Murmansk region and Rostelecom expand cooperation

2021: Agreement on digitalization of resource-supplying enterprises

Murmansk Governor Andrei Chibis and Rostelecom President Mikhail Oseevsky signed an agreement on the company's participation in the digitalization of resource-supplying enterprises in the region. Rostelecom announced this on December 8, 2021.

In the agreement, the parties expressed their intention to cooperate in the field of integrated digitalization of technological processes of water supply, sanitation and heat supply enterprises. The introduction of smart solutions in this sector will increase operational efficiency: reduce leakage in networks, increase the life of pumping systems, and reduce electricity consumption. In general, they will help optimize energy consumption and increase labor productivity.

{{quote 'ICT industry is one of the main drivers of Arctic zone development. We see that the authorities of the region understand this and actively use digital solutions in all areas of the Arctic. In this region, we have quite a few projects in education, health care, public utilities, which have actually already proved their effectiveness, "said Rostelecom President Mikhail Oseevsky. }}

The Governor of the Murmansk Region Andrey Chibis emphasized that digitalization for the regional government is one of the priorities, and in this area Rostelecom is a key partner of the region.

Of the immediate plans - the implementation with Rostelecom of the project of the first Data Center in the Arctic. This is not just a data warehouse, but a core for a large-scale video surveillance system and video analytics in the Murmansk region. This is a question of the safety of our people, one of our key goals and tasks, "said Andrey Chibis.