Agency for Strategic Initiatives to open in September

The Agency for Strategic Initiatives will open in September. Formation
of the agency was initiated by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
in May, Director general of the agency Andrey Nikitin said.

The agency will support business projects nad be a "social elevator"
for young people to realize ideas, making their way through
bureaucratic barriers.

Nikitin said in an interview with Russia 24 that all organizational
issues should be solved in ealry September.

The agency's website has registered thousands of business proposals.

Nikitin headed the Ruskompozit company before the appointment. Artem
Avetisyan, head of the NEO Center became director of the New Business
section, Dmitry Peskov, Director General of the Metaver group, has
become the head of the Young Professionals section, Vladimir
Yablonsky, director of the Studies Center for Information and
Analytics, has become the head of the Social Projects section of the
agency.