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President, Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank of Russia German Gref took part in the 26th plenary session of the Foreign Investors Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on «Innovation and Technological Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan — 2020».
«The concept of innovation has long gone beyond just business or just technology and has become an integral part of the economy and politics — said German Gref. — Free access to ideas, direct feedback significantly improve the efficiency and speed of implementation of the decisions that the state offers. This at the same time and most effective way to identify those who are able to create such solutions. Sberbank of its size and the number of employees employed in all countries it is comparable to the presence of a small state. We have built and continue to develop the «innovation network», we analyze thousands of ideas that offer a day of our employees, identify talents and find their best application in the Group Savings Bank. precisely the ideas of our employees help us to keep the leading position in the provision of innovative financial services. »
Foreign Investors Council is an advisory body which is chaired by the President.