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Moscow was ranked first among European cities in the rating of innovations that help fight coronavirus. In addition, the capital took third place globally, ahead of Boston, London and Toronto.

 
 San Francisco and New York ranked first and second, respectively. The rating was compiled by the international analytical center StartupBlink.

 
 Analysts analized 160 solutions of Moscow in the fight against the pandemic, including computer vision algorithms based on artificial intelligence, cloud platforms that unite doctors, medical institutions, insurance companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers. They also noted the projects in the field of smart tourism, e-commerce and logistics, telecommuting, and online education.

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 In the previous ranking, Moscow <a href="https://coronavirus.startupblink.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">also entered</a> the top 3 in the ranking of innovations in the fight against coronavirus infection. Last year, there were 46 innovative solutions in the capital.

 
 <a href="https://t.me/ICT_Moscow/5272" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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Moscow Ranked the Best European City for Innovations Against COVID-19

The State Commission on Radio Frequencies (GRFC) at a meeting on November 29 added separate frequency bands in the 4.4-4.8 GHz range for 5G networks (previously, the 4.8-4.99 GHz range was identified by the commission as promising), according to the state body's <a href="https://digital.gov.ru/ru/documents/8069/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">decision</a> from November 29.

 
 In particular, New Digital Solutions company (a joint venture between Beeline, MegaFon and Rostelecom to develop 5G) received 4400-4555 MHz and 4630-4990 MHz frequencies for two years to study fifth-generation communication networks.

 
 At the same time, the company was denied in the radio frequency band 4555-4630 MHz and 4990-5000 MHz, as well as in 4800-4990 MHz for “conducting research work on the application, coordination and registration in the International Telecommunication Union of frequency assignments for radio-electronic means of communication networks of the 5G standard/IMT2020 on the territory of the Russian Federation ".

 
 In addition, according to the decision of the GRFC, the Radio Research Institute received from July 2022 to June 2023 the frequencies 6425-6825 MHz for studying 5G New Radio. The draft program for the conversion of the "millimeter" radio frequency band 24.45-27.50 GHz was also adopted.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/gkrch-planiruet-rasshirit-diapazon-dlia-setei-5g-v-gorodakh-millionnikakh/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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Russian Regulator to Expand the Range for 5G Networks in Million-Plus Cities

Kicksharing service Whoosh plans to enter the Portuguese market in February next year. The service also intends to open in Hungary in the spring of 2022. In total, the company plans to launch in six countries.

 
 For these purposes, Whoosh will attract $20 million from the company's working capital and debt financing from banks. The fleet of e-scooters in Lisbon (Portugal) will be 2,500 models, and their total number outside Russia in 2022 will reach 15,000.

 
 According to Dmitry Chuiko, co-founder and CEO of Whoosh, "the company has a significant advantage over competitors in the form of a high technological base and strong operational expertise."

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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dima.chuyko.56" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dmitry Chuiko</a>, co-founder and CEO of Whoosh

 
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 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/servis-arendy-elektrosamokatov-whoosh-planiruet-vykhod-na-zarubezhnye-rynki-v-2022-godu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russia)</a>

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E-Scooter Rental Service Whoosh Plans to Enter Foreign Markets in 2022

GoExpert, a startup in the field of business consulting, has raised $28,400 (2.1 million rubles) as part of the pre-seed round.

 
 Investors bought out a 5.5% stake, estimating the total cost of the company at $540,00 (40 million rubles). The proceeds are planned to be used to test the hypothesis about possible multiple reductions in operating costs through automation and the use of bots.

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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nikita.abramenko" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nikita Abramenko</a>, founder of GoExpert

 
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 GoExpert was launched in October this year. The solution allows hiring an expert from a large company to accompany business. The founder of GoExpert, Nikita Abramenko, clarified that “the proceeds for two months of work amounted to 500 thousand rubles.”

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/startap-goexpert-privlek-2-1-mln-rub-na-razvitie/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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Moscow-Based Startup GoExpert Raises Funding in a Pre-Seed Round

MTS became the winner of the First IP Russia Awards 2021 in the “Best IT Security Strategy” category. The second and third places in the same nomination went to ABBYY and AV Soft, respectively.

 
 The software developer <a href="https://en.avsw.ru/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AV Soft</a> was also awarded by the jury in the nomination "Best innovative project", where the company took second place. In the nomination "Automation of work with intellectual property objects" the third place went to Headhunter.

 
 The award has been presented since 2019. It was established to identify professionals and companies that have achieved success in the field of intellectual property.

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 IP Russia Awards was established by Infor-Media Russia, the organizer of the Intellectual Property Forum. The prize is awarded to identify the best professionals in the field of intellectual property, the continuous dissemination of best practices, as well as the identification of organizations that have achieved success in the field of working with IP.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/mts-abbyy-i-av-soft-stali-laureatami-premii-ip-russia-award/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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