IT Village envisioned in Volga region

An advanced information technology college for senior high school students, called the IT Village project, is expected to open in Penza, in the Volga area, by this coming September

The Penza regional government in the mid-Volga area is expecting to launch by this coming September what the administration refers to as ?IT Village,? Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing Governor Vasily Bochkaryov of Penza. The IT Village has been announced as an advanced information technology college for senior high school students to open on the premises of the region?s boarding school-lyceum for gifted children. As the project unfolds, the future college will have both IT and biotechnology to focus on, Governor Bochkaryov thinks. ?We may get a plus to our image by both helping kids develop their talent and promoting software products to be used in our construction, industries, and agriculture,? he said...