The single state online platform for communications

2020: The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications decided to start the state platform for video conference

On June 9, 2020 Maksut Shadayev told the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation about need to create the state online platform for communications which could be used for the remote equipment.

The situation revealed that   video conferences  there is no single effective platform at us for, for communications, unfortunately, and  in many cases, really, we use foreign software solutions – such as Zoom Skype.  And it is obvious that here, probably, the state should create a single platform which would support all process of communications  — both  in a format messengers, and  in a video conferencing format  — Shadayev at  the chairman's meeting Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko with  members of council  under the President of the Russian Federation on  implementation of state policy  in the field of protection of family and  children and  with representatives of territorial subjects of the Russian Federation reported.

The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications she intends to create the state online platform for communications

The minister noted that in the conditions of a pandemic of a coronavirus of COVID-19 it became clear about existence of the whole industry of online education which needs to be saved after lifting of restrictions in the country.

According to Shadayev,  in Russia there are many domestic educational digital platforms. Many of  these platforms in  normal life are used  within programs of additional education, but  could  be rebuilt and provide very quickly to teachers and  pupils tools and  services.

And what is very important  — it was often non-paid. So the industry met halfway and, understanding a crisis situation, gave everything that had to schools, often free of charge — the Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications emphasized.

He also announced the actual formation of the new program for digitalization of the Russian schools, it, according to the head of the ministry, is going to provide in June, 2020.^[1]

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