“Russia is a confident world leader in the development of mobile and internet coverage,” Vladimir Putin said at a videoconference on development of information and communications technologies, presidential web page reports.
“The restrictions we were compelled to impose motivated many enterprises and organizations to reconsider their usual business processes and become more proactive in introducing digital solutions to improve efficiency,” he noted. “We need to create conditions for accelerating and introducing Russian communications and IT technology that will lay the groundwork for creating high-quality sought-after goods and services, while the training of skilled personnel is a key condition for the development of the ICT industry.”
According to the President, “the goal is to create globally competitive conditions for the work of our IT professionals in Russia.”