"Digital attachés" will fly around the world
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:24 am
mmunications) was first made in 2019 by State Duma deputy Viktor Zubarev. He proposed developing a "Roadmap for the Development of International Digital Communications in Russia", which would include establishing an institute of digital ambassadors and simplifying the visa regime for foreign employees in the relevant specialty. The then head of the ministry, Konstantin Noskov, supported the initiative.
The formation of the usa cell phone number list digital attaché service is provided for in paragraph 20 of the Action Plan (roadmap) "Creating additional conditions for the development of the information technology industry", approved by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, dated September 9, 2021 No. 79560p-P10 (the second package of measures to support the IT industry). In accordance with the document, the Ministry of Digital Development is responsible for the selection of specialists for the digital attaché service, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade is responsible for organizing employment in Russian trade missions in foreign countries. The competencies of the Russian Foundation for the Development of Information Technologies (RFRIT) include training and advanced training of specialists, as well as interaction with domestic IT companies.
On February 7, 2022, the Ministry of Digital Development published a message on its website that it was announcing the recruitment of specialists for the digital attaché service, and in 2022 they will begin working in 16 countries around the world.
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Russia will create a "digital attaché" service as part of the implementation of the second package of measures to support the IT industry. The Ministry of Digital Development is responsible for recruiting specialists and has announced a competition to fill positions in Russia's trade missions abroad. Market players have a positive view of the initiative.
The press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia informed ComNews that in September 2022, by a protocol decision of the meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko, in order to improve the efficiency of organizational measures, the digital attaché service was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. "Currently, this is a bilateral agreement between the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the RFRIT," the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade clarified. The Ministry did not disclose the amount of funding for the implementation of the project. The Ministry of Digital Development did not respond to ComNews' questions.
Currently, the recruitment of candidates for 17 countries is being completed (stage 1): Argentina, Armenia, Vietnam, Morocco, Egypt, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, UAE, Pakistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Cuba, China, Thailand. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in cooperation with trade missions, has identified 14 candidates who are undergoing the necessary stages of registration with the foreign office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. By mid-2023, the countries of the next stage will be determined. Initially, it was assumed that the list of countries would also include the Republic of Korea and Singapore, but the accession of these states to the anti-Russian sanctions adjusted the plans.
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The formation of the usa cell phone number list digital attaché service is provided for in paragraph 20 of the Action Plan (roadmap) "Creating additional conditions for the development of the information technology industry", approved by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, dated September 9, 2021 No. 79560p-P10 (the second package of measures to support the IT industry). In accordance with the document, the Ministry of Digital Development is responsible for the selection of specialists for the digital attaché service, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade is responsible for organizing employment in Russian trade missions in foreign countries. The competencies of the Russian Foundation for the Development of Information Technologies (RFRIT) include training and advanced training of specialists, as well as interaction with domestic IT companies.
On February 7, 2022, the Ministry of Digital Development published a message on its website that it was announcing the recruitment of specialists for the digital attaché service, and in 2022 they will begin working in 16 countries around the world.
Read also
Russia will create a "digital attaché" service as part of the implementation of the second package of measures to support the IT industry. The Ministry of Digital Development is responsible for recruiting specialists and has announced a competition to fill positions in Russia's trade missions abroad. Market players have a positive view of the initiative.
The press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia informed ComNews that in September 2022, by a protocol decision of the meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko, in order to improve the efficiency of organizational measures, the digital attaché service was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. "Currently, this is a bilateral agreement between the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the RFRIT," the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade clarified. The Ministry did not disclose the amount of funding for the implementation of the project. The Ministry of Digital Development did not respond to ComNews' questions.
Currently, the recruitment of candidates for 17 countries is being completed (stage 1): Argentina, Armenia, Vietnam, Morocco, Egypt, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, UAE, Pakistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Cuba, China, Thailand. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in cooperation with trade missions, has identified 14 candidates who are undergoing the necessary stages of registration with the foreign office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. By mid-2023, the countries of the next stage will be determined. Initially, it was assumed that the list of countries would also include the Republic of Korea and Singapore, but the accession of these states to the anti-Russian sanctions adjusted the plans.
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