An innovative platform, a smart school and a robotics complex. Gomel hosted the final of the SMARTGOMEL open contest of business ideas. More than 50 applications from both individuals and legal entities were submitted for the preliminary absentee selection. The best of the best made it to the final. "The contest of ideas took place in several nominations, including information technology, medicine and social startups. New residents of Gomel Technopark also presented their competitive works. Timofei Kurchenok from Gomel with his project "Clifford" became the winner in the nomination "IT". His company has the right to receive the technopark resident status, as well as free premises for three months.