Rosalkogolregulirovanie switched to the Russian videoconferencing platform

2022: Transition to the Russian VKS platform TrueConf Enterprise

Federal Alcohol Market Regulatory Service transferred internal communications, as well as remote meetings with regional divisions to the Russian AEROSPACE FORCES platform. TrueConf Enterprise The platform, video conferencings deployed by the department's specialists, runs on a secure communication protocol and eliminates the risks of blocking and inaccessibility of VKS services, the company said on December 15, 2022. TrueConf

One of the critical and integral stages of digitalization of the work processes of federal authorities is the introduction of high-quality and reliable IT solutions that guarantee operability in the country and do not depend on the technologies of foreign companies. The Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market faced the need to transfer work processes and communications between employees of the central office and territorial bodies into a hybrid format, while an important condition for the transition was to maintain the efficiency and continuity of the department.

The functionally implemented system was supposed to support a large number of uninterrupted video conferencing and calls in parallel, taking into account the connection of meeting rooms, workplaces, SIP telephony, as well as personal devices of employees.

According to the results of the competitive selection, TrueConf IT Enterprise was deployed in the service management as the central element of the VKS infrastructure - Russian system video conference and, remote work which allowed Rosalkogolregulirovanie employees to launch their own autonomous "cloud video conferencing" and combine service employees throughout the country into a single VKS network.

By deploying its own VKS platform, the Service's specialists ensured the protection of internal and interdepartmental communications, including in hybrid mode, from unauthorized access and blocking by foreign IT providers and developers. Full administrative control over the TrueConf Enterprise platform is exercised by Rosalkogolregulirovanie experts, and media during online meetings are processed and stored in a secure service infrastructure and are not transferred outside the country.

The deployed VKS network allows you to hold more than 100 internal meetings and online meetings with regional units every month, while employees can join conferences regardless of location, with stable communication even with a weak Internet connection.

To participate in video conferences and online meetings, employees of the department also use personal devices applications with TrueConf installed OS Android for and, iOS which provides the ability to take full part in video meetings using personal gadgets and without the need for working laptops and meeting rooms.