Moscow - Smart City

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Digitalization

Main article: Digitalization of Moscow

Video surveillance, facial recognition and video analytics

• Video surveillance in Moscow
• How the facial recognition system is arranged in Moscow
• Road cameras in Moscow and the Moscow region
• Video surveillance system in New Moscow

Moscow is one of the ten world leaders in video camera coverage. There are more than 146 thousand cameras in the city - in entrances, in courtyards, in crowded places and in educational institutions. Records from them are used in the investigation of 70 percent of offenses and crimes. And cameras also help control the work of public utilities.

Records are delivered to a single data center. In the case of an emergency, you can reserve archived information from the desired camera for 30 days. To do this, you need to leave an application by calling the 24-hour citywide contact center by phone: 8 (495) 587-00-02. With the application number received from the operator, you need to contact law enforcement agencies at the scene or a lawyer. Archive information is stored for five days without backup.

PJSC Rostelecom provides the functioning of the video surveillance system of the city of Moscow PVN (49,797 cameras), DVN (10,111 cameras), MMS (736 cameras). The volume of work performed is about 50% of the total number of cameras installed.

The video surveillance system is built on the basis of the "Service Model"

• The city orders video transmission services from telecom operators and pays for receiving video image from cameras to a single data storage center (ECCD)
• ECCD is built by the city on a separate order and performs the functions of access to video cameras and data archives for users of the video surveillance system
• The purchase of cameras, installation, configuration and subsequent operation of equipment is paid by the operator

Smart City project portfolio in Moscow

2019

2018: Principles, goals and end-to-end technologies of the Smart City project

The Russian capital should reach a new level of development of electronic services and services, said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in April 2018 at a meeting of the presidium of the city government.

The state program "Information City," which ends in 2018, will be replaced by a new program - "Smart City," the development of which has now begun on behalf of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

The new strategy will be based on key modern technologies. Among them, DIT highlights artificial intelligence to automate decision-making based on data analysis, blockchain technology for paperless contracts, big data for targeted services.

In addition, the basic principles of building a "Smart City" were determined, including the involvement of residents of all ages in managing the city, the availability of all services around the clock from any device, the primacy of an electronic document over a paper document, reliance on domestic solutions and the development of the city together with business.

The development of artificial intelligence technologies will ensure the transfer of a significant part of routine operations to machines and the robotization of many processes. In particular, technologies such as speech/image/video recognition and synthesis, as well as machine translation and others will become widespread, according to materials to the presidium of the city government.

Blockchain technology will allow the introduction of the practice of paperless contracts. With Big Data, it will become possible to provide citizens and businesses with targeted services that meet the personal needs of everyone.

Artificial intelligence automates decision-making based on data analysis. The Internet of Things and 5G will open the possibility of introducing a large number of connected devices and sensors into the urban infrastructure.

Virtual and augmented reality technologies will change areas such as tourism and education. And the response to numerous challenges will be to strengthen the direction associated with cybersecurity and threat monitoring.

2012-2018

Information City. The Department of IT (DIT) of Moscow was responsible for the implementation of the city program, and two related departments acted as co-executors: media and advertising, as well as transport and the development of road transport infrastructure.

2003-2011

City target program "Electronic Moscow."

Innovative infrastructure of Moscow

Innovation Agency

• Moscow Innovation Agency

"Social monitoring"

The Moscow authorities developed in March 2020 a mobile application "Social Monitoring" for patients who are being treated for a new coronavirus infection at home. This was announced by DIT of Moscow on April 1, 2020. The application will allow law enforcement agencies to make sure that a citizen complies with the isolation regime and does not leave the house. This will help ensure the safety of others and avoid the further spread of the coronavirus, according to DIT.

The application will automatically track the user's geolocation. At the same time, it is not the moving track that is recorded, but exclusively the fact of leaving the self-isolation address, which the user indicated in his questionnaire. To ensure that the user is near the phone, the application will periodically send push notifications to the user requesting additional identification using the photo. In case of violation of quarantine, the application will notify law enforcement agencies about this, - explained the principles of the application in the DIT of Moscow.

Moscow sets trends for the subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of infrastructure development

• Interdepartmental working group (DIT, Ministry of Communications, Roskomnadzor, telecom operators)
• Mechanism for accelerated placement of BS at city facilities
• Non-discriminatory access to urban communication infrastructure (IPTC CP)
• Increasing the volume of urban communication infrastructure within the framework of the "My Street Program" to meet the future needs of 5G, IoT, Smart City
• Increasing the volume of urban communication infrastructure within the framework of the "Housing Renovation Program" and the development of the territory of New Moscow - cable sewerage, places for placing BS and equipment of telecom operators
• Dual purpose supports
• Total income of operators from cellular communications 220 billion rubles.
• 44.5 million SIM cards on the air
• Cellular penetration 225%

Moscow - implementation of more than 300 digital projects

Selection of projects for implementation taking into account all components of the urban digital economy

Moscow's infrastructure is ready to change in accordance with the requirements of the digital economy

5G adoption challenges

What will give Moscow 5G technology - prospects

• 5G technology will require participants in the cellular market to multiply the number of base stations and a completely different principle of network planning, which will entail large ^[1].
• This means that operators, in fact, will once again have to build a large infrastructure, and this is quite difficult.
• Therefore, in order not to deprive the 5G project of investment attractiveness, DIT Moscow proposes to unite the efforts of all interested parties (operators, infrastructure companies, equipment manufacturers, etc.).
• The Moscow government is considering creating a consortium-type association on the basis of which cellular operators will be able to comfortably and at lower costs develop 5G communication in the city.

Moscow Innovation Cluster

Moscow Government established the fund Moscow Innovation Cluster"," from which the capital's innovation cluster will be financed. The powers of the founder of the fund will be assumed by the government Moscow in the person. Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development of the city of Moscow The innovation cluster should contribute to the creation of conditions for the implementation of priority areas of scientific and technical development of the Russian Federation, the development and introduction of innovative technologies, ensuring scientific, technical and production cooperation and coordination of interaction between its participants.

Technoparks of Moscow

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lot of enterprises, organizations of the city of Moscow, tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people participate in innovations, ranging from academic institutions to startups. Industry institutions, private, state, technoparks, such scientific and industrial clusters as space, aviation, atomic, medical are involved in innovation, "said Sergei Sobyanin. He stressed that innovation is the basis of the future economy of Moscow

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The innovative infrastructure of Moscow includes about 1.5 thousand objects, which house more than three and a half thousand units of modern high-tech equipment. This includes:

• special economic zone "Technopolice' Moscow '";
• 31 technoparks;
• "Digital Business Space" - the updated Central House of the entrepreneur;
• 76 coworking spaces - an average of 100 workplaces are equipped in each of them. Users rent premises, services related to doing business, and much more. All this speaks of the demand for coworking spaces among young companies;
• five centers for the development of production technologies - they support small and medium-sized technology companies. Any entrepreneur can work out the technological process in detail, study the properties of samples of manufactured products, and certify new products. This year, 354 high-tech companies used the services of such centers. Enterprises provided more than 2.6 thousand services related to technological development, testing, product standardization;
• two innovative territorial clusters in Zelenograd and Troitsk - the first specializes in microelectronics and instrumentation (190 participants, over eight thousand employees). The second cluster is in Troitsk. He specializes in new materials, laser and radiation technologies (58 participants, about six thousand employees);
• children's technology parks (quantoriums);
• business service centers and other organizations.

The most important infrastructure facilities for innovative companies now are Technopolice Moskva and technology parks, the number of which has grown fivefold over the past four years (in 2014 there were six, this year - 31). The number of companies - residents of technology parks also increased almost four times (from 450 to 1748), and the number of jobs - 6.5 times (from 6.8 to 44.1 thousand). Residents of technology parks can rent premises at attractive prices, gain access to high-tech equipment and services such as clean rooms, experimental laboratories.

For innovative companies, the city subsidizes the purchase of equipment (up to 200 million rubles), develops the appropriate infrastructure (up to 300 million rubles), provides tax benefits to technology parks and their residents (reduces taxes to 25 percent). In addition, the capital provides support to startups. The Moscow Fund for Industry and Entrepreneurship Support provides affordable loans for development work and engineering (up to 50 million rubles at five percent for five years). The Fund for Assistance to the Development of Venture Investments gives venture loans to startups (up to 30 million rubles). Young scientists receive prizes and grants for the development of their projects (33 prizes of one million rubles each).

• Technopolice' Moskva '
• Technopark NITSEVT
• Technopark ZiL
• Technopark Slava
• Strogino Technopar KP
• Moscow Sapphire Plant
• VIZBAS Technopark
• Caliber
• Nagatino-ZIL
• Trinity Nanotechnology Center

Main article Technoparks of Russia# Technoparks of Moscow

Smart transport - ITS using the example of Moscow

Main article: Intelligent transport system in Moscow

Smart buildings

2018: Opening of a business center in Skolkovo with a built-in Smart City system

On October 6, 2018, the Amaltea business center with the Smart City built-in system was opened on the territory of the innovation center, which automatically controls lighting, ventilation and power consumption. A large-scale pedestrian zone has been created inside the business center under the dome. The building is built according to the LEED level eco-standard Silver. The concept was designed by the French architectural company Valode & Pistre, and the Safmar industrial and financial group was the investor in the construction. Read more here.

Communication in Moscow

WiFi-networks

Main article: WiFi networks in Moscow

2020

The load on broadband networks with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic increased by 53%

In 2020, Muscovites began to spend more time on the Internet and use mobile communications: according to estimates of mobile operators, with the beginning of the pandemic, the volume of voice traffic increased by an average of 15 percent, and mobile Internet - by 20 percent. This was announced on January 12, 2021 by DIT of Moscow. The load on broadband networks rose by 53 percent. In the context of an increase in the load on the network, operators promptly took additional measures and ensured a high quality of services. The Department of Information Technologies of the city of Moscow told about how the communications industry developed in 2020.

With the beginning of the pandemic in the Moscow region, the load on cellular networks and the demand for home Internet increased significantly. In these conditions, the operators did everything so that Muscovites had the opportunity to work and study comfortably at home, communicate with their loved ones and use all the digital capabilities of Moscow. Moreover, the telecom industry has maintained high interest in projects for the development of cellular communications, including piloting 5G networks, "said Eduard Lysenko, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Information Technology Department.

Cellular operators communications worked to expand coverage areas, increase network capacity and transfer rates. data Moscow area Base stations were built on the territory of Moscow. In addition, the modernization of communication networks in the metro was completed. A stable standard signal appeared at all stations and metro stations. According to LTE DIT estimates, the total investment of operators in infrastructure for the year amounted to about 23 billion - rubles almost a third more than in 2019.

The subscriber base of large mobile operators in 2020 increased by 8 percent - mainly due to those who connected new devices for remote work and IoT devices to the network. In addition, large telecom operators began to issue virtual SIM cards. In total, at the moment in Moscow, residents have about 50 million active SIM-cards.

The cost of typical cellular and home Internet services in 2020 remained almost at the same level, according to DIT. At the same time, mobile Internet in Moscow is still one of the most affordable among megacities in the world: the price of it is 2-4 times lower than in Barcelona, ​ ​ London and Stockholm, and 5-10 times lower than in New York. The average Internet speed in Moscow by mid-2020 increased among all mobile operators and ranged from 16 to 48.5 Mbps. In 2019, the average mobile internet speed ranged from 15.8 to 41.9 Mbps.

During the spread of the pandemic, mobile operators offered customers unlimited Internet packages and other benefits. Communication services were provided even with a negative account balance. Moscow subscribers over 65, who were especially important to stay at home and take care of their health, were able to use cellular communications even if they were in debt and call numbers inside the Moscow network for free.

In 2020, projects aimed at developing communication networks were also continued. So, in October, a 5G demo center was opened in the Smart City pavilion at VDNKh. This is the first 5G laboratory in Russia to solve urban problems, where large companies, startups and scientific institutes can test their developments, and the city can decide on the possibility of their implementation, "said Alexander Gorbatko, Deputy Head of the Moscow Information Technology Department.

In addition, in 2020, with the participation of specialists from the Research Institute named after Mizmetov, fundamental scientific research began on the impact of communication networks on human well-being and the urban environment. Also in Moscow, architectural criteria for the placement of mobile communication equipment have been developed. They will be applied to antenna feeder devices, communication base stations, radio relay equipment, repeaters that are located on the roofs and facades of buildings. The concept of "Urban aesthetics of communication" spelled out the recommended dimensions of the equipment and its format, as well as the location from an aesthetic point of view.

Moscow has developed requirements for the appearance of cellular communication equipment

In Moscow, architectural rules for the placement of telecommunications equipment have been developed. The draft concept "Urban aesthetics of communication," which spells out the requirements for the appearance of the communication infrastructure, is presented for expert discussion. This was announced on July 10, 2020 by the Moscow Department of Information Technologies (DIT), which is developing the concept together with a specialized organization. Read more here.

2019: Four 5G experimental sites to be launched in Moscow

On May 31, 2019, it became known about the statement of the Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin that by the end of 2019, four experimental platforms for the introduction of a mobile connected generation will be launched in the city. Also, the mayor of the capital proposed to give Moscow additional legal opportunities to create breakthrough solutions in the field of information technology and artificial intelligence.

For the deployment of Russian 5G networks, it is planned to allocate a range of 3.4-3.8 GHz. Operators that operate in this range are supposed to compensate for the loss of frequency resource. But neither the mechanism nor the amount of compensation has yet been determined even approximately^[2].

Main article: Development of 5G networks in Russia

2017: Mobile Internet in Moscow is one of the most affordable among major cities in the world

Analysts of the Department of Information Technologies of Moscow (DIT) compared the cost of mobile Internet in Moscow and large foreign cities in 1 - 3 square meters. 2017.

The subject of the study was 3 types of tariffs for mobile data transmission (not including voice, SMS and other communication services): "minimum data package" (up to 4 GB, inclusive), "average" (5-12 GB) and "maximum" (13 GB or more) in Moscow, Barcelona, ​ ​ London, Stockholm, New York, Singapore and Dubai.

According to DIT experts, the cost of 1GB mobile data transmission in Moscow for tariffs with a small included traffic package in the 3rd quarter of 2017 amounted to 84 rubles per 1 GB, while for tariffs with a large package of mobile data transmission - 41 rubles per 1 GB. The purchase of a large tariff package for mobile data transmission turned out to be more profitable. So, the savings for the user range from 1.4 times in New York, to 5 times in Stockholm. In Moscow - 2 times.

The average cost of traffic in Moscow is the lowest. In comparison with New York, mobile Internet will cost 5-8 times cheaper (depending on the volume of the package, the maximum difference is for the largest mobile data packets), with London - 3-4 times.

Experts also noted the stability of the mobile Internet price market over the past year. For comparison, about 2-3 years ago, traffic fell in price every year at times.

See also: Mobile broadband access of internet (world market) and Mobile broadband access of internet (russian market)

Modern mechanisms of urban management

"Our City" and "Active Citizen"

Muscovites can directly interact with the Moscow City Government and influence the life of the capital. The portal "Our City" is a channel for receiving feedback from citizens. With its help, you can complain about the work of officials and utilities.

On the portal, you can report the absence of an urn in the park, damage to the stairs or littering of the territory, talk about broken paving slabs, poor care for trees and shrubs or a hole on the road. More than a million users are registered on Our City. By the fall of 2017, with its help, it was possible to solve about 1.8 million problems.

The Active Citizen electronic referendum system allows you to express your opinion on a variety of urban issues - from creating additional bus routes and mowing the lawn to choosing a name for the new metro ring. "Active citizens" save bonus points and receive branded souvenirs, tickets to a theater or museum. By the fall of 2017, more than 1.9 million participants were registered in the project, more than 2.6 thousand votes were held and more than 81 million opinions were adopted.

Unified Dispatch Center (EDC)

One of the main results of the work of DIT in the field of housing and communal services was the launch of the Unified Dispatch Center (EDC), through which all applications of residents on public utilities pass today. The emergence of the EDC has already allowed the city to effectively coordinate the work of all utilities. At the beginning of 2018, about 700 operators work in the EDC, receiving more than 900 thousand calls per month. Ilya Demin, head of the Information Technologies in Housing and Communal Services department of the DIT of Moscow, in addition to the advantages of the EDC, spoke in April 2018 about the ASUPR (Automated Resource Consumption Accounting System) project, which allows you to control the consumption of resources in the house and warn about a deviation in indicators. One of the promising areas of informatization of the housing and communal services sector is the introduction of smart meters, which will automatically send readings of resource consumption metering devices to the system. In addition to automatically transmitting readings, smart meters will be able to pay attention to too much consumption and report a potential leak.

Citywide Contact Center

2018

Always ready: the robot will talk about the status of documents

To find out if the document is ready, just call the Unified Reference Service of the Moscow Mayor's Office and click on '1'

Paperwork takes some time. To find out if the document is ready, Muscovites contact the Unified Reference Service of the Moscow Mayor's Office. Previously, calls were distributed chaotically: they were recorded, then a person got into a virtual queue, after that someone switched to a robot, and someone got to the operator.

You can find out about the readiness of the document quickly and without a queue. To do this, you need to dial the 8-495-7777777 number, then, if you get into the queue at the operator, then in order not to expect, you can press the number '1' in tone mode and switch to the robot, then dictate the application number and get an answer.

'People,

out of an old habit, are trying to switch to a person, but we are trying to teach Muscovites how to communicate with a robot. Because this way they will receive information faster than from the operator: the process takes less than a minute on average. But it is worth emphasizing that the status of readiness of the document should be specified only after the period announced at the MPSC, "comments Andrei Savitsky, project manager for the Citywide Contact Center.

The robot has been working on the hotline of the Unified Reference Service of the Moscow Mayor's Office since July 2017. The virtual operator processes 53% of incoming calls on 22 topics. The robot accounts for about 325 thousand calls per month. A hundred people daily thank the virtual operator for their help just like the present.

The citywide contact center of the capital is recognized as one of the best among the world's megacities

According to the results of the study "Analysis of the use of advanced digital technologies in the work of the contact center of Moscow and other megacities of the world," the Russian capital, along with New York and Hong Kong, took first place. This was reported to TAdviser on August 28, 2018 by the Department of Information Technology of the city of Moscow (DIT).

As part of the study, DIT analysts analyzed 20 "smart" cities with the most developed contact centers, including,, Angeles,, Atlas,, Toronto,, etc London Paris Madrid. Barcelona Berlin Cape Town Experts considered issues on which you can contact city contact centers, city communication channels with residents, quantitative indicators of efficiency and completeness of the functionality of contact centers.

The use of smart city technologies was separately studied. In the Citywide Contact Center of such technologies 6: omnichannel (mutual integration of disparate communication channels into a single system), robot operator, voice identity identification, artificial intelligence, big data analysis, voice emotion recognition. The city contact center of Moscow, along with New York, is the leader in the level of introduction of digital technologies, since it uses 6 out of 7 studied technologies, noted in DIT.

Every month we receive more than 3 million calls for a wide variety of life situations, and an increasing number of calls are processed by a virtual operator. For example, a robot is already receiving 95% of requests to receive readings from individual water meters, "said Andrei Savitsky, project manager at the Citywide Contact Center of the Moscow DIT.

Together with Seoul, Moscow has become the only city where you can contact the city contact center with any life situation regarding key areas of city life. The Russian capital also showed high results in customer satisfaction (90%), solving the problem the first time (96%), average call service time (3 minutes) and waiting for a response (45 seconds).

The city contact center is potentially one of the key links in the receipt of services and services by city residents, not only urban, but also commercial. Contact Center - a single entry point for a resident to get an answer to any questions. Therefore, world megacities pay great attention to this channel of communication with their residents. It is pleasant to realize that Moscow occupies a leading position among the "smart" cities of the world in the development of an urban contact center, "said Ivan Buturlin, head of Analytics at DIT Moscow.

Digital platform for automation of economic processes in Moscow

On January 30, 2020, it became known that economic process automation control technologies Moscow are aggregated on the basis of the SEZ "." Technopolice Moscow This was announced by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Land and Property Relations Vladimir Efimov. More. here

Moscow Electronic School (MES)

• Main article Project "Moscow Electronic School"

2024

Moscow City Hall launched a marketplace of services for technology companies

On November 28, 2024, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the launch of the unique digital service Technomarket. This is a specialized marketplace of services for technology companies. Read more here

Robotic libraries appeared in Moscow

In November 2024, the Moscow Department of Culture launched a network of automated book issuance stations in ten city parks. Each book house holds 350 editions and works on the principle of a classical library. Read more Here.

Moscow received a UN certificate for achievements in the development of a smart city

Moscow received a certificate as part of the UN international initiative United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC). This was announced by Deputy Mayor Natalya Sergunina on October 15, 2024.

The capital reiterated the status of one of the most technological megacities in the world. When assessing, experts took into account 90 indicators of innovative development. They cover several key areas - from the economy and the environment to society and culture, - said Natalya Sergunina.

One of the important parameters that foreign specialists especially drew attention to is the almost complete coverage of Moscow with high-speed Internet (98.9 percent). 97 percent of residents use the Internet every day.

U4SSC is a global initiative aimed at improving the quality of urban governance. Its participants adhere to common approaches to measuring the main criteria for development.

Moscow uses the potential of all current technologies of smart cities - blockchain, metaverse, the Internet of Things and others. Over 300 IT projects are implemented annually in the capital, and artificial intelligence is already used in more than 90. In 2023 alone, 25 Moscow projects were awarded prestigious Russian and international awards in the field of digitalization.

In 2021, the Russian capital received certificates of compliance with two international standards at once: ISO 37120 "Sustainable development of communities - indicators of urban services and quality of life" and ISO 37122 "Sustainable cities and communities - indicators for smart cities."

The certificate for smart cities of Moscow was awarded among the first 10 megacities in the world. The assessment was carried out according to 80 criteria reflecting the effectiveness of the use of technological solutions in all industries.

As of October 2024, more than 420 electronic services and services covering all areas - from health care and education to culture and housing and communal services - are presented on the main metropolitan portal of the mos.ru. Every day they are addressed more than two million times. And the total number of registered users of the portal exceeds 15.9 million.

Thanks to digitalization, residents did not need to provide more than a billion different certificates.

With the help of online tools, Muscovites are actively involved in the development of the capital: they make significant decisions and share proposals. Thanks to the City of Ideas platform, more than 200 thousand initiatives in the field of health care, transport, entrepreneurship and others have been collected. Every year, hundreds of them are implemented.

Over seven million people are united by the Active Citizen project. With its help, the townspeople choose which parks, courtyards and squares need to be landscaped, how clinics and cultural institutions should work, vote for the names of streets and metro stations. More than four thousand solutions have already been implemented.

2022: Installing sensors on trees that warn of falling

As it became known in October 2022, in Moscow, sensors are installed on trees that warn of their fall. At the first stage, about 20 plants are equipped with devices.

{{quote 'Trees fall during anomalous phenomena and damage cars, billboards and cafes. To avoid this, it is necessary to strengthen control over green spaces, - said Anton Kulbachevsky, head of the department of nature management and environmental protection of the capital. }}

The sensors used are needed to transmit information about the presence of pests and co-movement inside the tree. Thanks to this data, the system concludes about the state of the tree.

According to Kulbachevsky, the first sensors were installed on the territory of RUDN University. In the future, they can be used to monitor the condition of trees in the city center and in the courtyards of residential buildings.

In the summer of 2022, a powerful hurricane hit Moscow, then two people died, another 18 were injured. Trees were knocked down and streets flooded. Also, during a thunderstorm, lightning hit the dome of the Moscow church, which is why it caught fire.

Earlier it was reported that scientists of the laboratory "Smart Technologies for the Sustainable Development of the Urban Environment," created at RUDN University with the support of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation, are developing a system for online monitoring of green spaces.

To monitor the condition of trees, scientists use unique Tree Talker devices, or tritokers (from the English tree - "tree" and talker - "chatterbox"). Built-in sensors allow them to measure how much the tree is tilting. If too much, they send alerts.

In addition, tritokers include radiometers that measure the intensity of solar radiation and reflected light in the crown; temperature and humidity sensors of wood that conducts water and nutrients; air temperature and humidity sensors; infrared distance sensors for measuring barrel diameter increase.^[3]

2021

Sensors will be installed at Moscow sports facilities to control their workload

At the end of September 2021, it became known that sensors would be installed at Moscow sports facilities to control their workload. Thanks to such a project, the authorities want to better navigate the design of infrastructure. Read more here.

Moscow recognized as a smart city according to the international standard

On May 28, 2021, it became known that Moskvyumny was recognized as a city according to the international ISO standard. Metropolitan Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote about this in his blog.

Moscow received certificates of compliance with international standards ISO 37120 "Sustainable development of communities - indicators of urban services and quality of life" and ISO 37122 "Sustainable cities and communities - indicators for smart cities." The ISO 37122 standard was approved quite recently, and Moscow has successfully passed certification on it among the first 10 cities in the world, Sobyanin said at the end of May 2021.

As for the ISO 37120 standard, it appeared in 2014. By May 2021, the group of cities that meet this standard has more than 100 megacities in 32 countries - in addition to Moscow, these are Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, London, Dubai, Johannesburg, Oslo and Warsaw.

ISO 37120 is an international standard that establishes the main indicators of the quality of life and service provision in cities. Obtaining this certificate allows you to apply for ISO 37122 - a standard for smart cities. The availability of a certificate according to the ISO 37120 standard is taken into account in significant international ratings that assess integrated development, for example, in the rating "Cities in Motion" of the business school of the University of Navarre.

Sobyanin noted that during the certification, experts assessed 80 indicators that reflect the effectiveness of introducing smart technologies to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Why is this important? Because a smart city is not about the future, but about today... And of course, obtaining an ISO certificate is not an end in itself, but simply a current assessment of the work of the city authorities to implement Smart City technologies, which does not stop there, the mayor explained.

According to the mayor, such an assessment is also very important, since it allows you to determine the current level of urban development.^[4]

2020

Moscow will spend 135.6 million rubles on monitoring objects using laser scanning and drones

As it became known on November 9, 2020, the Moscow authorities will spend about 135.6 million rubles to monitor objects using laser scanning and drones. This is evidenced by information about the relevant tender, which is conducted by the metropolitan Department of Information Technologies (DIT). Read more here.

Moscow ranked 56th in the Smart City Index

Moscow took 56th place in the Smart City Index of the Swiss business school IMD. DIT of Moscow announced this on September 18, 2020. During the year, the Russian capital climbed 16 positions and overtook Brussels, Paris and Tokyo, said Vladimir Efimov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations.

In the IMD rating, which was released for the second time in 2020, residents of 109 cities rated the quality of life in them and its improvement due to digitalization. The top 5 rankings included Singapore, Helsinki, Zurich, Auckland and Oslo. Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Ankara, Tallinn are adjacent to Moscow in the Smart City Index, "said Vladimir Efimov.

Digitalization is one of the main directions of the national project "Digital Economy of Russia." In recent years, Moscow has been introducing advanced digital technologies in all areas of economic activity and everyday life. Many city services can be obtained online, a smart ticket system for transport has been created, and various electronic payment services operate. This makes the life of the townspeople convenient and saves time. The change in the position of the Russian capital in the Smart City Index rating is another confirmation of the effectiveness of the Moscow Government's policy in the field of digitalization, said Eduard Lysenko, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the City Department of Information Technologies.

Improving the quality of life and doing business is a key task that the Moscow Government is guided by when introducing IT solutions in the urban economy, economy and social sphere. Technologies make the capital more comfortable and safer, give citizens the opportunity to receive all the necessary services and services online, simplifying interaction with the city. Therefore, it is especially important that residents see and note the positive changes that are taking place in the city thanks to digitalization, "said Eduard Lysenko.

Compared to 2019, Muscovites higher assessed the impact of digitalization on everyday life in almost all respects. In particular, they noted the high level of online services that help entrepreneurs create a business. In addition, it has become easier for citizens to find work thanks to online employment services and get medical services using an online appointment with a doctor.

During the acute phase of the pandemic, citizens and businesses could electronically apply for subsidies and receive other government support. The development of car-sharing services reduces traffic congestion, and applications for finding parking spaces reduce the time to travel around the city, and according to the latest indicator, Moscow occupies the leading positions in the ranking, "said Kirill Purtov, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the City Department of Economic Policy and Development.

According to Alexander Pishchelko, head of the New Management Technologies State Institution, the Moscow Government is constantly improving the provision of electronic services and services for entrepreneurs.

This is one of the most digitalized categories of applicants, since most already have a qualified electronic signature, which is necessary to receive services on the portal mos.ru. As of September 2020, more than 93 thousand personal accounts of legal entities are registered on the mos.ru, more than 190 electronic services and services in various spheres of urban economy are available to them, including the full cycle of services in the field of construction is implemented in electronic form. Also, 96 percent of property and land relations services, 80 percent of transport services, 100 percent of advertising services and many others have been transferred to electronic form. In addition, we do not forget about the quality of these services and constantly increase it by modernizing them, "said Alexander Pishchelko.

Moscow - 18th place in the ranking of European cities for investing in IT (Tech Cities of the Future)

At the end of June 2020, fDi Intelligence magazine and the technology publication The Next Web published a rating of European cities with the highest prospects for investing in IT. Moscow is located in 18th place.

The Tech Cities of the Future study looked at 76 cities that were evaluated in terms of raising capital, having qualified employees and developing infrastructure. In addition to the overall rating, separate categories are highlighted: "Economic Potential," "Innovation and Attractiveness," "Level of Foreign Direct Investment," "Startup Ecosystem" and "Profitability." 

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Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications: the data of Muscovites who issued digital passes during the COVID-19 epidemic will be destroyed

All personal data of those who issued digital passes will be destroyed. This was announced on May 26, 2020 by the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia Maksut Shadayev.

We have all personal data, with the exception of those whose accounts were created by users on the public services portal who did not yet have them, in order to issue digital passes, all personal data related to movements, restrictions, addresses, for the purpose of exit, everything will be deleted and destroyed, and, accordingly, will not remain with us in state information systems, - quotes "Interfax" the words of Shadayev.

The head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications stressed that digital passes were initially declared as a temporary measure effective for the period of quarantine and isolation in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Digital passes in Moscow and the Moscow region were introduced in mid-April 2020. When issuing such a document, citizens are asked to indicate passport data, personal car number or transport card number, sending and destination address, purpose of the trip. In the Moscow region, the access control was canceled on May 23. In the capital, it remains by May 26.

On May 25, it became known that the Moscow Road Inspection canceled almost 2.5 thousand fines for drivers for incorrectly issued passes for movement in Moscow.

Earlier in May, the AnalogBytes Conference blog analyzed the text of the agreement on the processing of personal data, which citizens agree with when issuing passes. It says that a citizen gives permission, including the transfer of data to third parties. The Moscow authorities called such an agreement typical and stated that the information of citizens is strictly protected by law.

Digital pass holders who agree to data processing will receive only information materials from the Moscow government and event announcements, and not advertising, the press service of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development assured.^[5]

An experiment to replace passports with QR codes is planned in Moscow

The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation proposed an experiment to replace paper passports with the mobile application "Mobile Identifier." According to the draft resolution published on the portal of regulatory legal acts, the experiment should be carried out in Moscow from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021. This became known on May 26, 2020.

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Based on the working project, which was published on the website within a few hours, it follows that by December 1, 2020, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications should develop a mobile application designed to replace the physical identity card of a citizen of the Russian Federation. In addition to the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Development, the FSB, FSTEC and other government agencies, the Moscow government, the Multifunctional Centers for the Provision of Public Services of the City of Moscow, Rostelecom, ANO Digital Economy should also be among the participants in the experiment.

The Mobile Identifier application will contain a QR code that citizens can present as an identity card. With the help of the application, it will be possible to confirm your identity during a personal or remote appeal for state, municipal and other services^[6].

72.2 billion rubles allocated for the implementation of the state program "Smart City"

On January 30, 2020, it became known that the planned budget of the Department of Information Technologies of the Moscow Government (DIT) for 2020 is 80.006 billion rubles. Of the aforementioned 80 billion rubles. most of it is natural, as in previous years, will go to the implementation of the state program "Development of the Digital Environment and Innovation" ("Smart City") - 72.2 billion rubles. Read more here.

2019: 38th place in Innovation Cities Global Index

On November 15, 2019, it became known that Moscow took 38th place in the global Innovation Cities Global Index from 2thinknow agency for 2019, although in 2018 it was only in 48th place. The latest version of the rating as of November 15, 2019 has not been published on the 2thinknow website, there is only an index for 2018.

The international 2thinknow agency, based in, Australia has produced the Innovation Cities Global Index since 2007, and as of November 2019, it covers more than 500 cities around the world. In the edition of the rating for 2019, the top five included,, New York, and Tokyo. London Angeles Singapore Vice Mayor Moscow Vladimir Efimov said that the capital scored Russia the same number of points in 2019 as Osaka, the Japanese Canadian Vancouver and located in Portland USA and. At the same Vegas time, Moscow was ahead of,,,,,, and. Istanbul Oslo Rome Copenhagen Dublin Hong Kong Helsinki Brussels

Denis Tikhonov, head of the Moscow Department of Economic Policy and Development, noted that over the past seven years, Moscow, which occupied only 192nd place in the list in 2012, has risen by more than 150 positions.

In total, in 2019, 20 Russian cities were included in the rating. St. Petersburg took 109th place, Kazan - 393. The rest are located in the fifth hundred, where Novosibirsk they took 405 lines, - Yekaterinburg 416, - Rostov-on-Don 419, - Nizhny Novgorod 421, - 437 Kaliningrad , - 438, Krasnoyarsk - 440, Samara - 441, - Perm 444, Volgograd - 447, - Vladivostok 449, - Omsk 460, - 463, - 473 Tomsk , Saratov - 475, Orenburg - 476, - Togliatti 482. Barnaul Izhevsk

The assessment is made according to 162 criteria, divided into three categories: infrastructure for human capital, market potential and cultural heritage. Among other things, experts assess the government's IT policy, as well as the development of wireless networks and card payments. They are also interested in gross regional product, the level of material well-being and education, corporate income tax, the level of development of industrial production, the number of headquarters of multinational corporations in the city, the presence of industrial clusters in it and the strategy for promoting the brand of the city of^[7].

2018

The last stage of the development of the Smart City - 2030 strategy has started

The Department of Information Technologies (DIT) of the city of Moscow continues to work on the digital strategy of Moscow "Smart City - 2030." After discussing the industry part of the document, the last stage of strategy development began - a discussion of indicators, which will last until the beginning of July 2018 on the ict.moscow website. The goal of the stage is to determine how exactly the successes of building a smart city will be evaluated, the DIT reported on June 25, 2018.

It is proposed to use two indices as upper-level indicators of the strategy: the quality of life and the quality of the urban environment. They allow you to comprehensively evaluate development in all six areas of the Smart City - 2030 strategy (Human and Social Capital, Urban Environment, Digital Mobility, Urban Economy, Security and Ecology, Digital Government), as well as compare the quality of life in Moscow and other cities of the Russian Federation.

As explained in the DIT of Moscow, the quality of life index is a combined indicator that measures the achievements of individual regions in terms of their ability to provide their residents with a prosperous life. The quality index of the urban environment, in turn, assesses the ability of the city to meet the objective needs and requests of its residents in accordance with generally accepted norms and standards of living.

For each of the six directions of the industry part, additional indices are provided that are focused on the specifics of the vectors included in each specific direction. As part of the discussion, scores can be placed on each index, agreeing or disagreeing with the appropriateness of their use. You can also leave your own comments on each page.

According to the department, more than 20 thousand experts and business representatives have already taken part in the discussion. About 400 comments, proposals and comments were sent to the authors of the draft strategy. In May 2018, the strategy was discussed with international experts, world leaders in the field of urban informatization, representatives of more than 20 cities, as part of the Connected Cities 2020 club, whose meeting was held for the first time in Moscow. In July, the program "Smart City - 2030" is planned to be discussed with citizens on the crowd.mos.ru.

In general, "Smart City - 2030" is a high-level strategic document that is being developed by the Moscow City Information Technology Department with the involvement of experts and the business community. The document defines the goals, objectives and directions for the further development of Moscow as an innovative smart city of the future.

Sobyanin instructed to develop a Smart City program for Moscow

The Russian capital should reach a new level of development of electronic services and services, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in April 2018 at a meeting of the Presidium of the City Government^[8] to ^[9]

The state program "Information City" ending this year will be replaced by a new program - "Smart City," the development of which has now begun on behalf of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The new strategy will be based on key modern technologies. Among them, DIT highlights artificial intelligence to automate decision-making based on data analysis, blockchain technology for paperless contracts, big data for targeted services. In addition, the basic principles of building a "Smart City" were determined, including the involvement of residents of all ages in managing the city, the availability of all services around the clock from any device, the primacy of an electronic document over a paper document, reliance on domestic solutions and the development of the city together with business.

The discussion of the Smart City program will take place from April to June 2018 in public mode - the city invites industry experts, representatives of the business community, citizens to take part in the development of a new strategy, according to which the capital will live until 2030.

Today we can talk not about individual services, but about the creation of a separate program "Smart City," which would cover all aspects of our life, - quotes Sobyanin news agency Interfax.

According to the plans of the mayor's office, a new stage of informatization of the Moscow city economy should come from 2019, when the Smart City program will be adopted.

The materials to the presidium of the Moscow government specify that the new program will correspond to the modern stage of the development of information technologies - the era of digitalization. The goal of the program is to create the most convenient, accessible and personalized virtual environment for Muscovites; improved efficiency of urban management based on wide use of big data analysis and introduction of artificial intelligence.

After the implementation of the program, Interfax writes with reference to the materials, in Moscow, the norm should be a single entry point (access) to any service, at any time, from any device and with a given level of quality.

How Muscovites use digital devices

In July 2018, analysts City Information Technology Department Moscow and private ad sites Avito.ru studied how Muscovites use digital devices, including where they listen to music more often, where they play games where they look for information. Also, special attention was paid to devices that are only gaining popularity and have not yet become truly massive: devices, "smart home" smart watches and bracelets, helmets and glasses, virtual reality game consoles and robots vacuum pads. More. here

2017

Additional Opportunities in Economics and Finance

City decisions of Moscow are highly appreciated at the international level

Anholt-GfK City Brands IndexSM: Moscow - 33rd among the attractive cities in the world

in Moscow 2017, it improved by 1 point its position in the Anholt-GfK City Brands IndexSM (CBISM) Global Urban Attractiveness Ranking ^[10] to 33rd place. The 50 cities in 10 countries in the global study were evaluated by respondents on criteria such as international status, housing quality, transport accessibility, cultural diversity and other factors.

The first place in the world ranking of the most attractive cities for several years in a row holds. In Paris 2017, Australian cities improved their positions in the ranking Sydney : they took third place, shifting New York it a line lower, Melbourne and ended up in 7 positions, beating (8 Amsterdam lines) and (10). Berlin

The Anholt-GfK City Brands IndexSM Global Survey assesses the image of cities based on six key indicators:

• Presence (the international status of the city and its reputation, as well as global contributions to science, culture and governance)
• Location (urban environment: climate appeal, environmental cleanliness, urban architecture and parks appeal)
• Basic conditions (satisfaction with basic city qualities and standards of public goods such as schools, hospitals, transport and sports facilities)
• People (friendliness, hospitality, cultural diversity, sense of security)
• Pulse (what to do in the city in your free time)
• Potential ( economic and educational prospects: how easy it is to find a job, start a business or get a higher education)

The top of the rating is dominated by cities in Western Europe and the United States, a similar picture was observed in the results of previous studies. The results of this year, however, showed significant changes for many cities, regardless of the region or level of development. For example, Tokyo is one of the few non-Western cities that, nevertheless, is consistently in the top half of the ranking. After declining performance in 2013, Tokyo regained its position in the ranking and showed image improvement in two subsequent CBISM studies. In 2017, Tokyo shares the 11th position with Vancouver, ahead of cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, ​ ​ Washington, Toronto and Vienna.

Among cities in Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna leads the way; Moscow took 33rd place in the ranking, improving the result of two years ago by 1 point and ahead of cities such as Istanbul, Rio and Warsaw. The national brand of Russia in the recently published Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index is on the 23rd line.

The 2017 CBISM Index shows that a good performance for the nation's national brand doesn't necessarily mean one for its cities. An example is Berlin, which closes the top 10 cities, while Germany is in first place in the National Brands Index. "This means that it is not enough for cities to simply rely on the strength of the country's national brand - they need to develop their own unique image," comments Vadim Volos, senior vice president of GfK, head of social research and consulting.

Among the cities of Africa and the Middle East, Dubai occupies the highest position in the ranking - 27th place, this is the only city in the region that has reached such a high position. In terms of Presence and Place, the city is located on lines 15 and 16, respectively, which serves as good support for the image. Despite this, the South African Durban achieved the most significant improvements in its performance: + 1.51 points, which allowed it to surpass Cairo.

PwC: Moscow in the top five in terms of readiness to move to Smart City

Moscow entered the top 5 largest cities and agglomerations in the world, ready to introduce technologies of the future. These are the results of a large-scale study "The future is close: the city readiness index" of the international network of PwC companies. ^[11]​ New ^[12] participants ^[13]

The Russian capital took a leading position in terms of the quality of virtual services for citizens, the level of infrastructure development, open adaptive education and the digital economy, in the overall rating, skipping ahead only Singapore, London, Shanghai and New York.

Infrastructure readiness has become an important component of the survey. Smart buildings and resource saving systems will allow more rational consumption of urban resources. It is worth noting that today the most successful in using new technologies in the housing and communal services sector are Singapore (64%) and Barcelona (61%).

In addition, digital technologies will become the main component of the strategy for the development of culture and tourism. The undeniable leaders are Barcelona (78%), Shanghai (78%) and Singapore (72%), since these cities already have a large number of examples of implementation of projects in the field of using new technologies. Digital technologies in the urban space help the tourist integrate with the city better and faster.

In the field of the digital economy, the leader Singapore (75%). It is worth noting that the main goal of the new economy is the use of unused or underutilized assets in the economy. Singapore's undisputed plus is that it is one of the few cities that supports the development of adaptive education technologies. The use of neurotechnologies and technologies virtual reality in the educational process prepares citizens for the professions of the future, which is ultimately displayed on the state. digital economy

If we talk about the system of building virtual cities, then London (63%) and Singapore (61%) are undoubtedly leading here, since they are the ones that surpass all the declared megacities in introducing new construction technologies. This is especially true for the use of modular construction, 3D printing of buildings and online monitoring of construction.

An important component of the study was the social decisiveness of citizens on the way to the application of new ideas. Less than half of the population is ready to actively introduce technologies of the future in their daily life. The exceptions were Shanghai, which showed 76% social readiness, and Hong Kong with a result of 53%. The results of the rest of the cities are approximately the same: a little less than half of the population is ready for innovation. Toronto and London turned out to be the most restrained supporters of new technologies in everyday life.

One of the most promising areas for introducing innovations around the world, according to the study, is housing and communal services. By 2030, the efficiency of housing and communal services systems will be increased due to changes in urban construction standards, the emergence of new technologies for the preservation of electricity and the transition of cities to smart power grids. Already, in many large cities, including Moscow, work is underway on the construction of smart buildings and water supply systems, smart meters are used.

According to the study, about 47% of Moscow residents are ready to use technological innovations. The townspeople showed the greatest loyalty to new technologies in the fields of virtual services (65%), proactive security (58%) and the digital economy (55%) (projects: Unified Medical Information and Analytical System, Moscow Electronic School, city Wi-Fi, "Learn Moscow," "Safe City," intelligent transport system, "Autocode").

In the implementation of projects for the digitalization of cultural and tourism objects, Moscow occupies a leading position due to the presence of many virtual services for interaction with citizens. Among them are services for solving urban problems and crowdsourcing the ideas of urban projects.

ICF: Moscow in the seven smart cities in the world

On February 9, 2017, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a non-profit research organization focused on job creation and economic development in the world, compiled the 15th edition of the ranking of the seven most smart cities. For the first time, Moscow was on the list.

The ICF study notes that Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has invested huge funds and political capital to turn the metropolis into an attractive place for intellectual companies, a scientific center and a city in which the government serves for the benefit of people as efficiently and transparently as possible. The introduction of digital technologies for these purposes makes Moscow one of the largest cities in the global intellectual community.

Also, experts drew attention to the presence in the Moscow region of 26 technoparks and technopolises, which support more than 1300 high-tech companies. By the end of 2017, it is planned to double the number of these facilities.

Another plus in favor of Moscow was the second place in the city in terms of the number of wireless Internet access points in the world after Seoul.

In addition to the capital of Russia, the ranking of the most smart cities in 2017 included:

• Jiayi (Taiwan);
• Edmonton (Canada);
• Gray County, Ontario (Canada);
• Ipswich (Australia);
• Melbourne (Australia);
• Taoyuan (Taiwan).

In 2016, the list consisted of the following cities:

• Hsinchu (Taiwan);
• Montreal (Canada);
• Surrey (Canada);
• Whanganui (New Zealand);
• Mülheim am Ruhr (Germany);
• Winnipeg (Canada);
• Xinbei (Taiwan).

The ICF compiles a list of the most smart cities on the basis of the following criteria: highly qualified personnel, innovations, the development of broadband Internet access, digital equality, sustainable development and the active position of citizens.^[14]

Part of Lublino in the "smart" quarter

In part of the apartment buildings of the metropolitan area of ​ ​ Lublin, elements of a "smart" city will be introduced. To sheets information technology Moscow Andrei Belozerov, deputy head of the department, spoke about the beginning of the experiment in January 2017. A competition for the design of a "smart" quarter will be announced in the first quarter of 2017^[15] will^[16]

The experiment suggests that Smart City elements will be implemented in already built apartment buildings. According to its results, the authorities will decide whether to continue such a practice in the capital. Only a few houses and courtyards in Lyublino will become "test subjects."

Residential buildings will be equipped with several "smart" systems. These are, in particular, intelligent heating (the temperature of the radiators depends on the temperature outside the window) and intelligent lighting in the entrances (the light turns off when no one is there). Also, "smart" meters will be installed in the houses, which themselves will transmit readings to utilities.

In the courtyards it is planned to equip "advanced" garbage sites. They will automatically control the occupancy of containers and automatically sort the garbage itself.

A number of experts fear that the ill-conceived introduction of such technologies could lead to an increase in housing and communal services tariffs. Conducting such local experiments will avoid this kind of "pitfalls."

Video terminals for receiving complaints at Moscow railway stations

Terminals for video messages of passengers will appear at all metropolitan stations during 2017. Now three terminals are installed at the Kazan station, and five devices are installed at Leningradsky.

In 2017, video terminals for passenger feedback will be installed at all railway stations in Moscow. Such devices are already operating at the capital's stations - three terminals at the Kazan station, and five at Leningradsky.

With the help of video terminals, passengers will be able to more quickly send a video message with a complaint or proposal to the Russian Railways Directorate than in writing. The video will show how outraged the person is, whether he objectively describes the situation. The answer will be posted on the directorate's website.

According to Alexander Morozov, co-chairman of the City and Transport organization, the video recording system will determine real problems, "complaints will be fresh, which is called" from the wheels, "a person will not forget anything. The statistics will be larger and fuller, and there will also be a real picture of what needs to be changed and why^[17].

2016

Rating of innovative cities of 2Thinknow

At the end of 2016, Moscow took 43rd place in the global ranking of innovative cities of the international rating agency 2Thinknow, rising from 192nd place, which it occupied in 2011. Moscow also took third place in the national ranking of the state of the investment climate in the regions.

Strategy of "smart" development of Moscow

Expenses of the IT Department Moscow (DIT) in 2017 can grow almost one and a half times. The CNews head of the DIT announced this in a conversation with a CNews journalist as part of the Forum 2016 held in mid-November. "In Artem Ermolaev 2017, the budget will increase almost one and a half times. If not one and a half, then by 30% for sure, "he said^[18]2016, p32.14 billion was officially allocated for metropolitan informatization. Thus, the forecast of the Moscow minister to finance his department in 2017 is in the range from p41.78 billion to p48.21 billion, which means an increase of p10-16 billion compared to the previous year.

Read more about the Moscow Department of Information Technologies (DIT) and the IT budget of the capital.

The strategy for the development of Moscow as a "smart city" involves the maximum personification of the services provided to the townspeople, said Artem Ermolaev, head of the Moscow Information Technology Department, at a plenary discussion of the Smart City of the Future forum.

"It is

extremely important for us to create a limited number of services, but of high quality," the official said. - All services "generate" a significant amount of big data, which allow you to analyze the behavior models of both Muscovites and businesses, and accordingly redo certain elements within the city. In addition, they provide the opportunity to work targeted with each car enthusiast, parent, patient, offering them exactly the services that are important. "

In the next 2-3 years, most of these services will be transferred to electronic form, Yermolaev promised. So, for example, from December 1, registration in the first class will be carried out only online - through a website or mobile application.

Public services, however, are not the only direction of "smart" development of the metropolitan agglomeration. The corresponding strategy involves the introduction of modern information technologies in housing and communal services, education, health care and other areas of the city's life.

The development of "

smart cities" in Russia is hindered by the lack of a single concept and ideology of Smart City, Irina Ilyina, director of the Institute for Regional Studies and Urban Planning at the Higher School of Economics, said in November at the forum "Day of Innovation in Architecture and Construction." According to the expert, the successful introduction of "smart" technologies in Russian cities is possible only with the interest of the state and the presence of a regulatory framework governing both the content of the concept of Smart City and the mechanisms for its financing and work. In the meantime, the authorities are more likely to declare interest in "smart" technologies than to actually implement them. This was confirmed by a recent study by the Higher School of Economics, during which the mayors of 50 Russian cities were interviewed. And although all of them, according to Ilyina, share the ideology of Smart City, only one volunteered to provide their city for the development of "smart" technologies in full.

DIT priorities - social orientation and personification

2013: Housing has become a stumbling block in the development of the IT market in Moscow

The industry sees the main problem in the development of the market of innovative companies in the field of information technology in Moscow in the lack of cheap housing for specialists. This conclusion was reached by experts of the IT segment at a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on January 28, 2013.

The mayor of Moscow was interested in the development of the industry and what problems experts see.

The founder and managing partner of Almaz Capital Partners Alexander Galitsky sees one of the main problems in the lack of cheap housing. In his opinion, in Moscow, the project can spin up and go abroad, because it is expensive to live in the capital and rent space for offices. He is confident that it is necessary to build small quarters for IT specialists, employees of the workers located near the office, with a low rental cost.

On the first point, the CEO of Infowatch Natalya Kasperskaya agreed with Galitsky. "Although I am against direct benefits, I believe that it is possible to develop some kind of program that would give companies some benefits in paying the rental rate," she said. "This can only be considered as a temporary measure, until the company grows to a set level, after which it pays on an equal basis with everyone." According to Natalia Kasperskaya, it will be extremely difficult for young companies to raise at least 70 thousand rubles of rent per month for an office.

The industry was supported by the Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov on the issue of building microdistricts for specialists. According to him, in this way, the capital will be able to keep talents not only in the city, but also in the country. "If we take as an example 10 thousand IT specialists, then the microdistrict must be built for 25 thousand people in order to give them the opportunity to settle with families," Nikiforov said . "It is necessary to create the entire infrastructure."

Tax authorities' lack of understanding of innovative companies

Natalia Kasperskaya also noted the incomprehensible relations of innovative young companies with tax authorities. According to her, innovative companies have a wage fund as the main expense item, and may not go to profit for several years or have no operating activities at all. "Tax officials can come and say that if there are no reports next year, then no one will look at your innovation and the conversation will be in a different tone," she concluded.

Sergei Sobyanin was interested in this information and he promised to check it in every possible way.

Education is a bulwark of talent and the future of the IT industry

The second big problem Galitsky sees insufficient attention to universities. "It is necessary to create conditions when young specialists would like to stay and come to Moscow," he said.

Nikiforov is confident that it is necessary to develop a test system in various educational institutions in order to identify capable children and send them for further education to specialized schools or universities.

Sergei Sobyanin did not really like the idea of ​ ​ creating specialized schools. "It can happen that after a while there will be only" thieves "children," he said. The mayor of Moscow offered the IT community a ruble to vote for schools where, in their opinion, specialized disciplines are best taught. "Let's invest money. For every ruble you have, we will give three. Choose schools, attract specialists there and come out with proposals, and we will support them, "he said

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The government is also ready to support universities, but with more modest allocations. "Universities are also ready to finance, but one to two," the mayor of the capital summed up.

According to him, the Sobyanin education problems are not in financing, but in the attention of business to their future employees.

Create an IT Development Working Group

Following the meeting, Sergei Sobyanin proposed creating a working group on the development, formulation and further solution of the identified problems.

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