Rosstandart approved the first eight artificial intelligence standards. The head of the department Anton Shalaev announced this at the international industrial forum “Intellect of machines and mechanisms”. According to him, at the moment there are standards in transport and security, and also in the field of recognizing people’s intentions based on biometric data.

 
 The standardization program in “Artificial Intelligence” area was approved by Rosstandart in December last year. It includes the development of 217 standards that regulate the safety of AI systems for people and the environment.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/rosstandart-utverdil-vosem-standartov-v-sfere-iskusstvennogo-intellekta/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

TASS

Rosstandart approved eight artificial intelligence standards

The World Council on City Data (WCCD) presented two certificates of compliance with the smart city requirements, ISO 37120 and ISO 3712, to Moscow. The ceremony took place at the Smart Cities Moscow 2021 forum.

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 Today’s event is very significant. We presented two WCCD ISO certificates, ISO 37120 and ISO 37122, to Moscow. It is the first time when two certificates are awarded to one city at once. We congratulate Moscow on this achievement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 ISO 37122, Sustainable cities and communities - indicators for smart cities, has recently been approved. Moscow was among the first 10 cities in the world that were certified according to this standard. Experts measured performance on 80 indicators in the main sectors of urban economy that reflect the effectiveness of smart technologies implementation for improving the quality of life, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin <a href="https://www.sobyanin.ru/smart-city-moskva-sertifikatsiya-po-iso" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">explained</a> in his blog.

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 In mid-May, it was<a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-received-a-certificate-of-compliance-with-the-standard-for-sustainable-cities/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> announced</a> that Moscow had been certified according to the ISO 37120 “Sustainable cities and communities” standard, which sets the main indicators of the quality of life and the provision of urban services. It has already been implemented or is being implemented by more than 100 cities in 35 countries.

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Moscow was awarded two certificates of compliance with ISO standards

A project to introduce 5G communications into the metro system is being implemented in the Moscow metro, Interfax reports citing the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin.

 
 “We are launching a large project to introduce 5G into the Moscow metro, which is one of the largest in the world. I hope that this will also be a unique project,” Sobyanin said at the plenary session of the Smart Cities Moscow online forum. The details of the project have not been announced yet.

 
 In early March, it was <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/rostelekom-mozhet-poluchit-chastoty-3-4-3-8-ggts-dlia-testirovaniia-5g-v-metro-moskvy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">announced</a> that the State Commission for Radio Frequencies could consider an application from Freshtel (a subsidiary of Rostelecom) for testing 5G in the 3.4-3.8 GHz range in the Moscow and Kazan metro stations.

 
 Around the same time, MTS <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mts-launched-first-pilot-5g-network-for-consumers-in-moscow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">launched</a> the first pilot 5G user network in the 4.9 GHz band in 14 locations in Moscow.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/sergei-sobianin-v-moskovskom-metro-protestiruiut-5g/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Interfax

Sergei Sobyanin: 5G will be tested in the Moscow metro

Tabula Sense, a Moscow-based smart desk startup, presented a modernized model of its product. The IoT desk is integrated with the cloud-based DeskMe system, which allows to book workplaces on a 3D office map. Moreover, an employee presence sensor is built into the desk.

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 The product looks like a regular desk, however, it already has sockets, USB and wireless chargers, and it is connected to the cloud DeskMe system. To work with the booking, we added a presence sensor, an NFC reader and an RGB LED for displaying the status to the desk.
 
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 The product was designed for coworking and flexible offices, and for the offices where employees work in a hybrid format. The prototype of the product was tested in the Tinkoff office in the SOK network. In the future, Tabula Sense plans to expand the functionality of the IoT desk and add the function of completely blocking and de-energizing it.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/ctartap-tabula-sense-predstavil-iot-stol-s-podderzhkoi-bronirovaniia-rabochego-mesta/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

RB.ru

Tabula Sense startup has introduced an IoT desk that allows to book a workplace

The Russian government has approved the rules for
supporting projects in the field of AI.

 
 In particular, 5.26 billion rubles (equivalent to&nbsp;$71 million) will be
allocated until 2024 to support the businesses that
implement AI projects. Businesses will be able to receive grants not exceeding 100 million
rubles following the results of a competitive selection. Grants can be used to purchase
software and equipment, pay programmer fees, pay for rental of premises, maintenance of workplaces,
etc.

 
 The rules for subsidizing events, at which schoolchildren and students will develop projects in the field
of artificial intelligence, will be also approved. It is proposed to
allocate 1.23 billion rubles for this purpose.

 
 <a href="http://static.government.ru/media/files/vMFqwzpOngp0Za4aNrc3sAccA5lkqVAD.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RF Government Decree (in Russian)</a>

 
 The government has also
<a href="http://government.ru/docs/42286" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">allocated</a> 985 million rubles (or $13,4 million) to conduct AI hackathons
and lectures on AI until 2024. The subsidies will be allocated to ANO “Russia - the Country of Opportunities”.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/pravitelstvo-rf-napravit-na-podderzhku-ii-proektov-5-26-mlrd-rublei-do-2024-goda/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

The Russian Government

The Russian government will allocate $71 million until 2024 to support AI projects

The Ministry of Digital Development has offered to provide AI developers with paid access to government big data. This follows from the concept of regulating developers' access to sets of state data, which is being developed by the Ministry of Digital Development on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. It is assumed that the datasets will include any data: from&nbsp; medical examinations and diagnoses, the price level in different regions to the composition of the soil for agricultural work and other types of data. 

 
 Depending on the type of data, the formation, anonymization and depersonalization of their sets will be managed either by the state operator (for data with limited access), or by accredited organizations, or by the departments themselves. Datasets will be formed on a paid basis, their cost will depend on the complexity and volume. Large amounts of data with varying degrees of secrecy can be obtained by organizations accredited by specialized agencies, such as the The Federal Security Service (FSB). Access to datasets with publicly available information will be free of charge. 

 
 “The ability to create a single data factory makes the state a unique operator that has at its disposal an almost unlimited number of datasets and their combinations. Such databases are of interest to businesses that build marketing communications and development plans based on dataset analytics, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

 
 In December 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government&nbsp; to introduce a draft law on access of AI developers to government big data&nbsp;in early 2021.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/mintsifry-predlozhilo-predostavit-ii-razrabotchikam-platnyi-dostup-k-gosdannym/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

 The Ministry of Digital Development offered to provide AI developers with paid access to government data

Moscow
has been certified according to the <a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/68498.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ISO 37120-2018</a> “Sustainable Cities and
Communities” international standard, which sets the main indicators for the
quality of life and the provision of urban services. Experts assessed 68
indicators in economy, innovation, healthcare, education, transport and
security, Moscow Deputy Mayor Natalia Sergunina explains.

 
 Currently,
the ISO 37120 standard has been or is being implemented by more than 100 cities
in 35 countries around the world. ISO 37120 certified metropolitan areas
include London, Dubai, Barcelona, ​​Amsterdam, Sydney and Toronto.

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city is analyzed according to a range of parameters. The objective assessment of
experts and the ability to compare the results with other megacities help to
see the city’s advantages and identify those areas that require additional
attention. The certificate we received confirms that Moscow complies with high
international standards of sustainable development.
 
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 The
certificate will enable Moscow to apply for further certification in accordance
with ISO 37122-2019 Smart Cities and 37123-2019 Resilient Cities. Moreover, the
ISO 37120 standard takes into account most of the indicators that reflect the
city’s commitment to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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 On
behalf of the World Council on City Data, I enthusiastically welcome the city
of Moscow as the first Russian city to join the WCCD Global Urban Initiative.
Given the usefulness of ISO 37120 in urban planning and management, economic
development and investment attractiveness, improved service delivery and
localization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, I have no doubt that Moscow
will make a significant contribution to our common goal of creating a more
sustainable and prosperous future for cities across the world.
 
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 The ISO 37120-2018
standard includes indicators grouped into 19 sectors of urban infrastructure
and urban management. These indicators are checked by experts from the World
Council on City Data (WCCD) and then by independent experts. They assess not
only the correctness and relevance of the indicators, but also the methodology
for their calculation.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskva-poluchila-sertifikat-po-mezhdunarodnomu-standartu-dlia-ustoichivo-razvivaiushchikhsia-gorodov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

IT Department of Moscow Government

Moscow received a certificate of compliance with the standard for sustainable cities

The Ministry of Economy published a draft of amendments to the law on information required to create a national data management system (NDSM), a key element of public administration within the digital national project. The document should create a legal framework for the functioning of the&nbsp;NDSM. It introduces the definition of both the state data and the system for managing it, describes the goals and procedure for its functioning. It is assumed that the NDSM will ensure the quality control of state data and the exchange of them both between government agencies and access to them for citizens and businesses.

 
 According to the project, the data management system will be based on three key elements:

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 <a href="https://regulation.gov.ru/projects#npa=115660" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Draft amendments (in Russian)</a> 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/minekonomiki-podgotovilo-regulirovanie-dlia-sozdaniia-natsionalnoi-sistemy-upravleniia-dannymi/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Kommersant

The Ministry of Economy has prepared regulation for the creation of a national data management system

ICT.Moscow jointly with the Moscow Government launches the <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/projects/smartcitymoscow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Smart City Moscow</a> section. It includes information on 68 Moscow projects in the field of "smart cities",  which is published in English for the first time. Project include <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/projects/smartcitymoscow/case/5g-demo-center/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">5G Demo Center,</a> <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/projects/smartcitymoscow/case/experimental-legal-regime-in-the-field-of-ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">an experimental legal regime in the field of AI</a>, <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/projects/smartcitymoscow/case/analysis-of-radiology-images-using-ai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">analysis of radiological images using AI</a> and others. 

 
 All projects are divided into the following "smart city" categories: human and social capital, digital government, urban environment, urban economy, end-to-end technologies, digital technologies and communications. Each project includes description, key results, and an indication of relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals.

 
 The following materials are also included in the section:&nbsp;

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 <li>a selection of more than 600 open data sets on urban infrastructure facilities</li>
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 <li>more than 30 sets of data collected by the Department of Prospective Projects of the IT Department of Moscow Government according to ISO37120 and U4SSC international standards</li>
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 <li>news, research, monitoring, reports and other "smart city" analytics</li>
</ul>

 
 This section will be useful for foreign companies, governments and analysts to study the Moscow practices and look for new ideas for their projects. The section will be regularly updated in the future.&nbsp;

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/na-ict-moscow-dostupen-pervyi-angloiazychnyi-katalog-moskovskikh-reshenii-smart-city/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

ICT.Moscow

ICT.Moscow launches the first English-language catalog of Moscow smart city solutions

The head of Sberbank Herman Gref commented in an interview with RBC on
the <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/reaktsiia-otrasli-sberbank-i-mail-ru-group-mogut-razdelit-sovmestnyi-biznes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">information</a> that had previously appeared in the media about possible
disagreements with Mail.ru Group within their joint venture.

 
 “We have significantly fewer competitive areas with Mail.ru Group (than with
Yandex). We have a very good relationship and find solutions to similar complex
problems that arise. It would be nonsense to say that they do not arise,
because the two ecosystems are in contact”, - Gref explained.

 
 The disagreements between Sberbank and Mail.ru Group within the joint
venture <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/smi-uznali-o-raznoglasiiakh-sberbanka-i-mail-ru-group-v-ramkakh-sovmestnogo-predpriiatiia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">became known</a> in November last year. The media reported that the parties
could not determine what would become the basis of their common ecosystem: the
financial services of Sberbank or VKontakte, a social network owned by Mail.ru.

 
 In addition, Gref spoke about the need to regulate ecosystems in the
interview. According to him, it is necessary to maintain competition in the
domestic market and enable small players to maintain their competitiveness. “In
this sense, I agree: the big companies should be under control. In no case
should they be allowed to retreat into themselves and close the market to competition.
This is what regulation is needed for. And so far no one knows what kind of
regulation is needed, because the online ecosystem is a new reality”, - the
head of Sberbank said.

 
 Another question was dedicated to the influence of technology giants and
ecosystems on the political and economic processes of states. According to
Gref, this topic is exaggerated and represents a “pure hype”. “No ecosystem
will ever be able to compete with the state. The state can easily deal with any
ecosystem. But this lag in regulation may exist to ensure that ecosystems do
not cross the red lines in some areas... States are clumsy, they study the
situation for a long period of time, but then they make tough decisions that
are binding on everyone”.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/german-gref-s-mail-ru-group-u-nas-znachitelno-menshe-konkuriruiushchikh-napravlenii-chem-s-iandeksom/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

CEO of Sberbank Herman Gref: “We have significantly fewer competitive areas with Mail.ru Group than with Yandex”

mos.ru

For the first time, Moscow organizes Smart Cities Moscow, an international online forum dedicated to the development of smart cities

The Russian government plans to launch the Gosdoki mobile application in 2021. Until 2024, it will allow electronic submission of up to 30 types of electronic documents, including Individual insurance account number (SNILS) , compulsory medical insurance (OMS), Taxpayer Personal Identification Number (INN), driver's license, etc. Paper equivalents of these documents (except for the passport) will no longer be issued. 

 
 The development of the application is envisaged by the project "Digital Profile of Citizen", for which the National Innovation System working group is responsible. It is assumed that the creation of the application will cost 1.3 billion rubles (equivalent to $17.8 million), developer of the app has not yet been announced.

 
 In mid-February, Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href="https://www.cnews.ru/news/top/2021-02-16_v_rossii_nachnetsya_totalnaya" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ordered</a> an experiment to replace a number of personal documents with their digital counterparts by the end of autumn 2021.

 
 Prior to that, it was<a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-plans-to-develop-a-mobile-application-for-an-electronic-passport-by-the-end-of-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> reported</a> that in Moscow a mobile application for an e-passport may appear at the end of 2021. Later, it also became known about the intention of the Ministry of Digital Development to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/ministry-of-digital-development-plans-to-conduct-an-experiment-to-replace-driving-licenses-with-qr-codes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">conduct an experiment</a> to replace driver's licenses with QR codes in some regions of Russia this year.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-etom-godu-v-rossii-poiavitsia-prilozhenie-dlia-zameny-bumazhnykh-dokumentov-na-elektronnye/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Vedomosti

An application to replace state paper documents with electronic ones will appear in Russia this year

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has developed a draft government decree on simplifying the receipt of subsidies by Russian AI developers. The implementation period for each project should not exceed six years, the developer will be able to receive up to 500 million rubles (equivalent to $6.4 million) annually. At the same time, he will have to invest his own funds in the project, at least 30% of the total amount.

 
 Applicants for subsidies will be selected through a competition. The company must be registered in Russia, exist for at least three years or be included in the list of strategic enterprises (or be a subsidiary of such an organization). The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov noted that in 2021 the allocated amount of subsidies could amount to 1.5 billion rubles. (equivalent to ($19.4 million).

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/minpromtorg-predlagaet-uprostit-poluchenie-subsidii-rossiiskimi-ii-razrabotchikami/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes to simplify the receipt of subsidies by Russian AI developers

The Bank of Russia published the revised Concept of the Digital Ruble which takes into account the outcomes of the public discussion of the previously presented report.

 
 The target model for the introduction of a new form of currency provides that the Bank of Russia is the issuer of digital rubles and the platform operator. Financial organizations pen wallets for their clients on the central bank's platform and conduct operations. 

 
 Stages of project implementation:

 
 December 2021 - creation of a prototype of the digital ruble platform

 
 January 2022 - development of amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation

 
 I quarter. 2022 - launch of testing a prototype of the digital ruble platform

 
 2022 - testing of a prototype of the digital ruble platform

 
 Based on the testing results, a roadmap for the implementation of the target digital ruble platform will be formed. 

 
 The development of the platform is planned in two stages. The first involves the connection of credit institutions and the Federal Treasury, the implementation of C2C, C2B, B2C, B2B, G2B, B2G, C2G, G2C operations. As part of the second stage - the connection of financial intermediaries, the introduction of an offline regime, the exchange of the digital ruble for foreign currency and the possibility of opening wallets for non-resident clients.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/tsb-opredelilsia-s-kontseptsiei-tsifrovogo-rublia/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Bank of Russia

Russia's Central Bank has decided on the concept of the digital ruble

A number of IT companies affiliated with large non-core businesses are planning to take advantage of the tax maneuver in the IT industry that entered into force on January 1. To do this, companies establish IT departments as separate legal entities: Vimpelcom-Information Technologies (VK-IT), Post Digital, MTS Artificial Intelligence Centre, MTS-IT and MTS Lab, as well as Sberbank-Service and Rusatom - digital solutions. All of these companies are included in the register of companies accredited by the Ministry of Digital Development.&nbsp;

 
 Beeline did not comment on the possibility of obtaining tax benefits. MTS declined to comment. Rosatom, Sberbank and Russian Post did not respond to requests from the publication. In December 2020, the Russian Post admitted that "an independent status will allow the company to qualify for the use of tax benefits."

 
 According to Natalia Vozianova, PwC partner (Tax Services), companies that want to spin off IT divisions need to have business reasons for this, so that tax authorities cannot make claims to companies for receiving unjustified benefits. Obtaining tax incentives should have a business purpose, and operations should be real, confirms Moscow Digital School expert Ekaterina Koretnikova.

 
 The law on conducting a "tax maneuver" in IT <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/razrabotchikam-predlozhili-manevr/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was signed</a> by the President at the end of July 2020. It assumes a reduction in the insurance premium for IT companies from 14% to 7.6%, the income tax rate - from 20% to 3%. 

 
 The second package of measures to support the industry <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/sostoialos-obsuzhdenie-vtorogo-paketa-mer-podderzhki-it-otrasli/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was discussed</a> with the business on March 18 at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. In the near future, the document will be sent for signature to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/krupnye-kompanii-nachali-otdeliat-it-podrazdeleniia-dlia-polucheniia-nalogovykh-lgot/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Large Russian companies began to separate IT departments to receive tax incentives

The number of online medical consultations should reach 50% by 2030. This is stated in the order of the Ministry of Digital Development on the approval of methods for calculating the Digital Transformation target indicators. The document was signed by Deputy Minister of Digital Development Oleg Pak.

 
 Remote provision of medical services was allowed by the law on telemedicine, which entered into force on January 1, 2018. However, the possibility of providing such services according to the law is limited by the fact that the doctor must conduct the initial appointment and examination of the patient in person.

 
 In 2020, more than 5 million people received telemedicine consultations in Russia, and the number of users registered with telemedicine service providers already exceeds 10 million at the moment, <a href="https://ict.moscow/actor/anna-meshcheriakova/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anna Meshcheryakova</a>, General Director of the Third Opinion Company, told the publication. During the pandemic, the market showed record growth dynamics and there is every reason to believe that by 2030, half of the consultations will be provided to patients online, she said. 

 
 As it became known yesterday, doctors of the digital medical service Doctor Ryadom (which is part of the VEB Ventures portfolio) conducted 227.9 thousand consultations in 2020, which is 293% more than in the previous year. The company's revenue increased by 21% to 684.4 million rubles (equivalent to $8.9 million).&nbsp;

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/mintsifry-ozhidaet-rosta-doli-chisla-meditsinskikh-onlain-konsultatsii-do-50-k-2030-godu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

The Ministry of Digital Development expects the share of online medical consultations to reach 50% by 2030

The Moscow branch of the Russian Bar Association has submitted proposals on the regulation of recommendation services to the State Duma and the Federation Council.

These are services used in social networks, news aggregators, online cinemas and marketplaces, which, according to the Association, should be independently audited and disabled at the request of users.&nbsp;&nbsp;

 
 Users should be able to turn off recommendation algorithms, while maintaining the availability of the service itself, experts of the commission say. In their opinion, it is also necessary to control the use of recommendation algorithms to promote illegal content. As the head of the commission, Alexander Zhuravlev, explained, the algorithms of recommendations artificially create an anomalous interest in goods and immerse a person in an information vacuum in accordance with his beliefs. 

 
 On March 29, the proposals were sent to the head of the Ministry of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev, the head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, and the deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Legislation and State Construction, Irina Rukavishnikova.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-rossii-predlozhili-vziat-pod-kontrol-rekomendatelnye-algoritmy-sotssetei-i-marketpleisov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Regulation of the recommendation algorithms of social networks and marketplaces was proposed to be implemented in Russia

Moscow entered the top 3 cities in the world for the implementation of innovations against COVID-19, which was compiled by the international think tank StartupBlink. Mayor of the city Sergei Sobyanin announced this in his blog.

 
 The map contains more than 1,300 innovations from 100 cities in 40 countries for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infection. 46 of them are innovative solutions from Moscow. In particular, Foxford and Uchi.ru online schools, the self-isolation index and service for delivering COVID-19 tests by Yandex, telemedicine platforms, digital passes with QR codes, diagnostic systems, artificial intelligence used to recognize pneumonia.

 
 Moscow lost only to two cities - San Francisco and New York, leaving behind such cities as Boston, Toronto, Seoul, London and others. 

 
 <a href="https://coronavirus.startupblink.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">StartupBlink Rating</a> 

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StartupBlink: Moscow entered the top 3 cities in the world for the implementation of innovations against COVID-19

In Moscow, with the participation of the city government, an autonomous non-profit organization (ANO) will be created, which will be engaged in the implementation of innovations in healthcare. This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to interlocutors close to the Moscow mayor's office.

 
 The working name of the structure is ANO "Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Health Care", it will be headed by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vvshulenin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vyacheslav Shulenin</a>. ANO will develop new medical technologies, search for and implement innovations. In particular, the organization will have to become a “one-stop-shop” for medical startups. Another task of the center is to conduct clinical trials, "so that as many companies that deal with them as possible do research, and then the results are adapted to the needs of health care." Another area of ​​work of the new center is data science.

 
 As part of the work of the center, it is planned to create a medical technopark, where all developments in medicine will be concentrated. According to the newspaper, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has already signed documents on the allocation of two buildings to the center on Vernadsky Avenue for the needs of the technopark. The project will be presented at a meeting of the Moscow government on March 30.

 
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An organisation  engaged in the implementation of innovations in healthcare will be created in Moscow

Highlights of the Global trends in the study and testing of 5G expert session

The future of 5G: symbiosis, ecosystem, industrial clusters

Today, during the Global trends in the study and testing of 5G round table, Yekaterina Brazhnikova, Deputy general director of the Moscow Innovation Agency, announced that the following four solutions will be tested in the Moscow 5G Demo Center in April:

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 <li><a href="https://briogroup.ru/brio-mrs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BRIO MRS</a>, an augmented and mixed reality platform that will allow you to work with a BIM project on a construction site</li>
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 <li><a href="https://thermo.ovision.ru/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">O.Gate</a>, face recognition system with built-in temperature module</li>
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 <li>Aviavision, an aviation monitoring system that can also be used on board an unmanned vehicle in real time</li>
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 <li>Wireless laser communication device for 5G networks developed by the <a href="http://www.moctkom.ru/ru/main_moctkom" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mostcom</a> company</li>
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 A 5G demo center for testing urban tasks was <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/5g-laboratory-was-opened-in-moscow-for-solving-urban-problems/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">launched</a> in the Smart City pavilion at VDNH at the end of October.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/nazvany-pervye-startapy-resheniia-kotorykh-budut-testirovatsia-v-5g-demo-tsentre-v-moskve/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Moscow Agency of Innovations

The first startups to be tested in the Moscow 5G Demo Center have been announced

Information &amp; Computer Technologies Industry Association (APKIT) proposed to create an IT ombudsman institute in Russia&nbsp; as part of the second package of measures to support the industry.

 
 Entrepreneurs need protection from undue harassment. In addition, the IT ombudsman can work to increase the satisfaction of companies with the conditions for doing business in Russia, the association believes. 

 
 The press service of the Ministry of Digita Development told the publication that the department included the APKIT proposal in the draft of the second package of measures to support the IT industry, the documents were sent to the government. One of Izvestia's interlocutors, participating in the discussion of the second package of measures to support the IT industry, noted that all the proposals were finalised, now the documents are being coordinated with the federal executive authorities, and they are expected to be consolidated in the form of regulatory documents within the next two months. 

 
 The discussion with the business of the second package of measures to support the IT business <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/sostoialos-obsuzhdenie-vtorogo-paketa-mer-podderzhki-it-otrasli/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">took place</a> on March 18 at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. 

 
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Izvestia

Creation of the institution of IT ombudsman is being discussed in Russia

Rostec State Corporation proposed to invest 41.6 billion rubles (equivalent to $544 million) within the framework of the Roadmap for the development of high-tech areas of the Internet of things until 2024, developed by the Ministry of Digital Science. This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to a source close to the development of the roadmap.

 
 Representatives of Rostec explained to the publication that the implementation of the roadmap is necessary in order to provide developers with tools to build their own digital&nbsp;IoT-based solutions. With investments of $544 million the sales volume of Russian companies will reach 230.9 billion rubles (equivalent to $3 billion) by 2024. (last year this figure was 44.4 billion rubles or $580 million), the state corporation predicts. Funding should be aimed at conducting research, creating a technology platform, supporting developers through development institutions aimed at creating industry platforms, applications and services.

 
 Earlier it became known that as part of the second package of measures to support the IT industry, the government <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/the-government-proposed-to-use-only-domestic-iot-equipment-to-collect-data-in-housing-and-communal-services/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">proposes</a> to oblige companies to switch only to Russian equipment for the Internet of Things for data collection in housing and communal services, fire and environmental safety.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/rostekh-predlozhil-investirovat-41-6-mlrd-rub-v-razvitie-otechestvennykh-tekhnologii-interneta-veshchei/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Rostec proposed to invest $544 million in the development of domestic technologies of the Internet of things

The Ministry of Digital Development has developed a draft decree of the President of the Russian Federation, in which it proposed to start issuing electronic passports to citizens in Moscow from December 1, 2021. For the rest of the Russians, this opportunity will appear "as soon as they are technically ready", but no later than July 1, 2023, follows from the document.

 
 It is anticipated that a passport with an electronic data carrier will contain biometric and other personal data of the passport holder, including a photo and papillary patterns of two fingers. The electronic passport could be used along with the printed version of the document and as the main document.

 
 As it became known at the end of January, it is <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-plans-to-develop-a-mobile-application-for-an-electronic-passport-by-the-end-of-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">planned</a> to develop a mobile application for an e-passport by the end of 2021. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko said that the Mobile Identifier application for an electronic passport has been created and is being certified. 

 
 <a href="https://regulation.gov.ru/projects#npa=114294" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Draft decree on e-passport (in Russian)</a>

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/mintsifry-predlozhilo-nachat-vydavat-elektronnye-pasporta-v-moskve-s-1-dekabria/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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