International scientific-practical conference "machine-building complex of the Smolensk region: yesterday, today, tomorrow".

26 September 2018 in the Smolensk Academy of professional education (Molapo) was held international scientific-practical conference "machine-building complex of the Smolensk region: yesterday, today, tomorrow".

The conference was held in celebration of the Day of machine Builder. It was attended by representatives of Federal and regional development institutions, public organizations and enterprises of machine-building complex of the Smolensk region, the Executive Directia SROR NPS as well as the official delegation of the Republic of Belarus.

The Deputy Governor of the Smolensk region Rostislav Rovbel summed up the results of activity of the enterprises of machine-building complex of the Smolensk region and told about prospects of development of machinery industry.

The participants of the conference discussed urgent and significant problem in the industry: the issues of industrial cooperation, international cooperation and export development, the formation of personnel reserve of engineering, summed up the results of activity of the enterprises of machine-building complex of the Smolensk region and the perspectives of development of mechanical engineering in the region.

It is worth noting that engineering Smolensk region ranks first among industries in the number of employed population and the volume of production, and involves about 40% of all workers in the manufacturing sector, which is more than 23 thousand people.