Digitalization of schools in Russia

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2024

Accounts Chamber found ineffective procurement of the Ministry of Digital Development for schools and colleges

In September 2024, the Accounts Chamber (JV) published the results of an audit of the procurement of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media (Mintsifra) for educational organizations. According to the results of the analysis of funds aimed at connecting schools and colleges to information systems and the Internet using a single data transmission network (ESPD), the joint venture recognized these purchases as insufficiently effective.

According to Interfax, auditor Danil Shilkov said at the board of the Accounts Chamber that in 2022-2023 the Ministry of Digital Development purchased communication services for almost 50 thousand educational institutions and more than 3 thousand election commissions, spending ₽13,5 billion on this. Purchases were carried out within the framework of eight state contracts concluded with PJSC Rostelecom and its subsidiary Miranda media LLC. However, the audit showed that the planning and execution of these purchases did not take into account all the needs of educational organizations in the volume and quality of communication services provided.

The Accounts Chamber reported on the insufficient efficiency of procurement of the Ministry of Digital Development for schools and colleges

According to the joint venture, the speed of access to the Internet prescribed in the contracts may not be sufficient for educational institutions with a large number of simultaneously connected computers actively used in the educational process. There is also no provision for a backup communication channel for such events as the Unified State Exam (USE). In addition, content filtering, provided for in government contracts to protect against prohibited information, in some cases blocks useful services, including libraries of programming languages, updates for interactive panels and video hosting.

The Accounts Chamber noted that the organization of proper notification of recipients of services about circulation in case of technical problems with Internet connection or the need to add an educational resource to the "white list" was also not provided. In addition, unresolved technical problems, such as outdated infrastructure and lack of local area networks, as well as a lack of qualified IT staff in a number of educational organizations, prevented all communication service needs from being met.^[1]

Schools of the Irkutsk region purchased computer equipment for 135 million rubles

In August 2024, new computer equipment worth more than ₽135 million was purchased for 39 schools in the Irkutsk region. This update was implemented within the framework of the federal project "Digital Educational Environment" of the national project "Education" and is aimed at improving the conditions of education in educational institutions, including the most remote areas of the region. Read more here.

IT equipment worth 2 billion rubles was purchased for schools and colleges in Tatarstan

In Tatarstan, IT equipment worth over ₽2 billion was purchased for schools and colleges, which became part of the preparation of educational institutions for the new academic year. The completion of large contracts at the end of August 2024 was announced by the head of the State Procurement Committee of the republic, Marat Ziatdinov. Read more here

Oryol region purchased 1300 laptops for schools

On July 17, 2024, the government of the Oryol region reported that almost 1,300 laptops were purchased for schools in the region. The equipment was delivered to educational institutions within the framework of the regional project "Digital Educational Environment" of the national project "Education." Read more here.

Bashkiria purchased digital laboratories on neurotechnologies for tens of millions of rubles

On June 17, 2024, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bashkortostan signed a contract for the supply of digital laboratories on neurotechnologies for schoolchildren. The purchase cost is approximately 15 million rubles, and the source of funding is the republican budget. Read more here.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin criticized the Minister of Education for "thoughtless digitalization" in school education

The chairman State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin in mid-May 2024 sharply criticized the current Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov for the excessive digitalization of the educational process in Russian schools, which took place at the expense of classical teaching methods. Criticisms of the Speaker of Parliament were made during the consideration of Kravtsov's candidacy for a similar post as part of the new government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Mikhail Mishustin

According to Volodin, the introduction of digital technologies into school education, which was actively developing in 2020, during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, does not allow students to effectively master the necessary knowledge.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin

Digitalization of learning, digitalization of schools are processes that distance parents, teachers and students from each other. Through a video conference call, the child will not be able to gain knowledge productively, - said the chairman of the State Duma.

He added that people strongly object to imposing digital solutions on them in education, pointing to the widespread dissatisfaction of citizens with the excessive involvement of information technology in the educational process at the expense of traditional academic approaches.

Volodin stressed that many parents are concerned about the current situation with the dominance of digital teaching methods and demand a radical change in the current state of affairs. He called on the head of the Ministry of Education to carefully study this issue and propose concrete ways to solve the accumulated problems.

Digitalization is thoughtless, the answer and solution to the problem of personnel shortages, how long does it take: a year, two, three? Take and name, and we will help you solve this problem through the legislative support of your proposals, - concluded Volodin.

Kravtsov himself was forced to admit the presence of a designated problem, while assuring that the classical teaching system would never be completely rejected for the sake of digital technologies. The minister stressed that the introduction of artificial intelligence is not able to replace the process of educating the younger generation and transferring basic human values ​ ​ from teacher to student.^[2]

For schools, 40 Russian regions purchase 50 thousand ICL Techno laptops with pre-installed educational software

At the end of April 2024, it became known about the purchase of more than 50 thousand ICL Techno laptops in schools in 40 Russian regions. The supplied equipment is equipped with educational software, including the educational profile "Spherum." Read more here.

Schools of the Orenburg region will receive about 18 thousand licenses for the Alt OS

BaseALT and the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications of the Orenburg Region have signed a cooperation agreement. The parties plan to carry out joint projects in the field of information technology aimed at the socio-economic development of the Orenburg region and help enterprises switch to the Alt OS. This was announced by "BASEALT" on April 10, 2024. Read more here.

A unified IT system will appear for these students

The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media has begun to consolidate student data. This will ensure a single level of provision of electronic services in the regions of Russia, the press service of the State Duma deputy RFAnton Nemkin reported on March 20, 2024, citing Kommersant. Read more here.

Putin instructed to conduct high-speed Internet to Russian schools

The President Russia Vladimir Putin instructed to conduct high-speed Internet to Russian schools. The head states announced this on February 20, 2024 at a meeting on the implementation of the school overhaul program. More. here

Arkhangelsk region buys powerful laptops for schools for 87.6 million rubles

On January 26, 2024, the contract agency of the Arkhangelsk Region announced a tender for the purchase of laptops within the framework of the federal initiative "Digital Educational Environment" of the national project "Education." We are talking about purchasing powerful laptop computers for schools. Read more here.

Schools of the Republic of Tatarstan switched to the updated system "Electronic Education of the Republic of Tatarstan"

From January 1, 2024, all schools of the Republic of Tatarstan began to work in the updated system "Electronic Education of the Republic of Tatarstan" - this is about 1 million parents, 490 thousand schoolchildren and 36 thousand teachers. Read more here.

2023

The Government of the Russian Federation summed up the annual results of the digitalization of schools

In mid-May 2024, the Government of the Russian Federation published a report on the implementation of state policy in the field of education in 2023. The document includes information on digital transformation in Russian schools, which is being carried out within the framework of the federal project "Digital Educational Environment" (DSP). It involves work on equipping organizations with modern equipment and the development of digital services and content for educational activities. So, in 2019-2023 equipment purchased for 19,053 educational organizations, including in 2023 - for 2736 institutions.

As reported in the government report, the key information system for the implementation of the DSP in educational organizations is the My School FSIS, for which in 2023 digital assistants to the student, teacher and parent, a digital psychologist, a management system in an educational organization, an analytics service were developed, as well as an accessibility service for additional education.

The government published a report on the implementation of state policy in the field of education

Another area of ​ ​ digitalization of school education is the development and verification of digital educational content (DCC) containing interactive digital tools. In 2021-2023 45 sets of CTCs were developed, containing over 9.5 thousand digital lesson notes, covering more than 75% of the content of general education. The development of at least 10 sets of CTCs is planned for 2024.

Schoolchildren are provided free of charge with content from the Digital Educational Content Library, as well as from the Russian Electronic School portal and regional systems. According to the monitoring of the Federal State Information System for the Coordination of Informatization (FGIS KI), by Ministry of Digital Development Russia January 1, 2024, more than 14 million students (80.7% of the total number of students of state and municipal educational organizations implementing general education programs) had the opportunity for free access to verified CSC and self-training services.

Also, about 1.4 million teachers of educational organizations are connected to the federal information and service platform of the DSP and use educational services at the workplace. For example, within the framework of the regional project "Network Teacher of the Novosibirsk Region," children from rural educational organizations are taught by city teachers or teachers from other educational organizations of the municipality using electronic courses, including "virtual school" from 2023-2024.

It also follows from the report that by the end of 2023, about 99.67% of educational organizations are provided with access to the Internet. 3.8 million computers were installed in educational organizations, of which 3.2 million devices were used for educational purposes.

In addition, it is reported that the network of centers for digital education of children "IT-cube" created within the framework of the federal project "Digital Educational Environment" by the end of 2023 included 261 organizations, including 63 centers created in 2023. In 2024, it is planned to create another 68 IT-cube centers. The network of IT-cube centers provides the formation of an environment for the accelerated development by students of relevant and demanded knowledge, skills and competencies in the field of information and communication technologies, including through the implementation of additional technical educational programs, the authors of the report say.

Report on the implementation of the State policy in the field of general education, secondary vocational education and relevant additional vocational education, vocational training, additional education of children and adults

Rospotrebnadzor published recommendations for schools when introducing digital technologies

On December 12, 2023, Rospotrebnadzor published recommendations on ensuring sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the implementation of educational programs using e-learning and distance learning technologies. We are talking about the use of smartphones, tablets, personal computers and wireless communications.

To create a local area network, connect equipment to the Internet and exchange data with peripheral devices, it is recommended to use wired information transmission systems. However, when using Wi-Fi, access points should be placed in an underground space on the front wall of classrooms and rooms where it is necessary to provide stable wireless coverage. It is not recommended to install Wi-Fi equipment in educational premises, on floors and in free-standing buildings for primary school students and preschoolers.

Mobile communications, in particular, smartphones are not used for educational purposes. Therefore, their use for personal purposes in an educational organization is allowed only in accordance with the internal regulations of the relevant educational institution.

When implementing e-learning and distance learning technologies, including during homework and project activities, students are advised to use a desktop computer. When working with a laptop, you should install it on a stand that will place the display at eye level, or connect an additional monitor and keyboard to the laptop.

Educational organizations are advised to use interactive touch boards and panels that can transfer information to a computer when directly pressed on the surface when choosing electronic means of training for collective use.^[3]

In Russia, a law has been adopted prohibiting schoolchildren from using phones in lessons

On December 6, 2023, the State Duma adopted a law "on improving the interaction of participants in the educational process." The document, in particular, prohibits schoolchildren from using mobile phones and other gadgets with SIM cards in lessons. Read more here.

In 2030, every Russian teacher will have a tablet

Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev at a strategic session of the Government of Russia presented the national project "Data Economics," within the framework of which it is planned to allocate up to 67 billion rubles from the federal budget to provide social workers with tablets with a Russian operational system. This was announced on November 27, 2023 by the press service of the State Duma deputy RFAnton Nemkin.

Most of the funds (about 42 billion rubles) will be used to purchase tablets for school teachers. It is assumed that within 7 years the provision of teachers with tablets should reach 100%. According to the creators of the national project, this approach will increase the effectiveness of the educational process. It is also expected that up to 99% of the entries in the class (for example, grades) will be immediately submitted to an electronic journal.

According to market experts, the domestic "" will be preinstalled on the tablets operating system. Aurora Also among the pre-installed, applications first of all, there will be closed devices that messengers increase the security of devices. Nevertheless, it is expected that the tablets will contain up to 60-70% of components of foreign origin.

Digitalization makes it possible to simplify the implementation of many routine tasks, thereby increasing the efficiency of work, said Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications.

Reducing the share of routine work is especially important in social institutions, where, of course, school comes to the fore. Not so long ago, all schoolchildren were obliged to keep "physical" diaries, which from time to time had to be filled out, and teachers had to check them. This is a very monotonous process, which, although it trains the perseverance of a student, steals the time of both the student and the teacher. Time that, for example, could be spent reading a paragraph on physics or developing an interactive lesson if we are talking about a teacher. You need to understand that sometimes there are up to 30 children per teacher, so simplifying even small parts of the educational process can multiply increase its effectiveness, "said Anton Nemkin.

Providing teachers with tablets is a necessary measure in the context of both digitalization and improving the quality of the educational process, the expert noted.

As of November 2023, Russian school education focuses on the development of creative potential and analytical thinking. This requires the integration of new training formats, including interactive methods and elements of project training. Automation of the educational process in a sense becomes the foundation for the introduction of new methods, the technical possibility of focusing directly on study. In addition, the purchase of tablets should be considered in terms of additional support for manufacturers of domestic OS and software developers, the parliamentarian concluded.

Putin instructed to allocate funds to improve ICT infrastructure in schools in subsidized regions

Russia Vladimir Putin The President instructed the government to allocate funds to improve ICT infrastructure in schools in subsidized regions. This became known on October 3, 2023.

… to provide, to the required extent, at the expense of the federal budget, co-financing of expenses carried out by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation with a low level of budgetary provision for the creation (development) of information and communication infrastructure in educational organizations located in these constituent entities of the Russian Federation, - says the text of the presidential order published on the Kremlin website.

It is necessary to fulfill this order by October 15, 2023. Responsible - Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

This order was given following a meeting with members of the government on August 16, 2023. At the same meeting, it was discussed that out of almost 46 thousand Russian schools, only nine thousand (about 20%) have Wi-Fi access to the Internet. According to the All-Russian Popular Front (ONF), there are a number of examples when one computer is actually connected to the Internet at school, but there is no local network. The problem could be solved by installing Wi-Fi routers in all schools. According to the ONF, by mid-2023, 35% of Wi-Fi schools are not. Support is needed, especially for rural schools, to install in-school Wi-Fi. Vladimir Putin charged to deal with the arisen problems the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Digital Development.

In some regions of the country, there is still a lack of the necessary funds, resources to create such a necessary IT infrastructure. Therefore, it is necessary to Ministry of Digital Development together with the Ministry of Finance to think about how to support exactly such regions that lack their own funds. I ask you to do this, - said the head of state in August 2023.[4]

Ministry of Education: All Russian schools switched to domestic software

All Russian schools have completely switched to domestic software. This was Minister of Education of the Russian federation Sergey Kravtsov announced to the president on September Russia Vladimir Putin 1 at the opening ceremony of new schools in the regions.

You instructed us and the Ministry of Digital Development to fully ensure the transition to domestic software. The task has been completed, - Kravtsov reported.

The head of the Ministry of Education noted that the experience of Moscow, the Moscow region and other constituent entities of the Russian Federation helped the transition. Also, in all regions, the Federal State Information System (FGIS) "My School" was successfully introduced. This educational platform for students, parents and teachers, created by the Ministry of Education to implement educational programs at all levels of basic education, allows access to digital services and educational materials. The electronic library contains more than 6.5 thousand educational materials. It is planned that by 2024, materials for each lesson for all subjects of the school curriculum from the 1st to the 11th grade will be presented here.

By September 2023, the digitalization of general and vocational education has been purposefully developing for several years. Since 2019, the federal project "Digital Educational Environment" (DSP) has been implemented in our country. Among its tasks are equipping educational institutions with modern equipment, developing digital services and educational materials that help students gain the necessary knowledge. In terms of equipment, progress is clear. In 2021-2022, thanks to the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" and the project "Digital Educational Environment," IT infrastructure was launched in 9157 educational organizations. More than 149 thousand Wi-Fi access points were organized in schools, more than 31 thousand CCTV cameras and 9 thousand DVRs were installed.^[5]

An educational platform is being created in Irkutsk to identify gifted schoolchildren

Yuri Basirov, a lecturer at the Institute of Information Technologies and Data Analysis of the Irkutsk National Research Technical University, is creating an educational platform to identify talented children. This was reported on August 18, 2023 in the press service of the State Duma deputy RFAnton Nemkin. Read more here.

School and public libraries in Russia are connected to a single digital platform

On August 2, 2023, the head of the Ministry of Digital Science Maksut Shadayev, during a meeting of President RFVladimir Putin with the government, announced the connection of school and public libraries to a single digital platform. Read more here.

Ministry of Digital Development: GIS USE will be transferred to Russian IT solutions in 3 years

The state information system of the Unified State Exam (GIS USE) will be transferred to Russian IT solutions within three years. This was announced on March 31, 2023 by the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the RFMaksut Shadayev during the final board of the Ministry of Education of Russia. Read more here.

GIS of student nutrition accounting launched in Russia

In mid-January 2023, a state information system for accounting for schoolchildren's nutrition was launched in Russia. The implementation of the pilot project began with secondary school No. 98 in Krasnoyarsk, the regional Ministry of Digital Development reported. Read more here.

2022

The Ministry of Education has banned schools from updating foreign software

At the end of December 2022, it became known about the letter that the Ministry of Education sent to the regional executive bodies in charge of education. In it, the department pointed out the need to abandon the update of foreign software due to the increased risks of cyber attacks.

The Ministry of Education believes that hackers software can inject malicious code through a foreign update. The ministry asked schools to disable unused services and web services, as well as remove foreign built-in applications and traffic counters from sites (like ReCAPTCHA or). Google Analytics In addition, the Ministry of Education recommended blocking traffic from the dark web (illegal segment), Internet browserTor and data from IP websites from USA other "unfriendly" countries, reports "" with Kommersant reference to a letter from the Ministry of Education.

According to experts interviewed by the newspaper, the initiative of the Ministry of Education will not help strengthen the protection of networks and are associated with the implementation of the recommendations of the FSTEC. They believe the most helpful advice from the ministry is a cyber security audit. They also note that the proposal to block traffic from the United States and Europe will not solve the problem, since hackers can use Russian IP addresses.

Blocking traffic from "unfriendly" countries is not a solution to the problem: attackers can register the site in Russia, said Denis Sivtsov, head of defense at DDoS-Guard. Instead of updating the software, educational institutions can buy a new one, but it will take a very long time due to the peculiarities of expenditures from the budget and the mandatory competition for public procurement, said Mergen Doraev, partner of the law firm EMPP, in a conversation with the publication.

The attention of regulators to the educational segment increased after the incident with the hacking of the Moscow Electronic School service, experts say.^[6]

Ministry of Education bans teachers from using WhatsApp, Viber, Skype and Google Drive in schools

The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation has banned teachers from using WhatsApp, Viber, Skype and Google Drive in schools. This became known on October 17, 2022.

As Kommersant was told in the Ministry of Education and Science of the Khabarovsk Territory and in the administration of the Kursk Region, the Ministry of Education demanded that the regions limit the use of foreign messengers as part of the educational process in schools. The regions clarified that the ministry sent a letter on August 26, 2022, it said that the regions should "ensure the testing" of the use of VK Messenger and the training platform "Spherum" (developed by a joint venture between VK and Rostelecom).

At the same time, parents also received a recommendation to limit the use of foreign messengers, participants in parental chats in several regions said. For example, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, teachers recommended that parents "exclude the possibility of using foreign Internet services" due to threats to information security.

The Ministry of Education told the newspaper that the department sent out recommendations not to use foreign messengers, but they concerned only work with the state system "My School" and its components, and did not regulate the sphere and communication channels of parents. The authorities conceived the transfer of school teachers and university teachers back in 2021 under the program "Creating additional conditions for the development of the information technology industry." It involves the development of e-mail services, instant messengers, audio and video conferencing, other digital services of domestic development.

Regulation of parental chats is more a private initiative at the level of teachers or school principals than a consequence of a letter from the Ministry of Education, believes Karen Ghazaryan, general director of the Institute for Internet Research.^[7]

2021

Accounts Chamber: Digitalization of schools in 2016-2021. cost the budget 71.8 billion rubles

Digitalization of schools in 2016-2021. cost the state budget of Russia 71.8 billion rubles. About 66.7 billion rubles are aimed at connecting socially significant objects to the Internet. This is stated in the report of the Accounts Chamber, which was published at the end of October 2022.

Since 2016, in general, there has been a positive trend in terms of equipping educational institutions with digital technologies: the number of educational organizations with the maximum speed of access to the Internet has increased 3.7 times, and the number of personal computers in schools has increased by almost 28%, - said the auditor of the Accounts Chamber Dmitry Zaytsev.

According to him, the volume of state support directed to digitalization has grown significantly - it has increased more than 4.7 times - from 2.9 billion rubles in 2018 to 13, 6 billion rubles in 2019

The report notes that the introduction of digital technologies into education is still focused mainly on ensuring the technical equipment of schools. However, the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and the transition to distance learning in a new way raised the question of the goals of digital transformation of general education.

The Accounts Chamber noted positive dynamics in terms of digital competencies of the pedagogical staff and students, as well as the use of digital technologies to ensure the educational process. For example, the number of schools using electronic document management systems, electronic journals and/or diaries has increased, the report said.

Following the analysis, the Accounts Chamber sent a number of proposals to the Government to improve the processes of digitalization of Russian schools. In particular, it was recommended to develop a unified sectoral strategy for the development of education, including the principles, priorities, goals and objectives of digitalization of this area, as well as to supplement the federal project "Digital Educational Environment" with indicators and results characterizing the level of digital qualifications of teachers.^[8]

In Russia, they create a state service that stores the achievements of schoolchildren for admission to a university

At the end of November 2021, it became known about the creation in Russia of a state service designed to store the achievements of schoolchildren for admission to a university. It will be called "Verified Applicant Portfolio," said Dmitry Afanasyev, deputy head of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Read more here.

Upgrading the IT system of the Unified State Exam, excluding Microsoft software from it

In November 2021, it became known about the beginning of a large-scale update of the IT system of the Unified State Exam (USE). It is assumed that it will not have Microsoft software. Read more here.

The budget of the Russian Federation laid 1.6 billion rubles for the creation of an IT system that identifies socially dangerous students

As it became known in September 2021, the draft three-year budget of Russia included expenses of 1.6 billion rubles for the development of a monitoring system for the dissemination of information, which can persuade or encourage children to "commit actions that pose a threat to their lives" or the life and health of others. It is expected that the implementation of this project will be carried out by the autonomous non-profit organization "Center for the Study and Network Monitoring of the Youth Environment" (ANO "CISM"). Read more here.

In Moscow schools will be launched facial recognition system

On September 8, 2021, it became known about the plans of the Moscow authorities to introduce a facial recognition system in the city's schools. It is assumed that schoolchildren and teachers will be allowed into educational institutions only after. biometric authentications More. here

Announcement of an AI system for checking schoolchildren's homework

In July 2021, the Ministry of Education announced the upcoming introduction of an AI system to check the homework of schoolchildren. The service was called "Digital Teacher Assistant." Read more here.

Launch of a neural network to analyze the behavior of students in Russian schools

On June 1, 2021, it became known that a neural network would be launched in Russian schools to analyze the behavior of students. We are talking about a predictive security system developed by the company "For relatives. Obninsk "together with AIS Gorod and Integra-S. Read more here.

Penetration of Russian software in schools does not exceed 6%

On May 17, 2021, the AI Academy presented the results of a study on the use of Russian software in school education. The study covered school teachers in all federal districts and was implemented by the questionnaire method. 5007 respondents took part. Participants answered 15 questions, with several choices, including entering detailed answers. The study report is presented on the company's website.

The purpose of the study was to assess the state and prospects of the domestic software market in school education. Identify barriers that slow the penetration of Russian solutions. Share conclusions with market participants so that this helps to navigate the state of affairs and strategic decision-making, - says Igor Morozov, Ph.D. Rector of the AiTI Academy. We plan to make the study annual to track dynamics and trends. For our part, we are ready to respond in a timely manner and implement educational initiatives in the direction of import substitution. Our resources allow us to conduct large-scale training on a regular basis and help stimulate demand for domestic software.

According to the results of the study, 94% of respondents reported the use of computers in the educational process, 43% rated the degree of work as "very active." 5% of respondents noted the outdated material base, the lack of computers in schools.

88.8% of computers in the country's schools run on imported software. The penetration of Russian software into schools does not exceed 6%.

The market for installed domestic operating systems is represented by products based on the Linux kernel: Astra Linux, Alt Education, Red OS, Rosa Fresh. The leader is Astra Linux, which occupies 3.2% of the total, which corresponds to 54% among domestic operating systems.

The market for used office applications, for working with texts, tables, presentations is distributed by OpenOffice products (SPO) - 22.7%, MyOffice - 18.6%, LibreOffice - 5%, P7-Office - 1%. 30% of respondents said that they did not know Russian office applications.

The total level of awareness of Russian developments is 70% in total, with varying degrees of knowledge and skills. Thus, 25% of respondents confirmed confident possession of domestic software and software, 27% studied software, but did not use it in practice, 18% of respondents are familiar only with the names. 30% of respondents do not know anything about Russian software.

48% of teachers note their personal readiness to switch to domestic software, subject to regular training, support and free licenses both for schools and for personal use on computers in families. Respondents note the need for quality, product testing and widespread implementation. The need for extensive information and advertising.

78% of respondents spoke about the barriers that need to be overcome for successful and real import substitution. Among these difficulties: compatibility of various types of software, including with peripheral equipment. Programs for the diagnosis of HPV, USE, OGE, written under Windows. Difficulties with retraining, especially teachers of age. Difficulties with installation, technical support, updating.

21% of respondents do not see difficulties. They note the need for affordable prices for home use or for software to be completely free due to state support. Programs should be no worse than foreign counterparts, and licenses should be available or free.

Survey respondents gave detailed opinions and suggestions. For an illustrative example, a number of quotes are given:

Шаблон:Quote 'Correct direction of work. It is necessary that the software be affordable for schoolchildren or be generally free due to state support.

It is possible to implement if the problem with compatibility with common and widely used educational software is solved.

It is necessary to improve the quality of domestic software, expand the functionality for compatibility with other software products.

Before moving on to import substitution, it is necessary to update the material base - in rural schools the equipment is ancient, it is constantly out of order, and there is no funding for these purposes.

There should be not only replacement, but also support, training, and technical support in installing programs from other manufacturers on a certain OS.

If you introduce Russian products, it is necessary to train teachers, especially older ones, and this software should be regularly updated.

{{quote "To develop a domestic OS in which applications written for other OSs would work without problems and different peripheral devices would connect without problems. Develop a domestic office application with support for files created in other office applications. Really develop, not partially redo, free software. }}

The software should be "run-in," not have a gray appearance and a large number of problems, especially with the compatibility of peripheral equipment. Availability, understandable interface, interchangeability should be present in domestic software. It is necessary to introduce into the school course and university foundations of work, settings of domestic software.

If import substitution is carried out, then it is carried out with high-quality products adapted for education. There is absolutely no need to get "raw" products to school to debug them. It should be borne in mind that there are no IT specialists in rural schools. Therefore, if a transition is inevitable, then at least it must be painless.

Programs should be no worse than foreign counterparts, and licenses should be available or free, otherwise what is the point?

The traditional view of import substitution in schools is focused on the institutions themselves and the computer equipment installed in them. Meanwhile, training extends far beyond educational institutions, and covers many places, technologies with which the teacher and student work. Learning takes place not only in the school environment, but also outside it. For example: foreign-made software is installed on home computers of students and teachers. Circles, children's programming and robotics courses run on foreign software. Participation in Olympiads requires the preparation of work on foreign office applications. Programs for the diagnosis of HPV, OGE, USE work on Windows.

The problems of import substitution of software in schools are more related to the lack of clear guidelines and transition plans. A significant obstacle to the transition to domestic analogues can be considered a problem with the compatibility of various software, weak popularization of Russian solutions, common "familiar" foreign products.

According to 78% of respondents - most of the study participants, the education sector is still not large-scale ready for import substitution of software products. However, 48% of respondents noted personal readiness to switch to work with domestic software, readiness to educate students, subject to constant advanced training. Respondents noted the need for support from Russian manufacturers to implement software, technical support and stimulate demand for domestic solutions, improve product quality and free licenses.

The efforts of Russian developers to expand their presence are a trend gaining momentum in import substitution. Technological advances such as consolidation and work on compatibility by, cloud-based features will also have a positive impact on market growth.

According to official data from Russian companies, prominent market players focus on issues of import substitution in education and on the supply of solutions to the regions to increase their presence on the market. It is expected that such measures as free delivery of software, technical support, regular advanced training of teachers, teaching schoolchildren to work with domestic software will stimulate the market and will allow reaching penetration of up to 70% until 2025 at the level of installation on the computer material base of schools.

As of May 2021, the penetration of domestic software is associated with the need to implement the decree of the government of the Russian Federation "On establishing a ban on the admission of software originating from foreign countries for the purpose of making purchases to meet state and municipal needs."

The growth potential of the market for the real use of domestic software is laid in the work on the quality and adaptation of solutions for compatibility with a variety of software, including foreign software. In mass education of the population and popularization of Russian decisions in society. Stimulating demand should become the very driver of growth so that the penetration of domestic software is not nominally a physical installation on computers, but becomes competitive and necessary.

Software developers asked for discounts on the supply of products to Russian schools

On April 13, 2021, it became known about a letter that the Academy of the Ministry of Education of Russia sent to large IT companies with a request to provide benefits when supplying its software to educational institutions. Such a letter, in particular, was received by Astra Linux, MyOffice, BASEALT, R7-Office and Microsoft.

As Kommersant clarifies, we are talking about the purchase of 360 thousand new computers for schools and other educational organizations within the framework of the Education national project in 2021-2022. The letter from the Enlightenment Academy refers to the supply of equipment and software to 4.8 thousand schools, lyceums and gymnasiums, or about 12% of the total number of such institutions in the Russian Federation.

The company "P7-Office" expressed their readiness to provide schools with discounts of up to 90%. Astra Linux told the publication that they can supply software for schools for 7% of the price for commercial organizations. MyOffice promises a similar discount. Microsoft said it is already providing schools with free access to a suite of office programs.

If regional and federal authorities are obliged to purchase Russian software from special register or justify the purchase of foreign products. But educational institutions bypass these requirements. They justify the need to use Microsoft office packages by the fact that Russian software will be incompatible with the "current operating system" - in most cases, this is a product of an American company, the publication says. Kommersant

When analyzing software purchases for educational institutions, we found very similar justifications for the need to purchase software from Microsoft in different regions, - confirms Ilya Massukh, director of the ANO Center for Import Substitution in ICT.

The BASEALT, Alexei Smirnov, says that a certain proportion of processes in education are still sharpened only for foreign technologies.^[9]

The Ministry of Digital Development wants to ban foreign software in schools of the Russian Federation

On March 10, 2021, it became known about the Russian Ministry of Digital Development plan to stimulate the development of the IT industry, according to which a ban on the use of foreign software in schools may be introduced in December. Performers of the project are appointed the Ministry of Digital Development and Minprosveshcheniya. Read more here.

Rospotrebnadzor banned Russian schoolchildren from using smartphones for educational purposes

On February 10, 2021, it became known that Rospotrebnadzor banned Russian schoolchildren from using smartphones for educational purposes, that is, in particular, to view training materials during classes. This ban is stated in the latest sanitary rules for the organization of education and training, recreation and rehabilitation of children dated September 28, 2020, which entered into force on January 1, 2021. They will be valid until January 1, 2027.

Irina Shevkun, head of the sanitary supervision department, mentioned changes prohibiting students of Russian schools from using smartphones for study.

The restrictions imposed by Rospotrebnadzor affect exclusively. smartphones In other words, schoolchildren can continue to study, using laptops and, tablet computers although the department makes an impressive list of requirements for them.

The ban of Rospotrebnadzor does not imply that students no longer have the right to bring smartphones with them to school. Such an opportunity is retained for them - for example, they can freely use them on the territory of the educational institution for communication with parents or communication.

And if in the lesson the teacher wants, say, to show some video materials in electronic form, then he must use a computer, tablet, monoblock, interactive board, - she clarified[10].

In the sanitary rules of January 1, 2021 (SP 2.4. 3648-20) also spelled out the required dimensions of the diagonal of electronic training monitors (IRBs). So the minimum diagonal of the electronic learning tool (IRB) should be for the monitor of a personal computer and laptop - at least 39.6 cm (15 inches), a tablet - 26.6 cm (about 10.5 inches). Thus, Sanpin introduces an automatic ban on the most massive type of macbooks with a 13-inch screen diagonal. Based on this, not only ultrabooks and netbooks were banned, but even many models of ordinary laptops, including the 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro and MacBook Air^[11].

In the elementary school of the Russian Federation, teaching the basics of AI is introduced

At the end of January 2021, it became known about the introduction in the Russian elementary school of teaching the basics of artificial intelligence. A new discipline within the framework of computer science lessons will appear on September 1, and the first educational materials are planned to be prepared by the end of May.

It is advisable to methodically ensure the implementation of training courses in educational organizations aimed at studying the foundations of artificial intelligence systems, based on modern methodological approaches to organizing educational activities, the Ministry of Education said (quoted by Daily Storm).

The department is confident in the high demand in the future for engineers in the field of artificial intelligence who have the skills to create machine learning algorithms in programming, physics, biology and other industries. In this regard, an urgent question arises with training and pre-professional training, which, according to the Ministry of Education, is logical to start in the lower grades.

The ministry cites data from analysts, according to Gartner which, thanks to the active introduction of artificial intelligence in various sectors of the economy, by 2025 the number of jobs created will exceed the number of liquidated by two million. By 2022 artificial intelligence , every fifth employee from among those engaged in non-pattern tasks will be used, researchers expect.

Irina Abankina, head of the Institute for the Development of Education at the Higher School of Economics, in a conversation with the publication noted that the Ministry of Education is faced with the task of completely modernizing educational programs in schools. The new generation will have to live in a world that will be inextricably linked with artificial intelligence, the expert said.

It will be very difficult to integrate this educational program into one subject. There is also a problem: how and who will teach all this, "she stressed.[12]

2020

There are 6.2 students per computer in Russian schools

The National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE ) in November 2021 published its study, in which it said that by the end of 2020 there were 6.2 students per computer in Russian schools.

It is reported that before the start of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the share of schools equipped with equipment to access the Internet reached 99%. At the same time, about 16% had a connection speed below 1 Mbps, and last academic year there were 10.4%.

For the most part, schools were quite well prepared for a pandemic in terms of infrastructure, "says Sergei Zair-Bek, a leading expert at the HSE Institute of Education. - I mean the presence of computers, high-speed Internet. This infrastructure was used when schoolchildren were on remote mode. Moreover, in a number of regions, school equipment was given to families in which they did not have their own.

He added that otherwise there was no forcing work on the technical re-equipment of schools. The director RAEC Sergey Plugotarenko noted that "it is not enough to report on the connection of schools to the Internet channel, it is necessary to provide wiring Internet inside, equip classrooms, teachers and students with gadgets."

The HSE interviewed 8500 teachers in all federal districts. 26.6% of them named a poor resource and technical base (the state of libraries, technology, laboratories) as one of the most serious factors that negatively affect their attitude towards school. Most often (29.7%) teachers from rural areas point to this problem, least often from Moscow (13.8%). For example, teachers noted that their schools lack "a modern library with computer equipment and Internet access" (49.4% in total, 55% for rural schools), "digital equipment and high-speed Internet" (44.7% in total, 52.2% for rural schools).^[13]

Start of applying QR codes with reference to data in the GIS for school certificates

At the end of December 2020, the Ministry of Education of Russia issued an order on digital labeling of school certificates. Documents will now be marked with QR codes measuring 20 x 20 mm, containing a link to access the data of the information system "Federal Register of Information on Education Documents."

Below with left alignment - a white box in the form of a square,... designed to apply machine-readable marking in it: a two-dimensional matrix bar code (QR code), - said in a document published on the official portal of legal information.

Also, with the help of a QR code, it will be possible to obtain information about the surname, name, patronymic, year of birth of the graduate, as well as information about the school that issued the certificate. The QR code will be applied to the reverse side of the certificate title. This page will also contain the Russian coat of arms, the inscriptions "Russian Federation" and "Certificate of Basic General Education," the document number, as well as the date of its issuance.

School certificates will begin to be issued according to new samples in 2021. It is assumed that digital labeling will strengthen the protection against counterfeits of certificates of basic general and secondary general education and applications to them.

formations FIRO RANEPA Boris Ilyukhin, director of the Center for Quality Assessment and Management Systems, in a conversation with "," Russian newspaper noted that the QR code on the school certificate will help simplify and speed up its verification for authenticity. Russia For several years now, a single database of documents on education has been formed, it is maintained, the Rosobrnadzor expert continues. First, information about university diplomas was entered in the federal register. Then they began to gradually collect information on school certificates in electronic form, and by the end of 2020 the database contains information about almost all certificates issued after 2000, Ilyukhin said.^[14]

Mishustin allocated 1 billion rubles for digital content for schools

In December 2020, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order, which allocated 1 billion rubles for the introduction of digital technologies in the field of education. The funds will be received by the Ministry of Education, according to a document published on the official portal of legal information. Read more here.

Maksut Shadayev: teachers instead of officials will receive secure mobile devices on the Russian OS

As it became known on September 23, 2020, Russian teachers will receive secure tablet computers on the Russian operating system Aurora"." This was Russia Nizhny Novgorod announced on the sidelines of the Digital Industrial Industry (CIPR) conference. According Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev to him, it is no longer planned to equip officials with smartphones on the domestic software platform. More. here

Parent meetings in schools are transferred online

At the end of August 2020, Rospotrebnadzor announced the transfer of parental meetings in schools to the Internet format. Parents' access to educational institutions will be limited.

Still, schools this year will work, let's say, in a somewhat closed mode, that is, they will not be available for parents, and parents [will go] there only if necessary. All meetings are going online and in remote forums, "said Galina Yanovskaya, head of the department for supervision of hygiene of children and adolescents of Rospotrebnadzor, whose words are quoted by the TASS Information Agency of Russia.

In accordance with the requirements of the supervisory authority , input filters will be organized in educational organizations.

"During lessons, teachers should also see how children feel," Yanovskaya said.

According to her, Rospotrebnadzor does not ask to provide a distance of 1.5 m in the class, since the classes will be isolated from each other. Each class will have its own schedule of school attendance. At the same time, 2.5 m should fall per student. If a student or teacher is sick with coronavirus, "an emergency notification system will work, measures will depend on the situation," Yanovskaya said.

The head of the service, Anna Popova, in turn, called the decision to start the school year full-time as a challenge. At the same time, he noted that the Russian authorities made such a decision based on greater knowledge about the coronavirus than before.

Earlier, Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov reported that the academic year in 2020 will begin traditionally on September 1. It was noted that solemn rulers should be held outdoors in classes or parallels, parents of schoolchildren should wear masks, and when entering an educational institution, children should have their temperature measured. At the same time, teachers and students do not have to wear masks during classes.^[15]

Launch of "My School" project for electronic recording of student performance

August 9, 2020 it became known about the creation Russia state in the information system () GIS "." My school Under a single platform, electronic diaries and magazines, section entries, kindergarten and school circles, final certification results, USE Olympiads and more will be combined. More. here

2019

Rosobrnadzor: neural networks will monitor violations on the exam

At the end of December 2019, it became known that neural networks will be used to identify violators during the Unified State Exam. The Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) is introducing machine analysis technology for video broadcasts from classrooms, which will allow real-time detection of suspicious activity during student testing. Read more here.

Digital school certificates will appear in Russia

On December 11, 2019, the timing of the appearance of digital school certificates in Russia became known. They were named by the Director of the Department of Digital Transformation Projects of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications RFOleg Kachanov in the podcast RIA Novosti "How do you do it?"

In general, this was in the plans for 2020. If we talk about the actual implementation, then, rather, it will be 2021, because there, first of all, it will be necessary to change the standard, - he said.

According to Kachanov, the main indicator of education will remain a registered record of the issuance of a certificate. In this case, it will be possible to freely obtain a paper version of the document.

Of course, if I want to get a paper copy of the certificate, I can order it, and I will be given it, "he explained to RIA Novosti.

In addition, the results of the Unified State Exam and diplomas on higher education can be translated into an electronic basis. The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications claims that such innovations will reduce the number of cases of fraud and forgery of educational documents.

The question that it will be possible to digitally fake something there, frankly, from my point of view, is practically excluded... There will be an existing state database, where at any time it will be possible to digitally send a request and instantly receive an answer whether this information is really real, reliable, "Kachanov said.

It is assumed that digital school certificates will appear within the framework of a superservice (comprehensive electronic public service) called "Digital Documents on Education Online." This super service provides a citizen with online access to legally significant electronic education documents: certificates, diplomas, exam results, olympiads and competitions. The launch of this project into "combat" operation of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications has been outlined for 2020.^[16]

The Ministry of Education is starting to create a BigData platform for school management

Following an open auction, the Fund for New Forms of Education Development signed an agreement with Top Case to develop a big data platform for the digital educational environment for the Ministry of Education. Read more here.

"Megafon" will create a marketplace of educational content for schools in Russia

In August 2019, the Fund for New Forms of Education Development (FNFRO), the project office of the Education national project and the operator of the Quantorium network of children's technology parks, summed up the results of the competition for the development of the automated information system Marketplace of Educational Content and Services. According to the results of evaluating applications, Megafon received the most points. Read more here.

In Russian schools, the schedule of lessons began to be replaced with QR codes

At the end of October 2019, it became known about the beginning of the use of QR codes in Russian schools instead of the traditional stand with a lesson schedule. The innovation appeared in school No. 1861 "Zagorye" in the Southern Administrative District of Moscow.

Roman Machinsky told about the fact that QR codes were hung on a board with a schedule of classes in this educational institution on his page on the social network Facebook. He published the corresponding photo and said that the innovation was introduced at his nephew's school. It is not known whether this technology has begun to be used on an ongoing basis or whether it is temporary, for example, timed to coincide with an event.

Some users in the comments to this post appreciated the progressiveness of the idea of ​ ​ replacing the school schedule.

And then they used to take pictures. and even earlier they rewrote it with their hands. Progress pleases, - wrote a user under the name Mikhail Gorbunov.

Others noted the shortcomings of this idea: for example, what to do for schoolchildren if they are discharged smartphone or those with old mobile phones.

QR codes have long been used in the educational process. For example, some educational institutions create QR codes with links to multimedia sources and resources necessary for students. The library contains links to electronic versions of texts and additional information, and the printed QR code is glued to the book. In the offices of a foreign language, cards with QR codes are attached on different subjects, allowing students to find out the translation of a word (written or audio).

In September 2019, Sberbank introduced a cashless system for paying for school meals for primary school students using QR codes in one of the Rostov schools. The solution allows you to automate the process of payment and accounting for food, but also helps parents follow the diet of their child online.^[17]

The first VR lessons were held in Russian schools. What are the results of the experiments?

Multimedia modeling capabilities have long attracted enthusiasts from the school environment. They strive to create a visual environment for schoolchildren that makes it easy to understand and master difficult abstract concepts and laws of physics, chemistry, astronomy and other subjects. In parallel, processes are underway to form appropriate teaching methods, which are based on the results of special research. One of them was held in the spring of 2019 and showed interesting results. Read more here.

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