IT Committee followed up the issue raised at the joint IT & Tax committees meeting on June 1, with a round-table discussion on cooperation between businesses and universities — legal and financial aspects. Major issues from the business side were presented by Tatiana Nikulina, EMC. From the education side, Alexander Rechinsky, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University vice rector, and Tatiana Blum, Graduate School of Management, joined the discussion that raised a number of important issues and drew a road map for the committee’s further efforts.