The Department of Information Technologies of Moscow stated the main work areas for 2023 based on the city social budget for 2023, adopted by the Moscow City Duma. Among the areas are:

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 <li>online services. This focus area includes maintaining stable work of the mos.ru portal, Citywide Contact Center and feedback ecosystem. The plan includes the development of new services, the upgrade of the current mos.ru functions and the acceleration of the conversion of public services into the electronic form;</li>
 <li>sectoral digitalization. The development of information systems is planned in the communal services sector, healthcare, education, construction, culture, sports and other industries;</li>
 <li>ensuring stable operation and development of IT infrastructure. In particular, the development of the city Wi-Fi and data centers;</li>
 <li>information security. The area implies the protection of the city digital infrastructure from cyberattacks;</li>
 <li>the substitution of imported software and hardware solutions.</li>
</ul>

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/opredeleny-osnovnye-napravleniia-dit-moskvy-v-2023-godu/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

Moscow DIT Listed Focus Areas for 2023

Moscow Citywide Wi-Fi network has reached the ninth anniversary. The network contains more than 24,000 Wi-Fi hotspots and is available within the Garden Ring and the Third Ring, as well as in almost 1,000 facilities and organizations. In 2022, about 800 new hotspots have been added, and the amount of traffic has exceeded 8 million gigabytes. The first Wi-Fi hotspot was installed at the Frunzenskaya Embankment in 2013.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/obshchegorodskoi-seti-wi-fi-v-moskve-ispolnilos-deviat-let/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

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Moscow Citywide Wi-Fi Network Working for Nine Years

Moscow has updated the digital data library for testing neural networks in healthcare and increased the number of open datasets to 40.

 
 Previously, developers of AI-powered medical services had access to only nine datasets. Now the datasets cover most of the main medical tests: ultrasound, ECG, CT, MRI, X-ray examinations and others. Using the datasets, developers will be able to train their own models to analyze medical images for pathologies.

 
 Currently, the most popular dataset contains chest CT images for training AI-based services to detect the signs of COVID-19. It has been viewed over 4,000 times and downloaded more than 700 times. The second one is the combined dataset for several types of medical tests, such as CT, mammography, X-rays and fluorography. The third most popular dataset is the brain MRI dataset. Most of the datasets are used for calibration, functional and other types of testing AI services.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskva-uvelichila-do-40-chislo-otkrytykh-datasetov-dlia-ii-razrabotchikov-v-zdravookhranenii/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

Moscow Increases the Number of Open Datasets for AI Developers in Healthcare to 40

Moscow brings the project dedicated to the introduction of AI-based services to other Russian regions. Neural networks will help analyze radiological images in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YNAO).

 
 At this stage, five YNAO hospitals will be connected to the HUB Telemed platform. Anonymized medical images will be processed on the platform to help detect pathologies.

 
 Regional medical workers will have access to the algorithms used by Moscow radiologists, including a comprehensive service that helps detect signs of seven pathologies at once. The quality of the neural networks function will be controlled by the Moscow Center for Diagnostics and Telehealth.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskovskuiu-platformu-dlia-analiza-luchevykh-issledovanii-s-pomoshchiu-ii-budut-ispolzovat-v-regionakh/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

AI Platform for Radiology Study Analysis Developed in Moscow to Be Introduced in Regions

All Moscow general hospitals provide telemedicical services. Since February 2022, doctors have conducted 600,000 consultations. The services have already been used by 380,000 patients. Now remote appointments are offered to patients treated at home from upper respiratory tract infections and confirmed COVID-19. Remote consultations are available via the EMIAS.Telemedicine app.

 
 Doctors analyze the patients’ condition, identify symptoms that indicate positive or negative dynamics and tell the patients which medicine to take, answer questions, and give recommendations. If necessary, physicians can schedule an in-person appointment. All data recorded by the specialist to audio protocol during the video consultation is available in the electronic health record.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/vrachi-moskovskikh-poliklinik-proveli-600-tys-telemeditsinskikh-konsultatsii/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

Moscow Doctors Conducted 600,000 Remote Consultations

In 2022, more than 40% of radiology images in the medical institutions of Moscow have been processed using artificial intelligence. Last year this figure was about 30%. About 300,000 images are processed using algorithms every month. In total, AI-powered services have processed over 7 million images.

 
 In 2022, the algorithms learned to detect five more diseases, and now they help doctors find abnormalities in 13 areas of imaging studies. In Moscow, innovative methods for medical images analysis have been applied since 2020. The AI-powered services are integrated in the radiology information service of the Unified Medical Information and Analysis System (EMIAS).

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/bolee-semi-mln-luchevykh-issledovanii-v-moskve-proanalizirovano-s-pomoshchiu-neirosetei/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

More Than 7 Million Radiology Images Processed Using Neural Networks in Moscow

According to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitriy Chernyshenko, the National AI Development Center will become the key platform for selecting AI solutions for business, scientific organizations and the government. The center will carry out the monitoring of AI development indicators and examine the documents in the field of regulation.

 
 The center will also update the industry readiness index for AI, provide expert support for the implementation of technology, and develop ai.gov.ru, the national AI portal.

 
 Sergey Nakvasin will become the director the center. Earlier he held the positions of deputy head of the Analytical Center of the Russian Government and deputy general director of ANO Digital Economy.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-rf-nachal-rabotu-natsionalnyi-tsentr-razvitiia-iskusstvennogo-intellekta/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

Interfax

Russian Governmental National AI Development Center Launched

Moscow received the Most Ambitious Project award at the Russian national competition of the best digital transformation projects for the shift to proactive service delivery and creation of super services.

 
 The competition is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development and Kaluga Oblast government. In total, the event received 67 applications from the country regions.

 
 By now more than 15 million people use Moscow digital ecosystem. Users have access to more than 380 electronic services on the mos.ru portal.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskva-poluchila-priz-na-vserossiiskom-konkurse-luchshikh-proektov-tsifrovoi-transformatsii/" target="_blank">Original in Russian</a>

Moscow Gets Award at National Competition of Digital Transformation Projects

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