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20-27 November 2020 – II Russian Film Week in Singapore

20-27 November 2020 – II Russian Film Week in Singapore!

Link to livestream will be available on the Platforms: RSTrade and Odnoklassniki according to the film schedule.

The I Russian Film Week in June 2019 was held successfully, aroused interest of Singaporeans and foreign guests: https://youtu.be/ZP_s8c3eeaw

In five days:

more than 900 people on the opening day;
more than 3000 spectators at film screenings;
5 Russian films.

This year you have an opportunity to visit it from any corner of the world. Russian Film Week will be held online for the first time!

Schedule:

20 November at 19.00 (Singapore time) – Opening Ceremony
20 November after the Opening Ceremony – Battle of Sevastopol
21 November at 20.00 (Singapore time) – I am Teacher
22 November at 20.00 (Singapore time) – Sobibor*
23 November at 20.00 (Singapore time) – The Balkan Line
24 November at 20.00 (Singapore time) – Green Carriage
25 November at 20.00 (Singapore time) – Indestructible
26 November at 20.00 (Singapore time) – Saving Leningrad*

*Will only be available in Singapore

Follow the link and dive into the world of Russian cinema! Chat for discussion will also be available for you!

Organizers: Russia-Singapore Business Council, established on the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and Within the Family Nationwide program with the assistance of State Corporation «Rostec».

Guests of honor: modern Russian film directors and actors: Fyodor Dobronravov, Nonna Grishayeva, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Ivan Okhlobystin, Vladimir Sychev, Elena Lyadova and others.

Full description of the event: http://www.old.rsbctrade.com/ii-russian-film-week-in-singapore/

Participation in Singapore Airshow 2020

On February 11, the biggest in Southeast Asia and the third-largest in the world aerospace event called Singapore Airshow 2020 opened in Singapore. The airshow is organized by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) along with the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). The aerospace show is held once every two years and gathers the leaders of the civil and military aviation industries together.

In 2018, about 54 thousand visitors from 147 countries, 1,062 companies from 50 countries, as well as 287 high officials from 92 countries and regions took part in the Singapore Airshow. The coronovirus outbreak has made adjustments to this year’s aerospace show. A range of European and American companies refused to participate in the exhibition, the number of visitors decreased slightly, including due to the measures of enhanced epidemiological protection undertaken by the Singapore authorities and the organizers of the event. Moreover, the meeting of the leaders of the largest aircraft manufacturing corporations has been cancelled.

At the same time, the main activities planned by the organizers and participants of the airshow are now under way as usual. This applies to the international exhibition of military and civil aviation products, devices and systems, engines, spare parts and components, repair equipment and tools, technologies and engineering solutions, etc.

Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and the Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation are participating in the work of the Singapore Airshow. The State Corporation Rostec is represented with a separate booth. Representatives of Rostec itself, as well as its holding companies and organizations, such as Russian Helicopters, United Aircraft Corporation, Rosoboronexport (including regional representatives), their partners and related enterprises are taking part in the event.

Compensating the impossibility to represent the wide Russian delegation, an active work at the aerospace show is being conducted by representatives of the Russia-Singapore Business Council and the Center for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-Tech Companies and the Presentation of Investment Projects created in Singapore on its initiative with the support of the State Corporation Rostec.

On the opening day, a series of negotiations was organized with prospective buyers of Rostec companies’ products. The representatives of potential partners of the Corporation’s enterprises, as well as the heads of Singapore agencies visited the booth.

In addition to participating in activities during the airshow, an extensive business programme has been prepared covering bilateral and multilateral meetings with partners from Singapore and other Asian countries.

The Corporation considers the Singapore Airshow as an important tool for promoting its products and technologies to the market of the Asia-Pacific countries. Negotiations will be held with potential buyers of Russian aircraft, leasing companies and suppliers of components.

The work of the Singapore Airshow and the Russian delegation will last till February 14.

RSBC will act as an operator of the project to create a vocational training Center in Moscow

The State Corporation Rostec and Institute of Technical Education in Singapore (ITE) have agreed on a phased plan to establish a center for professional training and certification of personnel for innovative industries in Moscow. ITE specialists, whose experience will be used to create a unique institution in Russia, will continue to participate in the project over the next three years.

The agreement on the development of the project was signed at the X session of the Russia-Singapore High-level Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC). The document was signed by Mr. Bruce Poh, CEO of ITE Educational Services and Mr. Nikolay Volobuyev, Deputy CEO of the State Corporation Rostec and Head of the intergovernmental working group, which has prepared the project for implementation.

The document defines the basic principles of interaction between the parties, the theme of educational trends and project implementation plan. Under the terms of the agreement, Singapore experts will be engaged in the project at the first stage – until July 2022.

We have made a new step to implementation of a unique project for Russia: an educational center that will train personnel for high-tech industries in close coordination with the enterprises of real sector of the economy. For Rostec it is a key initiative, which will solve one of the main tasks of diversification – the training of qualified personnel for innovative civil production. Mr. Nikolay Volobuev, Deputy CEO of Rostec said «We are sure that with the assistance of our Singaporean colleagues, we will create a world-class center in Moscow, whose graduates will be in demand not only in the region but also far beyond its borders”.

A Memorandum on cooperation in vocational education, providing for the creation of training and certification Center, was signed at the end of 2017 between Rostec, the Moscow Government, the Russia-Singapore Business Council and ITE. According to the agreements, the project operator is the Russia-Singapore Business Council.

Both school graduates and those who already have work experience and wish to upgrade the level of their professional skills will receive advanced professions in the Center. Among the main areas of study: aviation and space, additive technologies, electronics, information technology, robotics, etc.

ITE – an Institute of Technical Education in Singapore- established 27 years ago. Over the past four years ITE has constantly ranked among the top three professional education institutions in the world and is recognized as the best in Asia. One of the developing activities of ITE is an export of educational model abroad with the quality control of training and evaluation of graduates and teachers ‘ qualifications by the Singaporean institution. Such projects have been implemented in more than 20 countries.

The Russia-Singapore Business Council, established in 2009 on the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and State Corporation Rostec for the purpose of promoting mutually beneficial Russia-Singapore cooperation in non-raw sector of civil industry, education, science and culture. Currently the Council unites 67 Russian groups and enterprises and its official partners are over 40 Singapore organizations, enterprises and groups.

The State Corporation Rostec is one of the largest industrial companies in Russia. It unites more than 800 scientific and industrial organizations in 60 regions of the country. Key areas of activity – transport engineering, electronics, medical technology, chemistry and innovative materials. Rostec holdings form three clusters: electronics, arming and aviation. Corporation’s portfolio includes such famous brands as AVTOVAZ, KAMAZ, Concern Kalashnikov, Russian Helicopters, Uralvagonzavod, etc., Rostec is actively involved in implementation of all 12 national projects. The company is a key provider of “Smart City” technologies, is engaged in the digitalization of public administration, industry, social sectors, develops plans for the development of 5G wireless communication, IOT, big data and blockchain systems. Rostec is a partner of the world’s leading manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus, Daimler, Pirelli, Renault and others. The Corporation’s production is shipped to more than 100 countries. Almost a third of the company’s revenue is an export of high-tech products.

International cooperation in the field of education: RSBC organized seminars for managers of major Indian banks

On September 9-10, 2019 a seminar “The current state of the banking system and insurance sector in Russia: key problems and modern challenges” took place at Plekhanov Russian Economic University. The seminar was held for middle and senior managers of two large Indian banks: Oriental Bank of Commerce and Canara Bank, and for representatives of the insurance sector. From the Russian side the event was organized by the Russia-Singapore Business Council.

The seminar was initiated by the Asia Pacific Center of Management Education (APCME), one of the leading consulting and educational organizations in Asia, and conducted by the Basic Department of Economic Analysis and Corporate Management in Manufacturing and Exporting High-Tech Products of the State Corporation “Rostec”. RSBC has a long-term partnership with the Department.

Dr Vladimir Grigoryev, a prominent expert in financial management, financial consulting and fundraising, was a lecturer. Many years of experience not only in research and teaching, but also in real business on leadership positions make Dr Grigoryev a truly unique specialist. This was appreciated not only by the participants of the seminar, but also by Mr Ajay Pathania, Director of APCME.

The participants commended the quality of the content and the high level of organization of the event.

At the end of the programme there were held negotiations between Ajay Patania and Sergey Pronin, Deputy Chairman – Executive Director of RSBC. The negotiations resulted in agreement to expand further cooperation between APCME and RSBC.

The development of international cooperation in the field of education is one of the priority activities of the Russia-Singapore Business Council. The experience exchange helps to establish contacts and strengthen partnership between the business communities of Russia and Asian countries.

For reference:

Russia-Singapore Business Council (RSBC) was established in 2009 at the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the State Corporation “Rostec”. The main aim of RSBC is to establish contacts between the business and expert circles of Russia and Singapore, the EAEU and ASEAN and to develop mutually beneficial bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Cooperation in the field of science and education is one of the priorities of the Council.

Currently, 67 Russian companies are members of RSBC. The partners of the Council are over 40 Singaporean organizations.

Asia Pacific Center of Management Education (APCME) is one of Asia’s leading providers of educational programmes. Acting as an integrator, APCME collaborates with leading educational institutions in Singapore and other countries. Particular attention is paid to individual management education solutions for clients in the Asia-Pacific region. The main customers of APCME are large public and private organizations.

Plekhanov Russian Economic University is one of the largest universities in Russia, the country’s oldest higher educational institution of economic profile. In 2011, as part of the development and strengthening of cooperation between the university and the State Corporation “Rostec”, the Basic Department of Economic Analysis and Corporate Management in Manufacturing and Exporting High-Tech Products of the State Corporation “Rostec” was created. The teaching staff of the department includes leading scientists of the university and practical scientists of Rostec.

Singapore delegation took part in INNOPROM 2019.

Singapore delegation supported by the Russia-Singapore Business Council took part in the international industrial exhibition INNOPROM 2019, which started its work on July 8, 2019 in Ekaterinburg.

The theme of the exhibition this year was “Digital Manufacturing: Integrated Solutions”. Representatives of more than 25 Russian regions and 80 foreign states took part in INNOPROM, and 14 of them represented national expositions at individual booths.

The Singapore delegation was headed by Aloysius Arlando – President of the Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (SACEOS), head of SingEx Holdings – the largest Singapore company specializing in organization and holding business events.

On the margins of INNOPROM, a joint Russian booth was represented. In October 2019 this booth will be represented at the Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC exhibition organized by SingEx, which annually gathers companies from all over the world. RSBC is a partner of SingEx and an operator of the project to organize Russian pavilion and exposition.

On the margins of the exhibition, RSBC team held negotiations with the representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Rostec State Corporation, in particular, companies of the radioelectronic complex, as well as with INNOPROM organizers.

In addition, RSBC represented a joint integrated solution of two digital platforms to Russian companies – the Russian trade and service information platform RSTrade and the Singapore logistic platform CamelONE.

Business mission of Russian companies to Singapore came to end

On June 17-21, the Russia-Singapore Business Council held in Singapore a regular business mission of leading Russian high-tech companies. The mission was headed by Nikolay Volobuev, Deputy CEO, State Corporation Rostec & Chairman, RSBC. The mission was timed to the exhibition CommunicAsia-2019 and I Russian Film Week in Singapore.

The Russian delegation included representatives of such holdings and enterprises of Rostec as Ruselectronics, Concern “Sozvezdie”, Russian Helicopters, Technodinamics, RT-Komplektimpeks, Kamaz, as well as the management of Technopark Innopolis, the National Compliance Association, the international Prisma association, etc. Negotiations were held with local business associations, members of which are potential partners, distributors and suppliers for holdings and enterprises of the Corporation and members of the RSBC. In particular, negotiations were held with the Association of Radioelectronic Industry of Singapore, the Singapore Association of Semiconductors, the Singapore Association of Telecommunication Technologies, etc. The parties agreed on points of cooperation and strengths of Russia and Singapore, which will result in joint integration projects in the future, similar to the integration of RSTrade and CamelONE platforms. The leaders of the Singapore associations were invited to take part in the Innoprom-2019 industrial exhibition.

Members of the Russian delegation visited Singapore’s largest national Agencies: Singapore Economic Development (EDB), Singapore Business Development (ESG), Singapore Experience Sharing (SCE), as well as with the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). The key agenda of the talks with the agencies included topics and projects that will be discussed at the upcoming meeting of the High Level Russia-Singapore Intergovernmental Commission, which will be held in Vladivostok in September 2019. There was reached an agreement on a joint organization of a business mission of the Singapore companies by RSBC and the SBF. The mission will be timed to the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission and the Eastern Economic Forum. At the meeting with SCE, members of the delegation discussed the model for initiating international G2G projects by private companies, and with EDB – opportunities for participation of foreign companies in Singapore tenders.

At the meeting with SingEx (the Singapore equivalent of the Roscongress Foundation) there was discussed the cooperation of RSBC and the company in promoting the Russian enterprises of Rostec at SingEx events, including the 2018 Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific, which will be held on October 22-24, 2019 in Singapore . The international partner of the event, Hannover Messe, is the largest international exhibition of industrial technologies, which is a window to the future for thousands of visitors. Hannover Messe has become a global platform for topics such as Industry 4.0, energy efficiency and intelligent networks. It is the most important platform for technologies related to industrial transformation in the West, where the concept of the fourth industrial revolution came from. The regional analogue in Asia is the Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific 2019 exhibition.

The business mission also included a number of educational events. On June 18, a seminar for representatives of the management of a number of holdings of the State Corporation Rostec was held at the Centre for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-Tech Companies and the Presentation of investment projects. The seminar was focused on the key aspects of procurement practice and the latest approaches to its implementation. The speaker was Fabian Wang, a prominent expert in the field of procurement management with more than 20 years of experience, an international expert, one of the most demanded in this field. The next day, a similar event for Singapore entrepreneurs was held at the Centre. That was a seminar of the Director for Procurement of Rostec State Corporation, Tatiana Gololobova, dedicated to the participation of foreign companies in government procurement in the Russian Federation. Such events, which are organized and held by the Russia-Singapore Business Council with the support of the State Corporation Rostec and other members of the Council, help to improve mutual understanding and intensify interaction between representatives of expert communities and business circles of Russia and Singapore, which is important when building long-term and long-term cooperation. These aspects are of particular relevance owing to the forthcoming conclusion of an agreement on a free trade zone between the EAEU and Singapore.

The Russia-Singapore Business Council seeks to establish interaction not only between business and expert, but also between cultural circles of Russia and Singapore. Simultaneously with the business mission of Russian enterprises in Singapore, there took place the Russian Film Week with the participance of such prominent filmmakers as Fedor Dobronravov, Vladimir Grammatikov, Alexander Kovtunets and Pavel Chukhrai. The opening ceremony and film screenings were attended by more than 3,000 spectators in total. Among them were residents of Singapore, tourists and diplomats.

Business, educational and cultural events held in Singapore on June 17-21 seriously contributed to the development of Russia-Singapore relations and made clearer the prospects for further cooperation. In addition to preliminary agreements on working on joint integration projects and organizing future business missions, there was made a decision on further cooperation in the field of culture. So, in view of the big success of the I Russian Film Week, it was decided to make this event annual. In addition, in October-December 2019 and in February 2020, with the support of the State Corporation Rostec, sport and cultural events will be held in Singapore, dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Russian-Singapore Business Council.

Russian Film Week came to end in Singapore

Russian Film Week held in Singapore on June 17-20, 2019 is over, to the great regret of the audience. It was the first event of such format, the goal of which was to acquaint the Singapore audience with the best of modern Russian films. Already at the opening ceremony, which was attended by more than 900 people, it became clear that this Film Week would be not just a success, but a milestone in the development of Russian-Singaporean cooperation in the cultural sphere.

In total, more than 3,000 people attended film screenings, among them both residents of Singapore and tourists diplomats. Within the Russian Film Week, films of a wide variety of genres were presented to the audience: historical dramas “The Cold Tango” and “Little Soldier”, comedies “Once upon a time” and “I am Losing Weight” and, finally, a real Russian fairy tale “The Last Bogatyr”. Each of the films found its own special response in the hearts of viewers, many of whom attended all the film screenings, without missing any premiere.

The Russian Film Week was held with the participance of such prominent filmmakers as Fedor Dobronravov, Vladimir Grammatikov, Alexander Kovtunets and Pavel Chukhrai. Artists and film directors not only spoke to a Singapore audience, but also gave a number of interviews for print and online publications, held a master class at the Centre for Overseas Promotion of Russian high-tech companies and investment projects, and were able to establish contacts with their Singapore colleagues.

In view of such obvious success and warm reception from Singaporeans, the co-organizers of the Film Week decided to make this event annual. The Russia-Singapore Business Council invites all interested parties to participate in the preparation of the II Russian Film Week in Singapore, which will be held in 2020.

The top management of RSBC held talks with the Singapore side on the preparation of cultural and sport events which are going to be held in Singapore as part of the celebration of the 10^th anniversary of the Council. The events will take place in October-December 2019 and in February 2020 with the support of the State Corporation Rostec.

Art and sport bring people together, despite language barriers and distances. By supporting cultural exchange between Russia and Singapore, RSBC seeks to create new ties between countries, which will hopefully develop into a reliable partnership and strong friendship over time.

Rostec took part in CommunicAsia-2019 in Singapore

On June 17-20, 2019, CommunicAsia 2019, the key and most representative event in the field of telecommunications and information technologies in the Asia-Pacific region, took place in Singapore. The focus was on such topics as digital life, technology at the enterprise, changing ways of communication, business strategies and models, convergence, the Internet of Things, Smart Cities, etc.

With the support of the Centre for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-Tech Companies and the Presentation of investment projects, State Corporation Rostec took part in the exhibition. At the booth of Rostec, the latest developments and projects of the Corporation were represented, including the trade and service information B2B platform RSTrade.

A Procurement Seminar for Singapore entrepreneurs was held at the Centre for Overseas promotion

On June 19, 2019 a seminar dedicated to participation of foreign companies in Russian governmental procurement took place in the Centre for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-Tech Companies and the Presentation of investment projects. The seminar was held by Tatiana Gololobova, Procurement director of the State Corporation Rostec. This was the second seminar within educational programme provided by the Russia-Singapore Business Council within the business mission held in Singapore. The first seminar was organized on June 18 for the specialists from Rostec holdings and provided for them an opportunity to study the Singapore experience in the field of procurement.

Besides Tatiana Gololobova, to the audience spoke Nikolay Volobuev, Deputy CEO, State Corporation Rostec & Chairman, Russia-Singapore Business Council, Sergey Pronin, Deputy Chairman – Executive Director, Russia-Singapore Business Council, and Kirill Solntsev, Head, International Business and Marketing, executive structure of the Russia-Singapore Business Council. They touched upon issues related to the procurement practices of Russian state-owned companies and large private corporations, government regulation and antimonopoly policy, the system of control and monitoring of suppliers in enterprises, measures to maintain an effective subcontract, etc. Special attention was paid to legal issues – due diligence and compliance, which were described by the President of the Russian National Compliance Accociation, member of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, member of the Expert Council of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption Vladimir Balakin.

More than 20 Singaporean entrepreneurs interested in participating in Russian government procurement took part in the seminar. They noted the high level of organization of the event and the real benefits from the content of the seminar and personal acquaintance with Russian experts of such a high level.

The seminar and similar events organized and held by the Russia-Singapore Business Council with the support of еру State Corporation Rostec and other Council members, help to improve mutual understanding and intensify interaction between representatives of expert communities and business circles of Russia and Singapore, which is important when building a long-term and promising cooperation. These aspects are of particular relevance in the light of the forthcoming conclusion of an FTA between the EAEU and Singapore.

Seminar for Rostec holdings took place in the Centre for Overseas Promotion

On June 18, 2019, a seminar for representatives of a number of holdings of the State Corporation Rostec was held at the Centre Center for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-Tech Companies and the Presentation of investment projects. The seminar focused on key aspects of procurement practices and the latest approaches to its implementation.

Welcoming remarks at the beginning of the seminar were made by the heads of the delegation – Nikolay Volobuev, Deputy CEO of the State Corporation Rostec & Chairman of the Russia-Singapore Business Council; Sergey Pronin, Deputy Chairman – Executive Director of RSBC and Tatiana Gololobova, Procurement director of the State Corporation Rostec. A prominent Russian artist Vladimir Grammatikov, who arrived to participate in the Russian Film Week, which takes place these days in Singapore with the active support of RSBC, also welcomed the participants.

The speaker, Fabian Wang, is a recognized procurement specialist with over 20 years of experience in this field, international expert, one of the most demanded in this area. Mr Wang is a certified specialist of the world-known Association for Operations Management (APICS) and has a wide teaching experience. He prefers to combine lecturs, discussion and case studying.

This seminar was the second educational event that RSBC held at the Centre for Overseas Promotion. Such events play an important role in the exchange of experience between Russian and Singapore experts and contribute to the strengthening of partnership relations between the business communities of the two countries.