Russia to tap into top global auditors? expertise to rank domestic innovators

Russian Venture Company hopes to bring on board to rank Russia?s best innovation companies some of the world?s leading audit giants.

Russian Venture Company (RVC) hopes to bring on board to prepare a new TechSuccess ranking of Russia?s best innovation companies some of the world?s leading audit giants, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports citing a statement by Igor Agamirzyan, the CEO and president of RVC. The initiators of the TechSuccess ranking purpose to present to the world Russia?s most fast-growing innovation companies. The ranking was first introduced last year by RVC in partnership with the not-for-profit Association of Innovation Regions of Russia and other entities known as the Russian development institutions (including the Skolkovo Foundation, Rusnano, VEB Bank and some others). To rank companies, a panel of experts was formed to represent some of successful Russian innovative entrepreneurs. A new ranking will be put together later this year, and ?international expertise will be involved,? Mr. Agamirzyan said, explaining that he was hinting at possible participation of one of the world?s Big Four group of global auditors, which includes Ernst&Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, and KPMG...