On January 21 at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utility Sector Irek Faizullin informed that 13 bln rubles were allocated for construction of objects in Innopolis, and 1 bln rubles - for Smart City Kazan.

16 houses, a technopark, IT University, objects of transport and engineering infrastructure will be built in Verkhny Uslon region in 2014. By and large, 200 thousand m² of property is to be commissioned.

In August 2013 the first start-up complex with total area of 52 hectares was supplied with gas.

Within the framework of Smart City Kazan project in Laishevo region investment sites will be provided with necessary engineering and transport infrastructure. Agreements with some foreign investors on constructing objects in Smart City were signed last year in October. They are to be commissioned in the 3d quarter of 2015.

The Minister reminded that construction of engineering infrastructure is funded by federal and regional budgets.