvedev stressed how important Kaspersky’s work is for global network security.