Moves on to discussion of developing agriculture sector to build on the country's "enormous natural gifts." Calls for ecological and safe agricultural products.
Calls for improving conditions for investment in private "start-ups." "All our legislation must be based on the new technological environment," he says.
Some Russia-related news moving as Putin speaks.
Calls for creation of a "powerful scientific-technological foundation" for the economy. Says Russia now has a "historic opportunity" to remake its economy.
Calls for increasing exports of products other than raw materials.
Calls for increasing rate of economic growth as the best way of overcoming poverty. Calls on Central Bank to create good macroeconomic conditions. Says Russia's economic reserves are greater than its debts, national and commercial, for the first time in history.