Tech in Moscow #23 (8 - 14 February 2021)
The weekly observer of Moscow's tech stories
MARKET IN BRIEF
main news about Moscow's projects, developers and technologies
- European startup media site Sifted included iFarm in the list of startups to watch in 2021 (Card of iFarm)
- Aivarix service received a patent for a system for automatic diagnosis of vascular pathologies (Card of Aivarix)
- Moscow ranked third among cities in the world for innovations against COVID-19
- AI system for analyzing endoscopic tests is being tested in Moscow
- MTS launched a video broadcast with data analytics over the 5G network at the VDNH skating rink (Cards of MTS)
- LikeVR became a member of an international software vendors' partnership program by Oculus
GOV AGENDA
The Ministry of Digital Development allowed to include foreign programs in the register of domestic software
INVESTMENT DEALS
- Sberbank acquired 45% of Eapteka by investing $76 million
ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS
researches, monitorings, reports and other analytics of Moscow and Russian IT market
- Microsoft: Russia was ranked 31st in the annual Digital Civility Index (DCI) →
- ComNews Research: Russian VSAT market grew by 9% in 2020 →
- IDC: the Russian IT market in 2020 remained at the level of 2019 →
- Merlion: Russian gaming products segment grew by 50% and amounted to more than $161 million in 2020→
- TelecomDaily: consumer cloud storage services market shrank 9% in 2020 →
- Changellenge: IT tops the list of the most in-demand industries for university graduates → .
LONGREAD
ICT.Moscow has conducted a monitoring of key media trends in IT in Russia and presented key findings of the 2020. Technologies and technology areas selected for media trends monitoring were mentioned more than 776 thousand times in 2020, which is slightly less than in 2019 (decreased by 5.7%). Artificial intelligence (AI) was the undisputed leader in terms of mentions throughout the year: technology was constantly on the agenda, and the media interest in it was steadily growing.
The Russian media trends in IT in 2020 were discussed with the editors-in-chief of several Russian technology media.
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FROM MOSCOW
a showcase of some media monitoring solutions
System for monitoring and analysis of social media and mass media
Media and social media monitoring system
Real-time media monitoring and analysis system
KEY ACTORS IN IT
discover people who stand behind the innovative companies and projects in Moscow
- Alexey Kornya, Chairman of the Management Board, President and CEO of MTS | Facebook
- Anton Buzdalin, CEO of SberApteka | Facebook
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Nginx Developers Created Angie Company
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