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Tech in Moscow #35

December 13, 2021, 09:31 (UTC+3)|

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Top tech stories from Moscow (December 13 — January 14)

MARKET IN BRIEF

Main news about Moscow's projects, developers, technologies

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

Source: Mos.ru

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

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

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

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Other stories:

5G to be Launched in Moscow in 2022
6 Moscow-Based Edtech Startups Reach Semifinals of GESAwards 2021
More than 50 IT Companies from Moscow Named the Fastest Growing SMEs
Voice Traffic in Moscow Metro Grows by 21% over the Year
E-Scooter Rental Service Whoosh Plans to Enter Foreign Markets in 2022
VTB to Use AI to Assess Customers Satisfaction by Facial Expressions and Pulse
Sberbank Partners with Hub71 to Support Startups in Russia and UAE
More than a Third of Russian Companies Face Targeted Attacks in 2021
AFK Sistema to Launch 100 Small Satellites within Two Years
USM to Sell its Stake in VK to SOGAZ
Yandex Included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Cognitive Pilot Expands its Agricultural Drone Market to 12 Countries in 2021
The Export of Russian Software this Year Grows by 20% Compared to 2020

GOV AGENDA

AI Developers to be Granted Access to Government Datasets

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

Ministry of Digital Development to Launch a Project for Supporting Startups in Universities in 2022

Russia Plans to Enter Global Market of Quantum Technologies by 2030

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VC, IPO AND OTHER DEALS

Veon Sells Tower Assets in Russia to Service-Telecom for $1 Billion
Moscow-Based Startup GoExpert Raises Funding in a Pre-Seed Round
Ultimate Education Acquires Controlling Stake in Bang Bang Education Online School
FAS Approves Kismet's Acquisition of Russian Towers
Vibranium.VC Fund for Startups Focusing on Foreign Markets Launched in Russia
Large Ecosystems Increased Investing in Startups
Medtech Startup Checkme Raises $714,000 Investment Funds

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LONGREAD

6G: Global Standards vs. Fragmented Ecosystems

Source: Unsplash

The sixth generation communication promises to be an almost fantastic tool in its properties, but it requires the well-coordinated and collaborative work of many players, as well as a willingness to rethink established business models.

The global and end-to-end nature of 6G, in a sense, runs counter to the ideas of competition and national digital sovereignty. In fact, the main question is whether corporations, governments and society will be able to agree and find compromises, without which it is impossible to unleash the full potential of the next generation of communications.

Will we be able to build a unified global standard for 6G, which, by its own nature, is decentralized?

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ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS

researches, monitorings, reports and other analytics of Moscow and Russian IT market

Top 15 Digital Technologies in Manufacturing Industry

Based on the analysis of big data, the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of the Higher School of Economics has identified the most significant digital technologies already used or introduced in the global manufacturing industry.

Read the survey translated in English by ICT.Moscow →