To keep institutes supplied with fresh minds, Novosibirsk State University (NSU) was founded by the resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on January 9, 1958.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the government's investments into scientific activity were greatly reduced, and many scientists left long established institutions on a quest for better conditions.
Meantime the global giants in the field of software and high-tech products, such as IBM, Intel Corporation, and Schlumberger, saw this growing trend and established branch offices in the Silicon Taiga.
Today, the Silicon Taiga is not just a collection of IT companies; it is a beneficial environment, in which the Russian national system of innovations can continue to flourish.
[4] The following is a partial list of past and present notable companies founded in the Silicon Taiga or which have a major subsidiary located there: