Digital economy training program in universities. National program digital economy of the Russian Federation

Funding source: Mixed

Budget: RUB 1,794,658,000

Start year: 2019

Completion year: 2024

Project goals

• increase in internal costs for the development of the digital economy from all sources (by share in the country’s gross domestic product) by at least three times compared to 2017
• creation of a stable and secure information and telecommunications infrastructure for high-speed transmission, processing and storage of organizations of large volumes of data, accessible to all households
• use of predominantly domestic software by government agencies, local governments and organizations

Project objectives

1. Creation of a system of legal regulation of the digital economy based on a flexible approach to each area, as well as the introduction of civil circulation based on digital technologies
2. Creation of a global competitive infrastructure for data transmission, processing and storage primarily based on domestic developments
3. Ensuring the training of highly qualified personnel for the digital economy
4. Ensuring information security based on domestic developments in the transmission, processing and storage of data, guaranteeing the protection of the interests of the individual, business and state
5. Creation of “end-to-end” digital technologies primarily based on domestic developments
6. Creation of a comprehensive system for financing projects for the development and (or) implementation of digital technologies and platform solutions, including venture financing and other development institutions
7. Introduction of digital technologies and platform solutions in the areas of public administration and provision of public services, including in the interests of the population and small and medium-sized businesses, including individual entrepreneurs
8. Development and implementation of a national mechanism for implementing the agreed policies of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in the implementation of plans for the development of the digital economy

Responsible for project implementation

• National project curator: M.A. Akimov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
• Head of the national project: K.Yu. Noskov, Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
• National project administrator: E.Yu. Kislyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

National project indicators

Internal costs for the development of the digital economy from all sources by share in the country’s gross domestic product (percentage)

• 2018 - 1.9
• 2019 - 2.2
• 2020 - 2.5
• 2021 - 3.0
• 2022 - 3.6
• 2023 - 4.3
• 2024 - 5.1

Share of households with broadband Internet access (percentage)

• 2018 - 75
• 2019 - 79
• 2020 - 84
• 2021 - 89
• 2022 - 92
• 2023 - 95
• 2024 - 97

Share of socially significant infrastructure facilities with the ability to connect to broadband Internet access (percentage)

• 2018 - 34.1
• 2019 - 45.2
• 2020 - 56.3
• 2021 - 67.5
• 2022 - 83.7
• 2023 - 91.9
• 2024 - 100

Availability of core data centers in federal districts (number)

• 2018 - 2
• 2019 - 3
• 2020 - 4
• 2021 - 5
• 2022 - 6
• 2023 - 7
• 2024 - 8

Share of the Russian Federation in the global volume of data storage and processing services (percentage)

• 2020 - 1.5
• 2021 - 2
• 2022 - 3
• 2023 - 4
• 2024 - 5

Cost share of domestic software purchased and (or) leased by federal executive authorities, executive authorities of constituent entities and other government authorities (percentage)

• 2018 - >50
• 2019 - >60
• 2020 - >70
• 2021 - >75
• 2022 - >80
• 2023 - >85
• 2024 - >90

Cost share of domestic software purchased and (or) leased by state corporations, companies with state participation (percentage)

• 2018 - >40
• 2019 - >45
• 2020 - >50
• 2021 - >55
• 2022 - >60
• 2023 - >65

2024 - >70

Financial support for the implementation of the national project “Digital Economy”

• federal project "Information Infrastructure" - 772.4 billion rubles
• federal project “Digital Technologies” - 451.8 billion rubles
• federal project “Digital Public Administration” - 235.7 billion rubles
• federal project “Personnel for the Digital Economy” - 143.1 billion rubles billion rubles
• federal project "Information Security" - 30.2 billion rubles
• federal project “Regulatory regulation of the digital environment” - 1.7 billion rubles

Video about the national project “Digital Economy”

Meeting with the President. VEB.RF. Digital economy

Digital economy of Russia: development program

The main thing from the presentation of the national project “Digital Economy”

Special Presidential Representative for Digital and Technological Development: What is the “Digital Economy”

Legislative regulation of the national project “Digital Economy”

Federal projects of the national project “Digital Economy”

• , implementation period: 11/01/2018 - 12/31/2021. Project manager S.V. Shipov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
• , implementation period: 11/01/2018 - 12/31/2024. Project manager O.A. Ivanov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
• , implementation period: 11/01/2018 - 12/31/2024. Project manager I.E. Torosov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
• , implementation period: 11/01/2018 - 12/31/2024. Project manager A.V. Sokolov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
• , implementation period: 11/01/2018 - 12/31/2024. Project manager E.Yu. Kislyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

For me, the term digital economy is a collective image of a number of technological trends and technologies that have emerged in the last 10-12 years and today have a serious impact on established business models. I mean the trends and technologies of new industrialization, called “Industry 4.0”. New materials, augmented reality, additive technologies, unmanned vehicles, advanced robotics, cloud computing and data storage, biometric and implantable technologies, big data and machine learning, a huge layer of financial technologies and much more - all these phenomena have one common feature: they effectively harness the pervasive power of information technology. In connection with the implementation of these trends, I would highlight a number of features of the digital economy. First of all, it is an economy based on big data.

By its type, it is a predictive economy, in which forecast, plan and fact strive for equality; its main tool is predictive analytics, and its main type of production is personalized production to meet customer needs. In the era of the digital economy, the face of competition is changing: it is not so much about the redistribution of existing markets, but rather about the formation of new ones, and it is not goods and technologies that compete, but management systems based on digital platforms. In the area of ​​organizational structures of companies, we will see a move away from hierarchical structures to more network-based models. One of the key signs is a change in consumption patterns: use prevails over ownership; value is determined by the realization of individual needs in a product; The focus shifts to the total cost of ownership rather than the initial price of the product. In the social sphere, we “recognize” the digital economy by the explosive development of social institutions, when social authority begins to actively crowd out social status. It should be taken into account that the main indicator of the progress of the digital economy is the measure of society’s acceptance of technological innovations and innovations.

The digital economy, expressed in technologies and technological trends, are “earthly” issues. Business models enhanced by data will create new sources of revenue. I believe SMEs will benefit from the speed and agility needed to manage new processes and implement innovation. Most of the world's leaders in digitalization, today's giants, started as small enterprises with scanty start-up capital, and then, riding on one or another breakthrough technology, grew exponentially. I believe that in our country there are many creative and enterprising people who are capable of creating innovative businesses. And there are many examples of this, manifested in the growth of exports of information technology products to foreign markets. For example, the development of Internet of Things (IoT) networks will lead to an explosive need for sensors and sensors, and traditionally this has been the domain of production of medium-sized companies. The development of cloud technologies and the increased availability of various types of cloud services stimulate the growth of the number of individual entrepreneurs, for whom the main advantage is the freedom to choose their working hours and high mobility. For our country, this is the growth of highly productive jobs, an increase in employment of people living away from megacities. The benefits of the digital economy for companies, especially fast-growing startups, are clear.

We can compete with foreign colleagues in the field of advanced technologies. True, there are not so many of these technologies yet, but given the high pace taken by the state in matters of the digital economy, I think the list of competitive developments will grow. If my memory serves me correctly, in 2016 the export of products of domestic IT companies in monetary terms approached $7 billion. Our IT companies are certainly globally competitive. The next direction is new materials. For example, nanocellulose and the production of a wide range of products based on it, ranging from bactericidal patches, biodegradable packaging to durable and lightweight materials for the aerospace and automotive industries. Next - unmanned aerial vehicles, developments in the field of machine learning, and means of countering cyber threats.

The latest technologies and digital transformation can radically change the world around us and will have a huge impact on shaping the structure of industries in the digital economy. We will not see the usual industry division inherent in the current economic structure, but we will witness the emergence of several hundred new industries, with a different scale, life cycle and industry management from the current ones. These changes will affect not only the industries themselves, but also all system indicators: GDP, investment, consumption, employment, inflation and a number of other indicators that are customary for measurement and evaluation in the current economy.

When we look at the prerequisites for the emergence of Internet of Things technologies and understand the “physical meaning” of IoT, it will be easier to define this concept. In my opinion, two factors played a key role in the history of the Internet of Things. The first is a fundamental change in the market for sensors and transducers: in recent years it has grown hundreds of times and continues to grow exponentially, while the cost of the devices themselves is decreasing at approximately the same rate. The second is the widespread adoption of operational analytics approaches, reflected in the Analytics 3.0 concept developed by the International Analytics Institute. The key trend is that today an increasing number of products create data during their life cycle, and this property is becoming one of their main qualities. For the consumer, there is a shift in the value of the product: the product that succeeds in the competition is the one that can provide the most valuable data, and not just traditional functions. Having played a key role in the evolution of the “classical” Internet, these factors have led to the emergence of new networks in which things can interact with each other or with the external environment without human intervention. This is the Internet of Things. Internet of Things technologies are key to shaping the predictive nature of the digital economy.

In our country, Internet of Things technologies are one of the dynamically developing areas of new industrialization. More precisely, the influence of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies is increasing. This influence is due to the tasks set for domestic enterprises: the transition to life cycle contracts in the interaction between manufacturers and consumers of complex equipment; production of products with a high level of programmable parameters. At enterprises in the primary industries, metallurgy and transport, a transition to condition-based maintenance and repair of production equipment and the creation of predictive analytics systems in relation to production infrastructure.

The development of the industrial Internet of things is greatly influenced by major corporate and government initiatives. For example, the goal of the Digital Railway project is to ensure the sustainable competitiveness of Russian Railways in the global market of transport and logistics services through the use of modern digital technologies. Creation of a Russian service information and telematics platform and its implementation in production models of automobile manufacturers selling passenger cars in our country. It is expected that this platform will accumulate information in the transport sector, including assessing road congestion, optimizing traffic flows, predicting emergencies and dangerous situations, and monitoring the condition of urban and transport infrastructure equipment.

Recently, our company announced the release of the CoIIoT software platform for the development of industry solutions in the field of industrial Internet of things. The CoIIoT platform uses the most modern and promising open source technologies and components, designed for use in high-load systems, fully complies with current Russian conditions and serves as the basis for the development of industry solutions in the field of industrial Internet of things in the interests of specific consumers.

Thus, since 2011, RAEC has been conducting annual research “Runet Economy”. While maintaining the basic research methods (working with the expert community, “field surveys” on the www.runet-id.com platform, processing the results of expert discussions during key industry events, aggregating data from key research partners and specialized associations, research and analytical agencies) , the product is constantly evolving and modifying, demonstrating increasing integration with traditional sectors of the economy in recent years.

Detailed information about the study “Russian Digital Economy Ecosystem 2017” – http://DigitalEconomy.rf/

Recent history of the issue (2015-2017)

2015

On December 21-22, 2015, the Russian forum “Internet Economics” was held for the first time in Moscow. The forum was organized by the Internet Development Institute (IRI), and expert support was provided to the forum by RAEC, IIDF, ISS, ROCIT, and the Coordination Center for Domains RU / RF. The main topic of the Forum was the discussion of initiatives and proposals for the development of the Internet in Russia, developed by Iran within the framework of the Long-term program for the development of the Russian part of the information and telecommunications network “Internet” and related sectors of the economy in 8 areas: Internet + SOCIETY, Internet + EDUCATION, Internet + TRADE, Internet + CITY, Internet + MEDICINE, Internet + FINANCE, Internet + MEDIA, IT + Sovereignty. also following the results of the Forum, Chairman of the Iranian Council German Klimenko was appointed Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation on Internet issues, and Iran’s ideas and proposals received support at the highest level.

2016

On January 29, 2016, following a meeting with participants of the Internet Economics forum, the President of Russia V.V. Putin signed list of instructions dedicated to the development of the Internet in Russia. The document included instructions in such areas as support for Russian IT companies, education, finance, information security, and the industrial Internet (Internet of Things).

On February 3, 2016, by decision of the head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation, Sergei Ivanov, a working group was created “on the use of the information and telecommunications network Internet in the domestic economy in the formation of its new technological basis and in the social sphere.” Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation was appointed head of the working group Igor Shchegolev, its goal was to coordinate the execution of the President’s instructions. At the first meeting of the working group, eight subgroups were created in areas. During 2016, in support of the implementation of the President’s instructions, the Internet Development Institute, with industry support, held 8 industry conferences in these areas.

On September 29, 2016, RAEC held a presentation of the first results of the study “Runet Economy 2015-2016”. A detailed report was presented on the state of the Russian Internet economy for the current period of time, a picture of the dynamics of its development was revealed, the structure, growth points and limiting factors were shown. A comparative analysis of the studied segments and other sectors of the economy, the ratio of the Internet economy and Russia’s GDP was also carried out, and the volume of the entire Ecosystem of Internet-dependent markets was calculated. Based on the results of the presentation, it was concluded that the growing influence of the Internet on the offline economy allows us to talk about the formation of a digital economy in Russia, and therefore it was decided to rename the “Runet Economy” Study in 2017 Research “Russian Digital Economy Ecosystem”.

V.V.Putin addressed the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation with an annual message, following which on December 5, 2016, the List of instructions for the implementation of the President’s Address to the Federal Assembly was published. During the Address, the President paid great attention to IT sphere and digital economy. RAEC analysts studied the main topics of the Message relating to the areas of interest of the Association and its members, comparing this with the current activities and projects of RAEC. The results of the analysis are presented.

2017

On February 15, 2017, the Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation signed a decree on the creation Council for Legislative Support for the Development of the Digital Economy under the Chairman of the State Duma. The first meeting of the council was held on March 20 (more details about the meeting -). It was attended by deputies of the State Duma, the Minister of Communications and Mass Communications and representatives of the information technology industry. Opening the meeting, he noted the importance of developing Russian legislation with the same intensity as the digital economy in order for the country to maintain its competitive advantages in this area.

It is important that our legislation at least keeps pace with the development of the digital economy, then our country will retain certain preferences.

Vyacheslav Volodin

Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation

The director of RAEC made a separate report on the topic “Digital economy: interaction between industry and state” at the meeting Sergey Plugotarenko. As part of the report, Sergey touched upon such important aspects of the topic as regulation, government initiatives, expert assessments, experience of cooperation, wishes and forecasts, and also noted that building a digital economy requires a radical revision of approaches to regulation: a “phase transition” and a change in the regulatory paradigm are necessary digital economy to an innovation-stimulating regime (full presentation of the report is available).

Stages of development of the Digital Economy program

The development of the Digital Economy program, which was presented today, July 5, 2017, is provided for by the instructions of the Government of the Russian Federation as part of the execution of the list of instructions of the President of the Russian Federation No. Pr-2346 dated December 5, 2016. According to paragraph 9 of the instructions, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of Russia together with the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Ministry of Finance of Russia, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and the Open Government with the participation of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as the autonomous non-profit organization "Analytical Center under the Government of the Russian Federation" within up to 11 May 2017 should develop and approve the “Digital Economy” program, providing for measures to create legal, technical, organizational and financial conditions for the development of the digital economy in the Russian Federation and its integration into the digital economy space of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

In 2016, work on the program began during the Moscow session of the World Economic Forum and the World Bank international seminar “Concept, international trends and vision of the digital economy - towards a long-term strategy.”

On May 3, 2017, it took place at the site of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise MIA Rossiya Segodnya. During his presentation, the head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation said that 2016 was marked by the launch of a number of important projects, many of which had been in preparation for more than one year.

The digital economy program has become an important political milestone - to receive such a task from the President, to begin work on developing the program, to make it truly interdepartmental, involving a large circle of experts, specialists, federal authorities, and various responsible organizations.

Nikolay Nikiforov

The first version of the program was presented by Nikolai Nikiforov 2 May 4, 2017 during the conference “Digital Industry of Industrial Russia - 2017” (CIPR). He noted that the development of the project used, among other things, the experience of leading countries in the development of the digital economy, international organizations and associations, in particular, the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the World Economic Forum. Consultations were held with leading international experts and their recommendations were taken into account.

The “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” program is aimed at creating a favorable regulatory environment in Russia for the use of digital technologies in the economy, increasing competencies in the field of digital technologies of Russian enterprises, developing data processing infrastructure, ensuring cyber resilience, training a sufficient number of high-quality personnel, as well as ensuring digital transformation of the spheres of public administration, healthcare and urban management.

Nikolay Nikiforov

Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

According to the results St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), held June 1-3, 2017, The President instructed to finalize the Program and submit its draft for consideration by the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for Strategic Development and Priority Projects by July 1, 2017.

At the end of June, the Presidential Assistant for Economic Affairs reported that the Russian Government is considering the possibility of creating a fund in Russia designed to assist in the implementation of the Digital Economy Development Program, worth 100 billion rubles.

At the same time, the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation believes that the draft Digital Economy program, developed by the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications on behalf of Vladimir Putin, needs to be systematically reworked. As the media reported, with reference to the message sent to the head of the Minsk Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov In conclusion, the expert council believes that the document in its current form does not take into account the global nature of economic development and industry risks such as the Yarovaya Law, and at the moment is just a compilation of a number of industry plans and programs.

The program is based on a conservative scenario, which assumes that nothing new and significant will happen in the area of ​​the impact of IT on society and the economy, the document states. This will lead to the fact that in 2025 Russia will need a new similar program, because a fundamental characteristic of the ICT sector is the rapid introduction of new technologies, the emergence of which cannot be foreseen, experts say. In addition, the document lacks a holistic understanding of cause and effect relationships. For example, the adoption of standards is envisaged after the creation of systems, experts point out.

In their opinion, the digital economy as a way of life should affect all areas of socio-economic activity, and in the draft program its development is limited only by state regulation and information infrastructure; R&D, human resources, education, information security, government, smart cities and digital health. The program did not include most sectors of the real sector (energy, industry, finance, etc.), the authors of the conclusion complain, adding that measures to develop PPPs and support small and medium-sized businesses and startups are also not proposed. The program does not consider e-commerce, despite the fact that the industry is demonstrating high growth rates. Finally, the drafters of the “Digital Economy” did not take into account the risks, for example, from the Yarovaya package, experts say.

At the same time, on the sidelines of the CIPR-2017 forum, he told reporters that the Digital Economy Program can be approved in its current edition, but with subsequent modifications.

It's pretty clear what needs to be improved. Although it can be accepted in the form in which it exists today, it can, of course, be modified.

Andrey Belousov

Belousov clarified that the program needs to be finalized in terms of identifying the necessary competencies, developing the regulatory framework and training.

I believe that there is a very important point - to create now a register of technologies that we need in the country, or competencies, by 2020 and 2025 and to decide approximately on the centers of competence - who can do this.

We will understand where our holes are. Where it is dense, where it is empty. It is very important now to start addressing regulatory issues: the regulatory framework, standards, standardization... And thirdly, this is precisely the issue of personnel training.

Andrey Belousov

Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs

He clarified that the register could be ready in the fall of 2017.

The revised draft of the “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” Program was presented on July 5 at the next meeting of the Council.

Brief analysis of the Program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation 2017”

In the program presented by the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications, seven emphasis can be identified that are proposed to be kept in mind when talking about the development of the digital economy:

1. The digital economy implies total globalization.
2. Digital economy is ultra-competitive environment.
3. The digital economy is developing at a rapid pace.
4. The digital economy is unthinkable without qualified personnel And quality education.
5. Digital economy kills many traditional spheres activities.
6. Digital economy is new quality of life, business and public services.
7. The digital economy is largely is virtual, intangible. But they impossible without connection with the material world. Therefore, the basis of the digital economy is industrial development.

What and how, according to the program developers, should be done in this situation state? Five main things:

1. Guarantee stability and safety infrastructure.
2. Ensure the proper level education population, including digital literacy.
3. Create attractive rules games that engage intellectual resources rather than repel them.
4. Connect the digital economy with the banking, postal, media, industrial, industrial spheres. Tie down international digital industry with national infrastructure.
5. Give the industry what it needs guidance through forward forecasting.

Today there is no question about whether we will have a digital economy or not.

The digital economy will definitely come. The only question that stands today is: will we have our own digital economy, or someone else’s? Our task is to make it our own. We have no doubt that Russia has every opportunity for a worthy digital future.

Alexey Volin

Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

Detailed analysis of the Program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation 2017”

We present a block-by-block analysis of the main sections of the final version of the Program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation”, presented on July 5, 2017, made by the Analytical Department of RAEC:

Model of the digital economy: markets, technologies, basic conditions

The digital economy is represented by three levels, which, in their close interaction, influence the lives of citizens and society as a whole:

• Markets and sectors of the economy
• Platforms and technologies
• Basic conditions (an environment that creates conditions for the development of platforms and technologies, as well as for effective interaction between market entities and economic sectors, which covers regulatory regulation, information infrastructure, personnel and information security).

The program focuses on the two lower levels.

Comments and assessment of RAEC:

According to RAEC analysts, this approach to determining the key areas of government activity is justified, since the expertise and possibly the state is much stronger at the basic level, which influences the markets and industries at the top, the development of which business successfully copes with.

RAEC has repeatedly emphasized that today the Internet and digital technologies have penetrated into all spheres of the economy and life of Russian citizens. Runet remains the most active segment of the country's economy, and mobility is the dominant trend, which, together with digital services, is increasingly influencing a variety of areas of activity.

We estimate the contribution of the digital economy to Russia's GDP at 2.8%, while 19% of GDP is formed by Internet-dependent markets. Today, the RuNet personnel industry has 2.5 million employees, infrastructure and software are valued at 2,000 billion rubles, marketing and advertising – 171 billion rubles, digital content – ​​63 billion rubles, e-commerce – 1,238 billion rubles. According to experts, in 2020 Internet penetration will be 80-90% of the Russian population.

Key expected results

• A favorable regulatory environment has been created for participants in the digital economy
• Technological groundwork has been created for end-to-end digital technologies
• The ecosystem of the digital economy has been formed
• A modern infrastructure for processing, storing and transmitting data has been created
• The digital economy is provided with competent personnel
• Information security of citizens and businesses is ensured

Comments and assessment of RAEC:

RAEC specialists note that today an industry-wide approach to describing the Digital Economy Ecosystem has already been formed, and the main task for the near future is to find intersections of this approach and methodology with the Program presented by the government.

Program structure: 8 directions for the development of the digital economy

1. Smart city
2. Public administration
3. Healthcare
4. Regulatory regulation
5. Digital infrastructure
6. Technological advances
7. Personnel and education
8. Information Security

Comments and assessment of RAEC:

In 2017, RAEC experts identified 7 areas (hubs) of the digital economy that make up its ecosystem: state and society, education and personnel, cybersecurity, infrastructure and communications, marketing and advertising, finance and trade, media and entertainment.

We analyze the overlap and complementarity of the presented approaches.

Program Implementation Plan

The program determines the development of the digital economy of Russia until 2024. Every 3 years the Government approves a three-year operational plan. Action plans are regularly updated.

Comments and assessment of RAEC:

During 2012 and early 2013, the Analytical Department and the Strategic Development Department of RAEC, in close cooperation with Runet players, discussed and developed unified approaches to the formation of an intra-industry strategy for the Development of the Runet. The result of this work was the concept of the Internet Development Strategy in the Russian Federation for a period of 5 years, which was first presented for discussion during RIF+KIB 2013 - http://runet2020.rf.

Speaking during the opening of the 2013 Forum about the draft Strategy “Runet 2020”, the Minister of Communications and Mass Communications noted the importance of building a dialogue with the industry:

I consider this document extremely important and an example of effective industry lobbying.

We are ready, based on a constructive dialogue, to prepare certain initiatives that can help IT companies conduct business within the Internet economy, make it legally significant and resolve any legal issues. I suggest that the word “regulation” be treated this way.

Nikolay Nikiforov

Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation

As conceived by the developers, the Strategy defines the goals, objectives, principles and main directions of state policy for the development of the Russian segment of the Internet as one of the priorities of the course towards the innovative economy of the Russian Federation. The goal of implementing the Strategy is to create favorable conditions for the dynamic development of the information and telecommunications network Internet in the Russian Federation as the main environment for the innovative modernization of the country, increasing the volume of the knowledge economy and increasing the technological and economic competitiveness of Russia in the international arena.

Many aspects that were discussed during the work on the Strategy formed the basis of the approach in the formation of subsequent products of the Association and the industry, including the study “Ecosystem of the Digital Economy of Russia”.

Goals and objectives of the program by area

Goals:

Regulatory regulation:

1. A permanent mechanism for managing changes and competencies (knowledge) in the field of regulation of the digital economy has been created
2. Key legal restrictions have been removed and separate legal institutions have been established aimed at solving the priority tasks of forming a digital economy
3. A policy has been formed for the development of the digital economy on the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), approaches to legal regulation have been harmonized to promote the development of the digital economy in the EAEU space
4. A methodological basis has been created for the development of competencies in the field of regulation of the digital economy

Comments and assessment of RAEC:

To form a digital economy, it is necessary, first of all, to create favorable legal conditions. RAEC has repeatedly emphasized that today there is a need for a “phase transition” and a paradigm shift in regulating the digital economy to an innovation-stimulating regime. At the same time, it is important to realize that the digital economy is, first of all, a cross-border economy, therefore the formation of a policy for the development of the digital economy in the EAEU is an important stage in the development of the Russian digital economy.

At the same time, it should be noted that the removal of legal restrictions requires not only the adoption of new regulations, but also an audit of current legislation. To assess the impact of legislative initiatives affecting the development of the digital economy, RAEC, together with the Internet Research Institute, conducts quarterly monitoring of draft laws “Legislative Barometer” (), in which all current laws and new legislative initiatives are collected and analyzed with the involvement of a large number of experts. With the help of experts, the degree of their impact on sectors of the digital economy is determined and assessed, forecasts are made and recommendations are given.

Based on monitoring data, RAEC records two clear trends:

• The number of initiatives has decreased. The reason for this could be the renewal of the composition of the State Duma or the experience accumulated by the state in interacting with different segments of the Internet.
• The number of experts who assess the impact of laws on the industry as positive or neutral exceeded 50%. This is an extremely positive trend, since previously this opinion was always in the minority, and almost all industry experts gave a negative assessment of the impact of the laws. One of the reasons for the change in attitude is that not all initiatives reach the final stage, but based on truly resonant decisions, the industry has learned to communicate with the government through various channels, make adjustments, and minimize negative consequences.

Goals:

Personnel and education:

1. Key conditions have been created for training personnel in the digital economy
2. The education system provides the digital economy with competent personnel
3. The labor market is driven by the demands of the digital economy
4. A motivation system has been created for mastering the necessary competencies and participating in the development of the digital economy of Russia

Comments and assessment of RAEC:

Within the framework of RAEC there is a commission on education and personnel, created in 2012. The commission carries out its activities in the following areas: education and advanced training, personnel policy, distance education, remote work.

RAEC supports and develops. The RAEC Web Development Commission has created a Catalog for young professionals who want to master promising professions in the web development market. The Catalog contains 57 courses that provide basic training in such specializations as “e-commerce marketing”, “project management”, “creative strategy”, “design in interactive environments”, “system architecture”, “web programming”, “ management of Internet projects”, “communications on the Internet” and many others.

On June 27, the All-Russian Youth Educational Forum “Territory of Meanings on the Klyazma” began its work in the Vladimir region. One of the specialized site shifts just these days brings together about a thousand young specialists in the field of IT and high technology development.

Smena (IT-SHIFT) takes place from July 5 to July 11, 2017. Participants will discuss the development of the digital world, new communication technologies, IoT and cybersecurity. The main task of the shift is to answer the question: “Digital transformation: who will win?”

RAEC actively supports the “IT – My Future Profession” project as part of the aggregator of educational projects created and supported by ROCIT, as well as other projects in this area.

Goals:

Formation of research competencies and technological groundwork:

1. An institutional environment has been created for the development of research and development in the field of digital technologies
2. Technological groundwork has been formed in the field of digital economy
3. Competencies in the field of digital economy have been developed

Comments and assessment of RAEC:

December 1, 2016 President of Russia V.V.Putin addressed the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation with an annual message, following which on December 5, 2016, the List of instructions for the implementation of the President’s Address to the Federal Assembly was published. During his speech, the President noted the role of “end-to-end” technologies in the economy:

It is necessary to focus on areas where the powerful technological potential of the future is accumulating, and these are digital, other, so-called end-to-end technologies that today determine the appearance of all spheres of life.

Countries that can generate them will have a long-term advantage, the opportunity to receive enormous technological rent. Those who do not do this will find themselves in a dependent, vulnerable position. End-to-end ones are those that are used in all industries: digital, quantum, robotics, neurotechnology, and so on.

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

Since 2010, RAEC has been actively involved in the creation of strategic documents and products aimed at developing the Internet industry. RAEC analysts at various sites talk about the penetration of IT into other industries (the so-called dependent markets, Internet +) and about the transformation of the IT circle into the digital economy, the economy of knowledge and data.

We also understand certain risks of excessive regulation, especially at the stage of development of new technologies. Finding a solution with the participation of all stakeholders is the right way in this direction, implemented in particular in the new working group on big data, where RAEC experts participate.

Goals:

Information infrastructure

1. Communication networks satisfy the needs of the economy for the collection and transmission of data from citizens, businesses and authorities, taking into account the technical requirements imposed by digital technologies
2. The domestic infrastructure for data storage and processing ensures that citizens, businesses and authorities are provided with accessible, sustainable, safe and cost-effective services, including allowing the export of data storage and processing services
3. Functional digital platforms for working with data have been developed to meet the needs of citizens, business and government

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In 2017, in Russia it was developed and approved by the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin’s fateful program for the country’s transition to a digital format in the economy. The stages of this program will last until 2030. “Digital economy” is the provision of digital space for all spheres of the country’s life.

Digital economy in the Russian Federation in 2017-2030

The main objective of the program is “...to create legal, technical, organizational and financial conditions for the development of the digital economy in Russia. And its integration with the digital economies of the members of the Eurasian Economic Union.”

The development of modern society is proceeding in such a way that only the digital environment will allow the Russian economy to integrate into the global space.

The business sector, in interaction with citizens, has long been using digital technologies, including digital currency. People conduct many economic transactions from their smartphones, computers and tablets. This is a common situation today. Along with physical money, digital currency is also in circulation. It significantly increases trade turnover and creates positive dynamics in the development of the economy as a whole.

Significant emphasis in the Digital Economy program is placed on the development of Russian computer and telecommunications equipment, as well as Russian software. The developers also included the installation of anti-virus programs on all computers imported into Russia. The target indicators by the end of the program implementation period for the share of foreign software and equipment purchased by government agencies are 10% and 50%, respectively.

Plan for the development of the digital economy in Russia

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The digital economy is represented by 3 levels that affect the lives of citizens and society as a whole:
● Markets and sectors of the economy.
● Platforms and technologies.
● Basic conditions: an environment that creates conditions for the development of platforms and technologies, as well as for the effective interaction of market actors and economic sectors, which covers regulatory regulation, information infrastructure, personnel and information security.

The Digital Economy focuses on the bottom two levels.

Yaroslav Dubovikov, executive director of the United Telecommunications Corporation (communications operator OTK): “The telecom community perceives the fact of the emergence of a digital economic development program extremely positively. The state has finally paid attention to the promise of new approaches to innovative business restructuring.”

Specific steps for the Digital Economy program

According to the program, Russia must strengthen its position in the global market for data processing and storage services. Today the share of such services on a global scale is less than 1%. The plan is to increase to 10% by 2024. Also, as part of the program, by 2024, broadband Internet access with a speed of at least 100 Mbit/s will be provided to 97% of Russian households. And cities with a population of over a million will be covered with mobile communication networks.

“Digital Economy” places great emphasis on supporting “national IT leaders.” So by 2024, at least ten high-tech enterprises in the field of high technology should become them.

The Program pays special attention to the issue of personnel training. The target indicators set the number of IT specialists who will have to graduate from universities by 2024. This figure amounted to 120 thousand specialists annually.

Opinion of RAEC analysts

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According to analysts of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEC), this approach to determining the key areas of government activity is justified.

RAEC has repeatedly emphasized that today the Internet and digital technologies have penetrated into all spheres of the economy and life of Russian citizens. Runet remains the most active segment of the country's economy, and mobility is the dominant trend.

The association estimates the contribution of the digital economy to Russia's GDP at 2.8%. When 19% of GDP is formed by Internet-dependent markets. Today, the RuNet personnel industry has 2.5 million employees. Infrastructure and software are estimated at 2,000 billion rubles. Marketing and advertising – 171 billion rubles, digital content – ​​63 billion rubles, e-commerce – 1238 billion rubles. According to experts, in 2020 Internet penetration will be 80-90% of the Russian population.

Seven accents of the program of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications

The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications presented a program where seven accents can be highlighted in the development of the digital economy of the Russian Federation:
● Implies total globalization.
● Ultra-highly competitive environment.
● Developing at a rapid pace.
● Availability of qualified personnel and quality education.
● Destruction of many traditional areas of activity.
● New quality of life, business and public services.
● It is virtual, intangible, but at the same time impossible without connection with the material world. Therefore, the basis of the digital economy is industrial development.

8 directions for the development of the digital economy

1. .
The widespread use of the Internet and IT in the paradigm in the near future. By 2020, the number of devices connected to the Internet will exceed 50 billion, each costing less than $10. Projects using them will create “smart” cities, transport, healthcare, a new quality of life in general, a high level of security, etc.

2. Public administration.
Improving the quality of state and municipal services and reducing government costs in their provision. Ensuring the effective operation of government bodies. Including the implementation of standard functions and automated interaction of citizens and organizations with the state.

3. Healthcare.
Creating conditions for providing citizens of the Russian Federation with accessible medical care at the place of need, meeting the criteria of timeliness, personalization, preventiveness, manufacturability and safety. Support for domestic startup companies in the field of medicine.

4. Regulatory regulation.
Creation of a functioning mechanism for managing changes and competencies (knowledge) in the field of regulation of the digital economy. Involving all stakeholders - the state, business and representatives of civil society - in the decision-making process regarding Internet regulation.

5. Digital infrastructure.
Deployment of modern Internet infrastructure both in cities and countryside.

6. Technological advances.

7. Personnel and education.
Increasing the level of digital literacy of the population and systematic training of IT specialists.

8. Information security.
Development of domestic software, maximum import substitution.

The program determines the development of the digital economy of Russia until 2024. Every three years the Government approves the operational plan. Action plans are regularly updated.

The role of the state, main aspects

According to the program developers, the state should:
● Ensure the sustainability and security of the infrastructure.
● Ensure a high level of education for the population, including digital literacy.
● Create an environment that attracts intellectual resources rather than deters them.
● Link the digital economy with the banking, postal, media, industrial, and industrial sectors.
● Integrate the international digital industry into the national infrastructure.
● Give the industry the necessary guidance through forward forecasting.

Key challenges for business

The Government entrusts the entrepreneurs of Russia with the honorable mission of the main driver of the digital project:
1. Creation of technology parks, research and production clusters, “smart cities” and other innovative projects.
2. Universal and accessible training of Russian citizens in financial, legal and digital literacy (together with the state).
3. Introduction of digital technologies into healthcare processes.
4. Providing the territory of the Russian Federation with Internet coverage from 5G and higher.
5. All relationships between the administrative apparatus and the population must be ensured by simplicity, accessibility and absolute transparency.
6. Creation of a full-fledged market of remote specialists for a variety of areas of work.
7. Introduction of electronic document management. Complete replacement of paper media.

Of course, all these actions require colossal financial, production, intellectual and human efforts. Thus, the Digital Economy program is not just a large local project. This is an important fateful choice and challenge for Russia. The main goal is not just to achieve a high level of well-being, but to enter the top five most developed countries in the world. For Russia, this is an opportunity to prove its independence and sovereignty.