Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and visiting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met in Moscow on October 1 to discuss ways to boost the social networking site's position in the Russian market.
A spokeswoman for the Russian prime minister said the two talked about the development of IT technology in Russia, copyright issues, and start-ups in Skolkovo – the technology hub outside Moscow that has been championed by Medvedev as a Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley.
Russia is one of the few major countries in the world where Facebook is not the No. 1 social network.
It lags behind Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, which is aimed firmly at Russian-speakers.
Medvedev has been promoting himself as the main proponent of a drive to give Russia a more innovation-based economy.
A spokeswoman for the Russian prime minister said the two talked about the development of IT technology in Russia, copyright issues, and start-ups in Skolkovo – the technology hub outside Moscow that has been championed by Medvedev as a Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley.
Russia is one of the few major countries in the world where Facebook is not the No. 1 social network.
It lags behind Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, which is aimed firmly at Russian-speakers.
Medvedev has been promoting himself as the main proponent of a drive to give Russia a more innovation-based economy.