The head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation argued with the HRC about “shielding IT people”

Fadeev, in an appeal to Shoigu, asked why “all IT people were shielded” and suggested giving a deferment only to specialists employed in certain areas, for example, dual-use technologies. The Ministry of Digital Development does not agree with this The Ministry of Digital Development does not agree with the head of the Human Rights Council, […]

Programmers are trained from school. Quantorium technopark opened in Tver

Weekly “Arguments and Facts” No. 37. With all the consequences. What is pouring from the tap 14/09/2022 Plot National projects Tver – one of the cities where, thanks to the national project “Education” the Quantorium Children's Technopark appeared. Children here have been creating useful programs and applications for city companies since they were at school. […]

IT from five. How Udmurtia is turning into a digital region

Story National projects Several years ago, a federal official, having arrived in the region, called the republic “neglected”. He did not like everything then: roads, facades of buildings, courtyards, playgrounds. However, in four years a lot has changed, and quite dramatically. Udmurtia has become one of the regions of Russia where 12 national projects are […]

IT is in vogue. In Russia, the acceptance of documents to universities ends

Story National projects On July 25, the university admission campaign ends. This year, specialties related to & nbsp; computer science. Applicants who have applied  documents for IT-specialties want to get knowledge at the institutes that will help them to create breakthrough computer developments in the future.. In 2022, the Minor of Science of Russia allocated […]

The State Duma adopted a law on tax incentives to support the IT industry

The State Duma adopted a law that contains tax support measures to stimulate the development of the IT industry in Russia. The document is published on the website of the Parliament. The law establishes an investment tax deduction for the costs of installing, testing, adapting and modifying software and databases that are included in the […]

UK govt gave contract to IT firm that is ‘openly plotting’ to turn vaccine passports into a national ID card, privacy group warns

Follow RT on The British government has been accused of aiming to covertly implement a national ID programme, after it partnered with a company that has advocated turning vaccine passports into a multi-purpose document. Entrust, an IT firm that bills itself as a “global leader in identities, payments, and data protection,” was awarded a contract […]