(KZN.RU,
July 4). The primary trend today should be a movement towards the entrepreneur.
Rustam Minnikhanov the President of the RT, stated this today in welcoming
speech at the XII extended meeting of the Council for Entrepreneurship under
the President of the RT. The event was held at the site of the KRK “Pyramid”.
Ilsur
Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, heads of republican authorities, more than 200
entrepreneurs, leaders of public business associations, heads of municipal
districts, deputies of the State Council of the RT, representatives of key
republican media attended the meeting.
The theme
of today's meeting was the business activity management system in the municipal
districts of the RT. Rustam Minnikhanov noted that a similar meeting with
entrepreneurs is being held for the 12 time. “I consider this mode a positive
one”, said Rustam Minnikhanov. “We discuss the issues that arise at the level
of municipalities, the republic, at the federal level. The main task that I set
was to change the attitude towards entrepreneurship. Each of us, the
representatives of power structures, officials, must be focused on creating an
investment climate. We should not just listen to entrepreneurs, but help,
promote, create an investment environment. The task is not simple; it consists
of many components. These are questions at the legislative level, a lot of
things that need to be corrected. And most importantly, we must change
ourselves. We have to be close. Not to be just a supervisory body, but to be
near, to be proud of entrepreneurs”, said the President of the RT.
“Our
meeting today also is a purely municipal one, we will hear reports from four
municipalities”, reminded R. Minnikhanov. “Our main trend today should be a
movement towards the entrepreneur. Our platform, the Council for
Entrepreneurship, allows us to discuss a lot of relevant issues”.
The head of
the region also said that the structure of the Council for Entrepreneurship has
changed. Timur Nagumanov, the commissioner under the President of the RT on the
protection of the rights of entrepreneurs, became the acting head of the
Executive Committee of the Almetyevsk municipal district. “Timur Nagumanov is
already working in Almetyevsk”, said Rustam Minnikhanov. “His ideas will be
embodied now in the municipal district. And while we have no replacement, I
asked him for a certain period to continue to carry on the work that he did for
half a year. Timur Nagumanov became secretary of the Council for
Entrepreneurship”.
Speaking
about surveys of entrepreneurs regarding the investment climate in their
municipal districts, R. Minnikhanov announced the beginning of the study of
this issue. “These studies are important. Yes, the work may not be very
pleasant. Our local leaders react differently to such surveys. But the flaw may
not be visible to you, but you have been prompted and this is your support. We
must take the complaint as a gift. Sometimes the complaint is a little
exceeded, but we must be able to perceive it and be patient”.
The
President of the RT noted that such a dialogue with entrepreneurs is difficult.
“Sometimes, we try to show how good some of our heads of districts are and how
entrepreneurs love them. But an entrepreneur will never love authorities! It is
us, the authorities, who should love them. These are the people who want to
work and earn money, we must support it”. Addressing the officials, Rustam
Minnikhanov urged them not to wait for gratitude, but to accept the complaints
of entrepreneurs as a gift.
Such topics
as “Overcoming administrative barriers”, “Development of investment
attractiveness of municipal territories”, “Building communication between
business and government”, “Solving the problem of personnel shortage in
municipalities” were considered as part of the work done by project groups.
Speaking
about overcoming administrative barriers, R. Minnikhanov drew attention to the
activities of multifunctional centers (MFC). According to him, citizens can
build their attitude towards the authorities by the well-established work in
the MFC. The activity of the MFC should be operational, and the structure
should be full-fledged and efficient, solving important tasks, said R.
Minnikhanov. “The MFC today is a serious tool for our work”, he said. “They help
reduce bureaucracy. Therefore, the specialists working there must be
responsible and highly professional. It is a communication link with citizens,
and it should be organized seriously”.
During the
meeting, speakers raised questions of retaining young people in the
settlements, training personnel in the specialties needed in the market, the
investment attractiveness of municipal territories and the creation of new
jobs. Also, cases of four pilot municipalities were presented at the Council
for Entrepreneurship under the President of the RT. They developed roadmaps for
the development of business activity: Nizhnekamsky, Zelenodolsky, Bugulminsky,
and Pestrechinsky districts. Heads of municipalities spoke about the decisions
that they designed together with entrepreneurs, reports the press service of
the President of the RT.