    <p>
    Moscow was ranked 8th among the cities of the world in
terms of innovative attractiveness. The Russian capital is ahead of Seoul and
Singapore and is the leader in terms of digital infrastructure development, the number of Wi-Fi access points (36 642), science and technology parks (39) and co-working spaces, according to HSE Global Cities Innovation Index.
</p>
    <p>
    Moscow was also ranked 9th in
terms of the number of startups attracted. Moscow patent activity amounts to 21.2 thousand applications (11th place in the ranking), which is almost 20% of all Russian applications for
registration of inventions.
</p>
    <p>
    The ranking encompasses
36
cities and was calculated based on 120 indicators.
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/hse-global-cities-innovation-index-2020/">HSE Global Cities Innovation Index 2020</a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskva-voshla-top-10-gorodov-mira-po-urovniu-razvitiia-innovatsii/">Original (in Russian)</a>
</p>

HSE (Higher School of Economics)

Moscow is among the top 10 cities in the world in terms of innovation development

    <p>
    VisionLabs and
Huawei have signed a partnership agreement in the field of computer vision and artificial intelligence.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The parties agreed
to create joint solutions using products based on computer vision and <a target="_blank" href="https://e.huawei.com/ru/products/cloud-computing-dc/atlas">Atlas</a>&nbsp;intelligent platform.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The first step of cooperation between
the two companies was adding Atlas 800
support to the <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/luna-sdk/">Luna SDK</a> facial recognition
and analysis system. The joint solution allows to find faces in the video
stream and in photos, extract biometric templates and compare them with the database. The sources of images for the system can be
road and IP cameras, video recorders, wearable devices, etc.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/visionlabs-i-huawei-podpisali-soglashenie-o-partnerstve-v-oblasti-kompiuternogo-zreniia-i-ii/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a>
</p>

CNews

VisionLabs and Huawei have signed computer vision and AI partnership agreement

    <p>
    The "Artificial Intelligence"  working group at ANO Digital Economy proposed to the The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation to include in the number of measures to support the IT industry the refund of personal income tax to IT specialists involved in the implementation of artificial intelligence.<br>A representative of the Ministry of Digital Development&nbsp; told the publication that work on a package of support measures has not been completed at the moment. Its discussion with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko is scheduled for next Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a></a>The authors of the proposal believe that the refund of personal income tax will become an incentive measure for IT professionals and increase their personal interest in the implementation of AI. This will require changes to the Tax Code, they point out. The authors of the proposal do not specify who exactly should be considered as AI developers.&nbsp;According to Kristina Proskurina,&nbsp; Head of the Big Data department of CROC, resetting personal income tax for IT specialists will require the creation of a separate register (similar, for example, to the register of domestic software) with a number of formal requirements. The implementation of the proposed measure is fraught with the fact that other classes of software can be retrained as using neural network algorithms and AI, says the general director of "Basalt SPO" Alexey Smirnov.&nbsp;&nbsp;It also became <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/biznes-predlozhil-rasprostranit-nalogovyi-manevr-na-it-kompanii-tsifrovogo-kontura/">known</a> this week that the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) has proposed to the government and relevant departments to extend the tax maneuver to IT companies of the digital circuit that provide digital services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/razrabotchiki-iskusstvennogo-intellekta-predlagaiut-osvobodit-ikh-ot-ndfl/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>

Vedomosti

The proposal to exempt AI developers from personal income tax was submitted to the Ministry of Digital Development

    <p>
    Smart Engines became the first developer of recognition systems based on artificial intelligence to join the United Nations Global Compact Initiative (UNGC). <a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The United Nations Global Compact Initiative is the major international movement aimed at engaging business structures in sustainable development activities and building a global responsible partnership between the public and government sectors.&nbsp; In Russia, 74 organizations are currently parties to the treaty. By joining the UN Global Compact, the company confirms its commitment to 10 principles of sustainable development in the areas of human rights, labor relations, environmental protection and anti-corruption.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    The endorsement of our entry into the Global Compact is both a declaration and confirmation that Smart Engines’ activities are being conducted in accordance with modern goals adopted in the international community. In our work, we are focused on environmental friendliness and minimizing the risks associated with the use of new technologies.
        </p>
                        <p>
                    
        </p>
                        <p>
                    In the AI and OCR market, we are the pioneers and promoters of responsible technology development and responsible consumption ideas. We aim at creating the most efficient software and neural network solutions that reduce the energy consumption of edge devices and reduce carbon footprint. In our research, being AI OCR developer we also aim at minimizing the risk of personal data leaks and preventing confidentiality breaches.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Vladimir Arlazarov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/9fa6484e-f5e5-5686-b2d9-fb936f1caa3c.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vladimir.arlazarov" target="_blank">
                                    Vladimir Arlazarov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">PhD, CEO of Smart Engines</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/smart-engines-prisoedinilsia-k-globalnomu-dogovoru-oon/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a>
</p>

Smart Engines

Smart Engines became the first developer of recognition systems based on AI to join the UN Global Compact

    <p>
    Geropharm and Cleverbots launched a widget for testing children speech defects using artificial intelligence.<a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    To implement the
project, a machine learning model that analyzes recorded speech in the form of
audio files and identifies pronunciation defects in children, was used. This allows to hold initial consultation and make diagnosis. The Spectrogram widget looks like a test
in a chatbot that can record audio files, and
the child is tested in the form of games.<a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    Currently the
neural network automatically determines the probability that there
is a speech defect in the audio recording and presents the corresponding information to the speech therapist
in the administrator panel to speed up the process of checking the audio
recordings.<a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    Several hundred
testing questionnaires have already been collected with the help of the widget, and the accuracy of speech defects
recognition is more than 80% for high-quality audio. In the future, the plans include a complete transition from the human-in-the-loop
model, where a person’s participation in diagnostics is necessary, to the complete automation of the process with the help of a retrained model.<a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/gerofarm-i-cleverbots-zapustili-vidzhet-testirovaniia-defektov-rechi-u-detei/" target="_blank">Original (in Russian)</a><a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>

ComNews

Geropharm and Cleverbots have launched a widget for testing children speech defects using AI

    <p>
    <i>The US-UK alliance on AI, the prospects for unmanned
vehicles in Russia, the focus on road safety and other topics - ICT.Moscow has collected
the most significant topics of September about artificial intelligence from
<a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai">@ict_moscow_ai</a> telegram feed in one digest.</i>
</p>
<hr />
<h2>
    New Alliance in AI<a class="ce-block__copy-anchor-btn"></a>
</h2>

    <p>
    At the end of September, the United States and the United
Kingdom <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-britain-ai/u-s-uk-sign-agreement-on-artificial-intelligence-idUKKCN26G33H">signed</a> a declaration on cooperation in artificial intelligence. According
to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.state.gov/declaration-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-on-cooperation-in-artificial-intelligence-research-and-development-a-shared-vision-for-driving/">declaration</a>, cooperation involves the joint development of the
economy and healthcare, improving the quality of life of citizens, joint
development and research in artificial intelligence and the creation of a technology ecosystem that will stimulate innovation
by integrating AI into the economy.
</p>
    <p>
    ICT.Moscow <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/global-ai-experts-on-country-cooperation-in-artificial-intelligence/">asked</a> AI experts what could change for the industry, including the Russian
segment, after the declaration was signed. Executives and managers of AI companies have a rather positive view of the declaration: such alliances stimulate research
and promote development, which has a positive impact on the market. The authors of the
Russian Concept for the Regulation of AI and Robotics note that this is not the first document of such kind, and Russia should also
engage in similar cross-country partnerships.
</p>
    <p>
    According to <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1112">preliminary data</a> of the poll in the telegram-feed, more than one third of the respondents believe
that the signing of the declaration between the United States and the
United Kingdom will not
affect the Russian IT industry. A quarter of the respondents think
there are barriers to
the sale of Russian developments in foreign markets, and even more than 15% believe that such an initiative can hinder
the development of the technology in general. Thus, industry representatives’
views of
the new initiative are
rather negative or
neutral.
</p>
<div class="incut-block incut-block-text-small-size">
            <p>Read more expert opinions on the signing of the declaration on cooperation in the <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/global-ai-experts-on-country-cooperation-in-artificial-intelligence/">special material of ICT.Moscow</a></p>
    </div>
<h2>
    Route for autonomous vehicles was built<a class="ce-block__copy-anchor-btn"></a>
</h2>

    <p>
    Autonomous vehicles were notable in the AI ​​landscape in September.
At the beginning of September Yandex and Sberbank (now called “Sber”) came into the
spotlight. With a
difference of several hours both companies announced that their
autonomous vehicles
departments would be spun off into separate companies - <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1020">Yandex Self-Driving Group (SDG</a>)
and <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1021">Sber Automotive
Technologies.</a>
</p>
    <p>
    In September, the topic of unmanned control systems for rail
transport was actively discussed. Trains with artificial intelligence are already being <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1008">tested</a>
by Russian Railways, and the Ministry of Transport is <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1056">looking for</a> a developer
of a standard computer vision system (according to the plan, the technology
will already be
ready in December this year). The Moscow Department for Transport has <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1071">announced</a> plans to test
unmanned trams (Yandex will be responsible for the development of the
technology), and to<a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1103"> use</a> unmanned vehicles as parkons, which will automatically
monitor compliance with parking rules in Moscow.
</p>
    <p>
    Autonomous
vehicles segment
is also
being developed in other types of transport. At the
end of the month, several ministries and relevant departments<a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/an-experiment-on-the-operation-of-unmanned-vessels-on-rivers-and-seas-in-russia-will-start-in-october/"> approved</a> a draft decree of the Russian government on testing
autonomous sea vessels. And Gazprom Neft continues to introduce unmanned
technologies: the company’s unmanned helicopter was <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1073">tested</a> in the Arctic
for delivering cargo to oil fields.
</p>
<h2>
    Roads will become safer<a class="ce-block__copy-anchor-btn"></a>
</h2>

    <p>
    Another piece of news about autonomous
vehicles is dedicated
to road safety control.
In the first half of September, the testing of an autonomous air monitoring system
for road safety was <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1040">launched</a>. Within six months, the drones will fly over the
M-4 Don highway under the control of the operator, and then the system
will operate
autonomously.
</p>
    <p>
    Glonass-BDD <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1061">uses</a>&nbsp;computer vision technologies for other tasks,
in particular, for
digitizing Russian roads. By analyzing the data from the driving video recorders, the system evaluates various road
characteristics and makes recommendations for improving safety on specific road sections. So far, 3 thousand kilometers of Russian
roads have already been digitized.
</p>
<h2>
    Healthcare industry is confident in AI<a class="ce-block__copy-anchor-btn"></a>
</h2>

    <p>
    Artificial intelligence in
the Russian healthcare is growing steadily. The number of
medical images analyzed in clinics in September <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1067">exceeded</a> 300 thousand. It took
less than two months, while the first 150 thousand images were processed within
three
months (from April to
July).
</p>
    <p>
    Also, in early September, the first AI system for
analyzing medical images
from Celsus company was<a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1035"> included</a> in the register of domestic software. This
will allow the developer to implement the solution in government medical
institutions.
</p>
    <p>
    Meanwhile, doctors are getting accustomed to using artificial intelligence in everyday
tasks. The STC group (Speech Technology Center), which analyzes the level of doctors’ trust in the system for filling out medical documents by
voice, claims
that there is
a significant <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1003">increase</a>
in this indicator. A month after the launch of the corresponding project in Moscow medical
institutions 40% of doctors
were skeptical about the technology, but after three months the
percentage of doctors who were skeptical decreased to 6%.
</p>
<h2>
    The AI ​landscape in Moscow is expanding<a class="ce-block__copy-anchor-btn"></a>
</h2>

    <p>
    In addition to autonomous vehicles and healthcare, AI is being developed in other areas
in Moscow. For example,
in education: at the beginning of the month, students of the State University
of Management <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1019">tested</a> the Examus online exam control system, which analyzes the
student’s behavior in the video frame, can determine student absence, and is also able to
recognize voices of other people in the room.
</p>
    <p>
    According to
the Moscow
Department for Transport
and Road Infrastructure, security cameras <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1007">installed</a> in metro cars will monitor the train load and transmit this
information to city mobile applications, so that users will
be able to choose less
crowded subway cars.
</p>
    <p>
    Visa <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1014">launched</a> a voice payment service created on the Yandex.Dialogs platform in 32 restaurants and cafes of Moscow.
Its is intended to reduce contacts between visitors and waiters: using the
system, customers can contactlessly order food and drinks, pay for them and
leave a tip.
</p>
<h2>
    Watching the progress<a class="ce-block__copy-anchor-btn"></a>
</h2>

    <p>
    In September, the stories about the success of Russian AI
developers and startup founders, including the stories
about the successful development abroad, appeared in the media. For example, MedTech-AI startup
Deep Longevity led by Russian developer and entrepreneur Alexander Zhavoronkov
<a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/deep-longevity-medtech-ai-startup-was-acquired-by-hong-kong-investment-company-regent-pacific/">joined</a>&nbsp;the Hong Kong corporation Regent Pacific just a few weeks after the
launch, the deal amounted to $3.79 million, and Oleg Stavitsky’s Berlin-based startup Endel <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1085">raised</a> $5 million from
investors.
</p>
    <p>
    Moscow-based NtechLab also <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/ntechlab-raised-over-13-million-for-the-development-of-its-product-line/">raised</a>&nbsp;$13 million&nbsp; from RDIF and
several foreign funds for future developments in the field of computer vision. The
developments
of the company are already
being used in the Moscow
city video surveillance system, and at the end of September it was
announced that they
would be <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1088">scaled</a> to 10 other cities, including Nizhny Novgorod.
</p>
    <p>
    The government also
decided to support the
development of Russian AI startups. Mikhail Mishustin says that over the next four years, a
total of$92.2 million&nbsp; will be <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/the-ministry-for-digital-development-communications-and-mass-media-will-allocate-92-2-million-for-grants-for-it-projects/">allocated</a> to 1200 startups.
</p>
    <p>
    In terms of
wins in the
competitions, it is important to mention the <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/itmo-university-scientists-won-an-international-competition-to-create-ai-for-diagnosing-inflammatory-disorders/">first place</a> of the team from ITMO
University in two stages of international competition organized by PMI Science.
The scientists
have developed the most efficient AI system for diagnosing inflammatory disorders.
</p>
    <p>
    In September the results of two Russian contests - “Best Russian Social Projects” and “Innovator of Moscow”
- were summarized. The <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1072">winner</a>&nbsp;of the
first competition was Beorg Smart Vision platform, which is used for crowdsourcing in
corporations. Care Mentor AI, MONQ and SearchInform ProfileCenter were
<a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/1054">recognized</a> as the best innovators from Moscow in the field
of artificial intelligence.
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/ai-digest-september20/">Original (in Russian)</a>
</p>

The US-UK alliance on AI, the prospects for unmanned vehicles in Russia, the focus on road safety  and other topics about AI in September

ICT.Moscow

Digest about AI in Russia: top news in September

    <p>
    Sberbank has created and patented an AI system for checking
the legal capacity of legal entities. The robot checks contractors by
recognizing and extracting legally significant information from documents. The system
checks information on bankruptcy, liquidation and reorganization of legal
entities, the correctness of the information contained in the extract from the
Unified State Register of Legal Entities, whether a signatory is authorized to
conclude a deal and many other parameters. The system analyzes information from
more than 10 types of documents.<b></b><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The legal capacity check provides findings on a
customer’s key risk metrics.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The company representatives note that the solution may
be in demand in different areas of business.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/sber-sozdal-ii-sistemu-proverki-iurlits-na-pravosposobnost/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a>
</p>

Sberbank

Sberbank сreated an AI system for checking legal capacity of companies

    <p>
    Specialists of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) are
developing an algorithm to detect manipulations in the financial markets. This
was stated in an interview with Bloomberg by the head of the research and
forecasting department of the regulator <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbr.ru/about_br/bankstructute/dip/morozovag/">Alexander Morozov</a>.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    It can take about an hour to determine the anomaly in manual mode, and the algorithm does it within 15 minutes. This allows you to identify possible manipulation or flash crashes, identify the growth of the problem and respond to it in time.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    Alexander Morozov
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Head of Research and Forecasting Department of the Central Bank</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    The algorithm being developed
will signal an employee of the regulator about an anomaly in the financial
market and the need to take action; it has already been tested on the data of
the dollar / ruble exchange rate collected since 2018.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The regulator also develops
algorithms for processing data on price dynamics that come to the relevant
department of the Central Bank from online cash registers. In addition to data
on the banks themselves, the Central Bank plans to create a system that will
analyze publications about credit institutions and companies that they lend in
the media.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/tsb-razrabatyvaet-algoritm-dlia-vyiavleniia-manipuliatsii-na-finansovykh-rynkakh/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a>
</p>

Central Bank of the Russian Federation is developing an algorithm to detect manipulations in the financial markets

    <p>
    VisionLabs
received a certificate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Luna
biometric platform. Now the technology can be used in projects in transport
security systems at railway stations, sea and river ports, bus stations and
airports.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The tests for product certification were carried out
by the specialists of the Ministry. The document confirms that Luna Platform complies
with the requirements Russian Government Decree No. 969 in terms of functional
properties of video surveillance equipment in transport. The requirements cover
various aspects, such as the provision of video verification, visual control,
programming of operating modes, determination of significant parameters of
detected situations (nature, location, direction of movement of objects), etc.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/luna-platform/">LUNA Platform</a>&nbsp;card on
ICT.Moscow<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/visionlabs-poluchila-sertifikat-mvd-na-svoiu-biometricheskuiu-platformu/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a>
</p>

VisionLabs received the certificate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for its biometric platform

    <p>
    Sberbank announced that it had signed a memorandum of
intent between a mobile virtual operator SberMobile (the brand of Sberbank-Telecom LLC), Tele2 and
Huawei. As part of the agreement, a working group will be created to study the
technological possibilities of 5G.<b></b><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    Desk study will be conducted in several phases in
order to develop new business models in 5G networks, as well as the ways to
monetize the technology and the options for scaling and use in various segments
and industries. The tests will be carried out jointly with Sberbank ecosystem
companies, including Cognitive Pilot, using SberMobile platforms, Tele2
infrastructure and Huawei developments.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The partnership will study possible application of 5G for
a smart analytics platform based on artificial intelligence, autonomous
vehicles fleet management, transport infrastructure and monitoring of
agricultural processes. 5G technology will allow to transmit of data video
stream from unmanned vehicles for real-time interaction of the vehicle fleet,
remote control of equipment and providing an accurate picture in real time
based on visual data from the site.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    Another area of ​​research is the creation of a
digital twin of the city during the construction of the smart quarter in Rublevo-Arkhangelskoye
district in Moscow. With the help of Internet of Things technology, a unified
situational center for the management of buildings and infrastructure of a
smart quarter will be created, as well as systems for monitoring construction
work at the sites in real time.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/sbermobail-tele2-i-huawei-protestiruiut-5g/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>

Mobile virtual operator SberMobile, Tele2 and Huawei will test 5G

    <p>
    Gazprom Neft intends
to use the capabilities of artificial intelligence to reduce the number of
laboratory tests of lubricants and increase their efficiency. In the future,
the neural network can independently propose formulation options, said
Alexander Trukhan, General Director of Gazpromneft - Lubricants.<a></a>According to
Trukhan, the company intends to open its own scientific and technical center
for the development of oils at the Moscow Lubricants Plant in Fryazino. With
its opening, Gazprom Neft will become the first Russian company capable of
independently conducting fundamental research in the field of tribology, the
science that studies the processes of friction, wear and lubrication.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/gazprom-neft-planiruet-ispolzovat-ii-dlia-razrabotki-masel/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a>
</p>

TASS

Gazprom Neft plans to use AI to develop oils

    <p>
    On Saturday, October 3, the second strategic session
on artificial intelligence for digital transformation leaders of 62 federal
executive bodies was conducted. Maksut Shadayev, Minister of Digital
Development, Communications and Mass Media, and the representatives of the
largest Russian companies - manufacturers of electronic products and companies
specializing in the implementation of AI solutions - attended the event.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    During the session, representatives of the Ministry of
Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, the Ministry of Internal
Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs
(Rosmolodezh), the Ministry of Health, Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund, the
Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Agriculture presented the projects on
the use of AI in these departments.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    In particular, the Ministry of Emergency Situations
presented a project to identify thermal anomalies, predict the water level and
recognize infrastructure and damage in images. The Ministry of Health put
forward initiatives to create a personal intelligent digital medical 24/7 “concierge
service”, an intelligent second opinion service, and also systems for filling
out medical documents by voice and intelligent processing of information from
wearable devices.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/ministerstva-predstavili-pravitelstvu-proekty-po-ispolzovaniiu-ii-v-vedomstvakh/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a>
</p>

The Russian Government

Russian ministries presented AI projects implemented in the departments to the government

Volkova Nataliya, Senior project manager of Analytics Department at the IT Department of Moscow Government about the application of predictive analytics and decision support systems in Moscow’s services and systems.

Predictive Analytics and Decision Support Systems: Applications for Smart City

    <p>
    In late September, the United States and the United Kingdom <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-britain-ai/u-s-uk-sign-agreement-on-artificial-intelligence-idUKKCN26G33H">had signed</a> a new agreement to cooperate on research and development of artificial intelligence. It provides for the promotion of research in the field of AI, the creation of an ecosystem of developments in this area, as well as opposing the use of such developments by authoritarian-repressive regimes.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://www.state.gov/declaration-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-on-cooperation-in-artificial-intelligence-research-and-development-a-shared-vision-for-driving/">Declaration of the United States of America and the United Kingdom on Cooperation in AI  Research and Development</a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    ICT.Moscow gathered the opinions of representatives of domestic companies on the possible impact of this event on the development of AI in Russia.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<h2>
    Impact on the industry: barriers or opportunities?&nbsp;&nbsp;
</h2>

    <p>
    The agreement between the United States and Great Britain could potentially negatively affect Russian developers of AI solutions, believes Alexander Tyulkanov of the Skolkovo Foundation. The expert draws attention to the provision of the document that these countries plan to oppose the use of artificial intelligence technologies by "authoritarian-repressive regimes."&nbsp;&nbsp;<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    It seems that any assessment of a particular regime as authoritarian or repressive is inevitably subjective. Therefore, such provisions of the Declaration can be used to protect the economic interests of the United States and Great Britain in relations not only with the generally recognized repressive regimes like North Korea, but also with other countries. First of all, with China. Taking this into account, and in the context of the topic “the threat of Russian hackers” that is constantly spread in the foreign press, Russian developers and exporters could potentially suffer as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Alexander Tyulkanov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/2eda3996-59a7-5c10-b871-44842350bdb3.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alexander.tyulkanov/" target="_blank">
                                    Alexander Tyulkanov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Deputy Department Director for the Regulation of Cyberphysical Systems and Big Data at Skolkovo Foundation</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    Andrey Neznamov from Sberbank is more optimistic and notes that the signing of this agreement will practically not affect domestic developers.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    In the case of the US and UK act, everything looks quite promising. But this is unlikely to have a direct impact on Russian companies. Indirectly, it may mean that foreign companies can get several small but important advantages over Russian ones.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Andrey Neznamov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/e2231f5c-17ce-56a9-8be7-ac2b549ecb8b.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/avneznamov" target="_blank">
                                    Andrey Neznamov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Executive Director of the Center of Data Research for Government Agencies at Sberbank</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    Alexander Korobkov, CEO of Macroscop, believes that "cooperation at the state level can potentially become a support for certain market players, as well as introduce a number of restrictions for others." However, he emphasizes that for an objective assessment of the situation, it is necessary to know the context and details of this agreement, which have not yet been published.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    In the absence of this information, all other things being equal, I do not see any threats or any benefit from this agreement for Russian IT companies. The field of information technology is international. Cooperation at the business level proceeds independently of any interstate agreements. As in any business, regardless of geography, choosing a particular product, customers will focus on the quality of the product, ease of use, cost and the ability to get technical support.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Alexander Korobko" src="https://ict.moscow/static/52ee8ec0-805e-5ff9-b275-919e5cc1d68d.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/koravl" target="_blank">
                                    Alexander Korobko
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">CEO of&nbsp;Macroscop</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    This kind of agreement will not become a barrier to the export of Russian solutions, says Oleg Kivokurtsev, co-founder of Promobot. He believes that this is primarily about fundamental research in the field of artificial intelligence, and this kind of international research groups is a frequent practice, as a result of which, thanks to the difference in the approaches of scientists, unique solutions appear.&nbsp;<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    Since the agreement is based on research objectives, the cooperation itself includes interaction between laboratories, universities and other research institutions. Accordingly, grants will be allocated for these developments, which research groups will master. As a result, technologies that can be used on the market&nbsp;will appear, having&nbsp; a positive effect on competition in this area, both in Russia and in the world.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Oleg Kivokurtsev" src="https://ict.moscow/static/4212dfb7-bcfd-5011-a7b9-15a7759d75b2.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oleg.kivokurtsev" target="_blank">
                                    Oleg Kivokurtsev
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">CBDO and Founder at Promobot</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    Vladimir Arlazarov, Head of Smart Engines, also agrees with Kivokurtsev. Such agreements will have a positive effect on the regulation of the use of technology, he believes.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    I believe that such agreements and the expansion of multinational contacts will only benefit the development of science and technology related to artificial intelligence. In addition, it can accelerate the equalization of legal regulations for the use of AI technologies, which will have a positive impact on sales.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Vladimir Arlazarov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/dc06dd93-d001-576d-865b-fd806d4fec56.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vladimir.arlazarov" target="_blank">
                                    Vladimir Arlazarov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">CEO at Smart Engines, Ph.D.</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
<h2>
    Russia in the international AI arena
</h2>

    <p>
    In August, the Concept for the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics until 2024 (hereinafter - the Concept) was approved in Russia. Alexander Tyulkanov from the Skolkovo Foundation was among the developers of the concept. According to him, the authors of this document, among other things, proceeded from the need to defend Russia's interests in the field of AI at the international level.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    The Declaration [between the US and the UK] is neither the only nor the most significant international document in this area. Obviously, some problems, including standardization in the field of artificial intelligence technologies, as well as harmonization of approaches to humanitarian-oriented regulation of the use of these technologies, can only be solved together, with the help of international organizations, such as ISO, UNESCO, the Council of Europe. As part of their work on the relevant documents, there is now an objective opportunity to take into account the interests of developers, including Russian and Russia can and should take advantage of this opportunity.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Alexander Tyulkanov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/09fa2ea1-5c3f-59db-b9b5-7354b61a9652.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alexander.tyulkanov/" target="_blank">
                                    Alexander Tyulkanov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Deputy Department Director for the Regulation of Cyberphysical Systems and Big Data at Skolkovo Foundation</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    Andrei Neznamov from Sberbank, who also participated in the development of the Concept, also recalls that this is not the first case of local unification of countries for the development of AI, but it cannot be said that the declarations gave any special impetus, the expert says. Meanwhile, Neznamov emphasizes that such agreements are beneficial to the development of technologies.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    Even if the agreement remains merely a formality, this brings AI to the state and public agenda for a while. If the documents signed are working agreements, then they are able to give a serious competitive advantage to the members of the union. I am convinced that Russia should strive to form similar intercountry partnerships and agreements.&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Andrey Neznamov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/600540f2-222f-522c-b063-8c797b0e0c59.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/avneznamov" target="_blank">
                                    Andrey Neznamov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Executive Director of the Center of Data Research for Government Agencies at Sberbank</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    All this is consonant with the opinion of Vladimir Averbakh from Sberbank. Speaking at CIPR-2020 as part of the session "What will be the development of artificial intelligence in Russia?", the expert noted that one of the new trends now is the international regulation of AI. The topic&nbsp; of AI and the question of the operation of autonomous systems is raised everywhere, including Council of Europe, UNESCO, Averbach noted. According to him, Russia does not have much time to declare itself on the international artificial intelligence arena.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    We have a window of opportunity of 2-3 years when we are in an equal starting situation with the rest of the world. The topic is new, the race is underway, but at the moment there are no superprincipled lags. And we need to use the window of 2-3 years at maximum power.&nbsp;&nbsp;
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Vladimir Averbakh" src="https://ict.moscow/static/812f0ad7-cdc7-532c-8420-7e83cbabd6ae.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vladimir.averbakh.5" target="_blank">
                                    Vladimir Averbakh
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Head of the Center of Data Research for Government Agencies at Sberbank</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/reaktsiia-otrasli-sotrudnichestvo-stran-v-oblasti-ii/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>

Representatives of Russian companies on the possible impact of the US-UK cooperation on the development of AI in Russia.

Global AI: Russian experts on country cooperation in artificial intelligence

Federal News Agency (FAN)

Moscow State University graduate patented a new method of blood analysis using neural networks

    <p>
    According Rafik
Zagrutdinov, head of Moscow Construction
Department, smart technologies will be implemented at construction sites in Moscow to ensure safety and
control of the work process.
</p>
    <p>
    The pilot site was
the construction of the medical cluster in Skolkovo. Drones will be used there to monitor work processes, and online cameras will make it possible to
monitor compliance with safety measures
and the quality of work performed.
</p>
    <p>
    Moreover,
cameras with Face ID functions and thermometers will be installed
at the entrances to the sites. The cameras will also make it possible to personalize
the process of receiving safety induction.
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/na-moskovskikh-stroikakh-vnedriat-iskusstvennyi-intellekt/">Original (in Russian)</a>
</p>

Interfax

Artificial intelligence will be implemented at Moscow construction sites

    <p>
    “My Moscow”, the<a target="_blank" href="https://www.mos.ru/mobile/"> official mobile app</a> of the mos.ru
portal, won the silver prize at the Smart Sustainable City Awards international
competition of the World Organization of Smart Sustainable Cities (WeGO). According
to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/natalysergunina">Natalia Sergunina</a>, Deputy Moscow Mayor, Moscow won the award in the
“Efficient Government” category.<a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The first place went to Goyang-si (South Korea).<a></a><a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    Such an international acclaim as the WeGO Award once again proves the fact that online services are highly popular in Moscow. This also motivates us to develop new services and to improve available services in line with modern trends and popular opinion, while developing the capital’s digital system.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eduard.lysenko.7" target="_blank">
                                    Eduard Lysenko
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Head of the DIT of Moscow</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    The Smart Sustainable City Awards competition is held
every three years and singles out the best e-government projects. In 2017,
Moscow got a special mention in the E-Government Services category.<a></a><a></a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/prilozhenie-moia-moskva-stalo-vtorym-v-konkurse-umnykh-ustoichivykh-gorodov-wego/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a><a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a></a><a></a>
</p>

mos.ru

My Moscow app took second place in WeGO smart sustainable cities competition

    <p>
    In September, the Center of Diagnostics and Telemedicine announced the creation of a platform for self-testing of medical services. The first working prototype of the platform is hosted on the GitHub service, and developers from all over the world can take part in improving it by adding verification criteria depending on the purpose of the services.<a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    The platform provides an unlimited number of accesses to single samples of data instances from the test set in order to fine-tune the algorithms. It has uniform terms of use, and it is possible to test several services simultaneously. The platform also records the time that the software spends on data processing, and the developers receive an automatic report on the results of the testing.
        </p>
                        <p>
                    
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Sergey Morozov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/48dc403f-d5e6-5b49-a400-5e13cbe4d64b.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/smorozov.md" target="_blank">
                                    Sergey Morozov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Chief regional radiology and instrumental diagnostics officer, Center of Diagnostics and Telemedicine</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    Anyone can improve the platform and add the necessary metrics to it, using which the operation of the algorithm will be evaluated for certain medical purposes (for example, for the analysis of radiographs or mammograms). However, the process of adding will be monitored: only those scientifically-based metrics will be added to the platform operating on the basis of the Center.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                    <div class="quote-owner__logo">
                <img alt="Nikolay Pavlov" src="https://ict.moscow/static/088836c7-f814-5c77-93a2-db69f8c5e7e2.jpg">
            </div >
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/praegustator" target="_blank">
                                    Nikolay Pavlov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">platform developer, project manager in the sector of medical informatics, radiomics and radiogenomics, Center of Diagnostics and Telemedicine</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    Initially, it will be possible to use the
platform to work only with chest CT scans to detect signs of coronavirus
infection, but in the future it will cover other medical fields.<a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The priority vector of development covers the aspects
included in the experiment: detection of lung and breast cancer, tuberculosis,
other lung pathologies, multiple sclerosis and other diseases. In the future,
after the necessary requirements for the security of the transferred data are
met, the platform can be used in an experiment to expand its capabilities and
simplify participation and change of versioning for developers of AI services.<a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a href="https://github.com/Center-of-Diagnostics-and-Telemedicine/ai-testing-platform" target="_blank">Link to GitHub repository</a><a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-rossii-sozdali-platformu-dlia-samoproverki-meditsinskikh-servisov-iskusstvennogo-intellekta/" target="_blank">Original (in Russian)</a><a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank"></a><a target="_blank"></a>
</p>

A platform for self-testing of medical AI services was created in Russia

    <p>
    The Skolkovo Foundation and VR_Bank have evaluated the digitalization level of the top 50 Russian banks in the first half of 2020. Tinkoff Bank became the leader and moved up one place compared to 2019. It is followed by VTB, which moved up from the second ten to the second place; the leader of the previous rating, Raiffeisenbank, dropped 3 positions down, Alfa-Bank dropped 1 position down and is the last one in the top 5 banks most prepared for digitalization.
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    The leaders are Tinkoff, VTB and Sberbank, which invest significant resources in research, IT and startups. This allows these banks to quickly launch digital services, attract new customers, and increase their return on capital.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    <a href="https://www.facebook.com/novikov.pasha" target="_blank">
                                    Pavel Novikov
                                    </a>
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Director of FinTech &amp; Blockchain Center at Skolkovo Foundation</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    
</p>
    <p>
    <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/issledovanie-raifaizenbank-tinkoff-i-sberbank-stali-samymi-tsifrovymi-bankami/" target="_blank">Digitalization ranking, top 50 Banks in 2019 (in Russian)</a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/issledovanie-tinkoff-vtb-i-sberbank-vozglavili-reiting-tsifrovizatsii-bankov/" target="_blank">Original (in Russian)</a>
</p>

Skolkovo

Research: Tinkoff, VTB and Sberbank are at the top of the ranking of banks digitalization

    <p>
    Yandex presented new AI ​​services DataSphere and SpeechKit Pro during the <a target="_blank" href="https://cloud.yandex.ru/events/scale-2020/infrastructure">Yandex Scale</a> conference , which runs from September 23 to 25.&nbsp;
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://cloud.yandex.com/services/datasphere">DataSphere</a> is a service for the full development cycle in the field of machine learning. It includes a development environment and computing resources. The service uses serverless computing technology, which allows you to select the necessary configuration of computing resources for different types of tasks.
</p>
    <p>
    Yandex SpeechKit Pro, according to the developers, is characterized by increased speech recognition accuracy and has more flexible settings for specific business tasks (for example, it allows you to change the voice and intonation of a voice robot).
</p>
    <p>
    The recording of the presentation is available on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/0zFmk8Ugz3k">YouTube</a> (1:28:05)
</p>
    <p>
    The Yandex DataSphere cloud environment <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/636">was</a> first <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/ict_moscow_ai/636">introduced</a> on June 1 in Preview mode.
</p>
<div class="incut-block incut-block-text-small-size">
            <p><a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/speechkit/">SpeechKit</a>&nbsp;card and other&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/cards/?tags=Yandex">Yandex</a>&nbsp;projects&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
    </div>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/iandeks-predstavil-servisy-v-oblasti-mashinnogo-obucheniia-i-raspoznavaniia-rechi/">Original (in Russian)</a>
</p>

Yandex introduced services in the field of machine learning and speech recognition

    <p>
    Moscow was ranked 32nd in
the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/Home">Global Innovation Index</a> of the world’s 100 leading innovation clusters in
2020, rising one position compared with the previous year.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    The ranking of innovative
clusters has been published annually since 2017, during this period Moscow has
improved by 25 positions, says Vladimir Efimov, Deputy Mayor for Economic
Policy and Property and Land Relations.<a></a>
</p>
<div class="incut-block ">
                        <p class="quote-icon">
                    The innovative clusters in the ranking include both individual cities and urban agglomerations. Tokyo - Yokohama, Shenzhen - Hong Kong - Guangzhou, Seoul, Beijing and San Jose - San Francisco entered the top 5 of the ranking of innovation clusters this year. In the ranking Moscow is close to such cities as Singapore, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and is ahead of Stockholm, Melbourne, Toronto, Zurich.
        </p>
        <div class="quote-owner">
                <div>
            <p class="quote-owner__title">
                                    Vladimir Efimov
                            </p>
                            <p class="quote-owner__description">Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations</p>
                    </div>
    </div>
</div>
    <p>
    The compilers of the
ranking analyzed the number of patent applications and the number of scientific
publications, which are reflected for each cluster in the databases of the
World Intellectual Property Organization and the Web of Science. Moscow has
2060 patents and 58153 publications in these databases.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    Previously the Russian
capital was <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/tech-cities-of-the-future-2020-2021/">included</a>&nbsp;in the top 20 most promising technological cities in
Europe, and also<a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-was-ranked-56th-in-the-smart-city-index-moving-up-16-places/"> moved up</a> 16 places in the global Smart City Index.<a></a>
</p>
    <p>
    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskva-zaniala-32-mesto-v-reitinge-vedushchikh-innovatsionnykh-klasterov-mira/">Original (in Russian)</a><a></a>
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Moscow improved its position in the Global Innovation Index of the world's 100 leading innovation clusters in 2020

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    As follows from the explanatory note to the draft budget for 2021-2023, Russia will spend almost $218 million in three years. for the federal project "Artificial Intelligence".
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    In 2021, $54 million are provided for the project, in 2022 - $86 million , in 2023 - $78 million.
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    The project should ensure the demand for Russian developments in artificial intelligence, support staff and increase the availability of data necessary for the development of AI technologies.
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    On August 31, 2020, the Government Commission on Digital Development <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/artificial-intelligence-federal-project-was-approved/">approved</a> the federal project "Artificial Intelligence".
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    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/za-tri-goda-na-federalnyi-proekt-iskusstvennyi-intellekt-budet-potracheno-pochti-16-5-mlrd-rub/">Original (in Russian)</a>
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Almost $218 million will be spent on the federal project "Artificial Intelligence" in 3 years

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    The Russian capital has moved up 16 places in the global ranking of smart cities, compiled by the Swiss business school IMD and the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Moscow is ahead of such cities as Brussels, Paris and Tokyo.
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    The top 3 cities are Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich. New York was ranked 10th, London - 15th.
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    The ranking includes 109 cities, in each of them 120 residents were interviewed. Their opinions were taken into account to assess the level of urban digitalization.
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    Compared to 2019, the residents of Moscow rated the impact of digitalization on their lives higher in almost all of the indicators. Among other things, the high level of online services facilitating business, online employment services and doctor appointment services was mentioned.
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    <a target="_blank" href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskva-zaniala-56-e-mesto-v-reitinge-smart-city-index-podniavshis-na-16-strok/">Original (in Russian)</a>
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Moscow has moved up 16 places in the Smart City Index

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    Artificial intelligence technology has helped analyze over 300,000 medical images. All polyclinics in the capital are connected to AI services. The project is being implemented as part of an experiment on the use of innovative technologies in the field of computer vision.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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    The first service included in the experiment was trained to identify signs of COVID-19 on CT scans of the chest organs. Now AI is also used to analyze other diseases: to detect lung cancer based on the results of CT and low-dose CT of the chest and to look for signs of breast cancer on mammograms.
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    According to Sergei Morozov, director of the Diagnostic and Telemedicine Center, in the future, artificial intelligence will not only be able to draw the attention of a radiologist to alarming changes, but also suggest the most effective treatment regimen by analysing big data.&nbsp;
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    <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-moskve-s-pomoshchiu-ii-proanalizirovano-bolee-300-tys-meditsinskikh-issledovanii/" target="_blank">Original (in Russian)</a>
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