The meeting with Head of the Talent and Success foundation Yelena Shmeleva focused on the development of the Sirius Educational Centre in the status of Russia’s first federal territory.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov to discuss plans for holding the Year of Science and Technology.

The President held a meeting, via videoconference, with members of the Russian Government.

On Russian Science Day, Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council for Science and Education, via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Awarding 2020 Presidential Prizes in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists.

The President approved a list of instructions following the Artificial Intelligence Journey Conference (AI Journey 2020) held on December 4, 2020.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Holding the Year of Science and Technology in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Board of Trustees held via videoconference.

The President approved a list of instructions following a plenary session of a forum held on November 13, 2020 by autonomous non-profit organisation Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects.

Vladimir Putin held a videoconference with members of the Government of the Russian Federation to discuss the development of several high-tech areas.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants and organisers of the international applied science conference on Countering the Novel Coronavirus and Other Infectious Diseases.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants in the General Meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences dedicated to the 75^th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry.

Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the main discussion at the Artificial Intelligence Journey Conference (AI Journey 2020), titled Artificial Intelligence as the Prime Technology of the 21^st Century.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting, via videoconference, with Sergei Kulikov.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family and friends of Academician Vladimir Fortov.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to Hero of Labour of Russia Yury Solomonov, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on his 75^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with Government members, via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the faculty, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and alumni of the Ural Federal University, named after the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin, on its 100^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the management, staff and residents of the Skolkovo Foundation on its 10^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeyev to discuss the implementation of the state science and technology policy and the Academy’s efforts to counter COVID-19.