This document provides an overview of the Skolkovo Innovation Center located near Moscow, Russia. It discusses the following key points in 3 sentences or less:
- Skolkovo was established in 2010 as an innovation cluster with important benefits like proximity to Moscow, large land area, tax incentives and strong IP protection.
- By 2013, Skolkovo had its first building, 200 students enrolled, 790 startups (270 in IT) and received $277 million in state grants along with venture funding and agreements with multinational corporations to open R&D centers.
- Skolkovo aims to diversify the Russian economy through innovation and entrepreneurship by integrating Russian science and technology globally and