Kazan, a Russian city in Tatarstan, two hours drive from Moscow, is pulling out all the stops in an effort to become the go-to computer science cluster in eastern Europe.

Kazan, a Russian city in Tatarstan, two hours drive from Moscow, is pulling out all the stops in an effort to become the go-to computer science cluster in eastern Europe.

Following Kazan’s success in hosting the University Olympics in 2013, $1.5bn is being invested in a public-private partnership to create Innopolis, an “innovation city” 35km from the city centre.

The city, designed by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers of Singapore, will be based on sustainable smart city concepts and is…

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