Conference of the Moscow Government took place in Geneva

In the Swiss city of Geneva, a series of events aimed at expanding Russian-Swiss inter-regional cooperation, interacting with leading international associations and leaders in the fields of investment, economics, politics, culture and health, were held.
On January 24, a business session “Moscow-Geneva. A business session was held in the Swiss Press Club in Geneva. City management: modern challenges and current solutions. ” The event was attended by the Minister of the Moscow Government, the head of the Far-Eastern Department of Internal Affairs Sergei Cheremin, President of the Union of Chambers of Commerce of Switzerland-Russia and the CIS countries Guy Mettan, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in Geneva Gennady Gatilov, Commissioner for Economic Development of the Canton of Geneva Michael Kleiner, Deputy Director for Treatment work - the chief doctor of the Institute of Emergency Care to them. N.V. Sklifosovsky Alexey Tokarev, architect of the canton of Geneva Francesco Della Casa, head of the architectural bureau of RIS & Partners Antoine Fig.
Sergey Cheremin said that cooperation between Moscow and Switzerland has a positive trend. According to him, about 200 large Swiss companies work in the Russian capital, the volume of Swiss investments in the Russian economy is about $ 10 billion, an increase in turnover of 18-20% per year is noted. The minister also said that today the digitization of the economy and the development of “smart city” technologies are one of the most topical and urgent tasks in the city government for the city authorities. The achievements of Moscow in this area are noted by the world's leading research companies and agencies. For example, in the Doing Business rating, the Russian capital rose from 124th to 31st place, Moscow took the 1st place in the UN ranking of electronic service indexes and bypassed 40 world capitals. Among the cities of Eastern Europe, Moscow took the 1st place and 6th place in the overall rating of 25 cities of the future according to fDi Magazine.
The Minister spoke in detail about the investment projects planned and implemented in Moscow, the development of transport infrastructure, and the construction of roads and subways. Sergey Cheremin emphasized that the Moscow Government pays great attention to the development of public-private partnership: for every ruble spent by the city, there are 3-4 rubles of investors. The city is actively investing budget funds in the modernization of education and healthcare, and introducing modern business process management systems.
In the near future, Moscow will become one of the samples of Smart City, meeting the most stringent criteria. Detailed information about the prospects for the development of medicine in Moscow was presented by the chief physician A. Tokarev, the chief physician of the Institute of Emergency Care. N.V. Sklifosovsky.
Architect of the canton Geneva Francesco Della Casa and the head of the architectural bureau of RIS & Partners Antoine Rice told about their experience in finding architectural solutions in developing the concept of developing modern smart cities.
Representatives of the Russian-speaking diaspora in Switzerland met with Sergey Cheremin. He was awarded a diploma for his assistance in promoting and supporting the national Russian culture in the countries of the near and far abroad.