
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to adopt regulations and ensure conditions for creating a network of unique research infrastructure at the national level by June 1, 2029, as stated in the document approved following a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education.
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The Presidential Council for Science and Education considers issues of development of the scientific and educational sphere in Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to provide conditions for creating a network of unique research infrastructure at the national level. RIA Novosti reports this.
The document was approved following a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education. “The Government of the Russian Federation... by June 1, 2029, to adopt regulatory legal acts, ensure the implementation of events, the formation of conditions and the development of organizational and legal mechanisms that are necessary for the creation and operation of a network of unique research infrastructure facilities at the national level,” the message says.

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