The message reads, in part:
“Today we honour the first laureates of this award: talented, passionate, endowed with huge creative potential, daring enthusiasts and innovators. Their outstanding achievements became a real breakthrough in the priority areas of national science and engineering, a vivid example of selfless service to their chosen cause.
I would like to emphasise that in recent times, in the context of global changes, large-scale renewal of all sectors of the economy, agriculture, the social sphere, infrastructure and public administration, it is extremely important that promising discoveries and developments of Russian scientists, researchers and designers are implemented in practice as soon as possible, boosting our technological sovereignty, ensuring state security, and improving people’s quality of life.
I am convinced that the Vyzov [Challenge] National Award will become a tradition, winning wide public recognition, including among our foreign friends and partners, and that it will serve to promote scientific knowledge and enhance the prestige of creative work and research.”