The UNIDO Centre in the Russian Federation and National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute» signed a Joint Declaration

October 02, 2017

The UNIDO Centre in the Russian Federation and National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute» signed a Joint Declaration

Within the framework of implementing the instruction of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin PR №1500 of 29 July 2016, the UNIDO Centre for International Industrial Cooperation in the Russian Federation and the National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute» (NRC «Kurchatov Institute») signed a Joint Declaration in Moscow on 29 September 2017.

The document foresees the development and enhancement of cooperation between the UNIDO Centre with one of the largest scientific centres of Russian Federation – NRC «Kurchatov Institute» – regarding the contribution to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG9 «Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation» through industrial deployment of nature-like technologies.

Within the partnership between the UNIDO Centre and NRC «Kurchatov Institute» it is planned to implement a number of pilot projects in the field of deployment of convergent technologies in modern industries in the Russian Federation and abroad.