State Program for the Development of Electronic Component Base and Radio Electronics until 2025

2023

The Ministry of Industry and Trade increases subsidies from 350 million to 1.5 billion rubles

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is increasing subsidies to electronics manufacturers (servers, storage systems, laptops, etc.) by 4 times, which became known on February 8, 2023.

As Kommersant writes with reference to the draft government decree developed by the department, the maximum amount of subsidies to developers and electronics manufacturers will be increased from 350 million to 1.5 billion rubles. The document also talks about expanding the conditions under which the recipient of the subsidy can revise the deadlines for fulfilling the requirements of the resolution in terms of production and commercialization of products. If the organization proves to the Ministry of Industry and Trade that it cannot manufacture or order microelectronics necessary for the project at foreign factories, the implementation period may be extended, the publication says.

Ministry of Industry and Trade increases subsidies to electronics manufacturers by 4 times

According to the ministry, thanks to the amendment, it will be possible to specify the circumstances affecting the timing of the project. This will reduce the risks of default by companies if this is caused by circumstances beyond their control. According to sources of the publication, earlier subsidies were received, for example, by Russian developers of components produced abroad, since such components were considered domestic.

According to lawyers and market participants interviewed by the publication, the measures introduced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade will help manufacturers who do not have time to implement projects due to sanctions to avoid lawsuits from the ministry in case of delays in projects. Zelax President Sergei Sukhman says that he already knows a number of cases when Russian electronics developers who received subsidies from the Ministry of Industry and Trade before sanctions restrictions could not fulfill the requirements for the release of products due to problems with the supply of components from abroad.^[1]

Mishustin allocated 7.5 billion rubles to support Russian manufacturers of radio electronics

On January 30, 2023, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the government's decision to allocate 7.5 billion rubles for the implementation of a state program to support manufacturers of electronic products. We are talking about subsidizing loan rates for such enterprises within the framework of the state program "Development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry."

The Prime Minister said that borrowed funds at subsidized rates of up to 5% per annum from 2023 will also be available for manufacturers of telecommunications and office equipment (printers, scanners, faxes, mobile and landline phones, etc.). Another innovation is that the period of concessional lending under the program has also been increased from one year to five years. The maximum loan size is 100 billion rubles.

Mikhail Mishustin

In the context of external restrictions, the logistics of supplies have changed, and of course, the cost of the electronic component base. To help Russian computer manufacturers last [2022], they launched a program to subsidize interest rates on bank loans. This mechanism has shown its relevance: billions of rubles of funds raised were used to purchase the necessary components and materials, - said Mishustin at a meeting with Deputy Prime Ministers on January 30, 2023.

A decree was signed ischally on the provision of subsidies to banks to reimburse lost income on loans for the purchase of an electronic component base, other components, materials necessary for the production of computer equipment - the amount of subsidies for 2022 was 18.5 billion rubles. Then this amount was reduced to 3.9 billion rubles, indicates the publication D-Russia.^[2]

2022

Expert of the electronic industry market Ivan Pokrovsky harshly criticized the Ministry of Industry and proposed to transfer this area to the Ministry of Digital Industry

Ivan Pokrovsky resigned as executive director of the Association of Russian Developers and Manufacturers of Electronics (ARPE) in order to express his expert opinion on how the Ministry of Industry and Trade conducts activities to regulate the electronic industry without coordination with its members. In an article entitled "Ministry of Industry and Trade Impotent? Yes., "Pokrovsky sharply criticized the actions of the ministry to provide deferrals to employees of industry enterprises from mobilization and the results of work on strategies and state programs, and also proposed to distribute the powers of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the field of regulating the electronic industry between the Ministry of Digital Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. TAdviser, with the permission of the author, published the full text of his article.

Russian manufacturers of radio electronics will receive subsidies of 111 billion rubles

Russian manufacturers of radio electronics can receive subsidies from the state in the amount of 111 billion rubles during 2023-2025. This was announced on September 28, 2022 by Interfax with reference to the draft budget submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers to the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

The greatest support - 46 billion rubles - is provided for under the state program "Development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry." Various legal entities can participate in it, with the exception of state corporations and state-owned companies (public law companies), the agency points out.

Russian manufacturers of radio electronics will receive subsidies

In 2023, the total amount of subsidies to support the electronic industry may amount to 20.7 billion rubles. Of these, 2.25 billion rubles can be received by Russian credit organizations as compensation for their lost income on loans issued to enterprises in the field of the electronic and radio-electronic industry. The same maximum amount of subsidies for the same purposes is set for the planned 2024.

Another 17.3 billion rubles in 2023, Russian companies can receive in the form of subsidies for the financial support of part of their costs for the creation of an electronic component base (ECB) and modules. In 2024 and 2025, the total amount of such subsidies may amount to 16.4 billion and 16 billion rubles, respectively.

Another 1.1 billion rubles in 2023, the state is ready to allocate to support the development of competitive niche hardware and software systems for artificial intelligence systems. In 2022, the volume of this support may amount to 478 million rubles.

In addition, 65 billion rubles in the form of subsidies, Russian radio electronics can receive within the framework of the state program "Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation." The State is also ready to allocate 17.4 billion rubles to Russian companies as financial support for part of their costs for the creation of a scientific and technical reserve for the development of basic technologies for the production of priority electronic components and electronic equipment.^[3]

Mishustin approved the parameters for allocating subsidies to technology parks in the field of the electronic industry

At the end of September 2022, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree approving the parameters for allocating subsidies to technology parks in the electronic industry. We are talking about the allocation of 7.2 billion rubles. Read more here.

Mishustin allocated 7.2 billion rubles to support technology parks in the electronic industry

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree that launched a new program to support the development of the infrastructure of industrial technology parks, whose resident companies specialize in the production of electronics. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers announced this on September 26, 2022. Read more here.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade received another 60 billion rubles from the government to support the domestic radio-electronic industry in 2022

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Vasily Shpak said on May 25 at the summit of design centers for electronics that the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the development of the industry in 2022 will receive an additional 60 billion rubles from the budget. According to him, additional funding has already been approved by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

According to Vasily Shpak, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has already held competitions within the framework of the state programs "Development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry" and "Scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation" have already distributed almost all funds for 2022.

We have free limits for new projects less than 1 billion rubles, - said the deputy minister.

Vasily Shpak: The Ministry of Industry and Trade for the development of the industry in 2022 will receive an additional 60 billion rubles from the budget. The photo is TAdviser

At the same time, Vasily Shpak clarified that in 2022 there will be two more waves of competitions for developers of electronic components and equipment. Moreover, the next contests will be held in June 2022. They will be focused mainly on supporting domestic electronic engineering and materials science.

According to him, 60 billion rubles approved by the government will be distributed as part of the second wave of tenders for state support for design centers of electronics.

In total, according to the deputy minister, more than 900 billion rubles from the budget and more than 2.7 trillion rubles of extra-budgetary funds were allocated until 2030 for the implementation of the state programs "Development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry" and "Scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation."

In addition to direct financing, a number of other support measures are expected, for example, on June 30, the legislative commission will consider the possibility of expanding the list of radio-electronic industry companies to which tax breaks will apply. Already in July 2022, insurance premium rates will be reduced from 30.2% to 7.6%, and the income tax rate will be reduced from 20% to 3% not only for developers of electronic products, but also for manufacturers of an electronic component base.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, developers and manufacturers of electronic products can take advantage of the preferential loan rate - 11%. The ministry began accepting applications from banks ready to work with this program. In addition, in the near future, 5.0 billion rubles will be allocated to banks for the provision of preferential targeted loans with a rate of 3%.

National project for the development of the electronic industry of Russia fell by 500 billion rubles

On May 12, 2022, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the final version of the national project for the development of the electronic industry. This document, according to Kommersant, refers to total expenses of 2.74 trillion rubles, while 3.2 trillion rubles were previously indicated.

Of the necessary 2.74 trillion rubles by mid-May 2022, 940.7 billion rubles are already provided for in the budget, 901.6 billion rubles must be allocated and another 904 billion rubles are planned to be attracted from extrabudgetary sources.

The national project includes four federal projects:

• "Development of electronics production technologies" (247.2 billion rubles),
• "Training of personnel" (443 billion rubles),
• "Development of infrastructure for the production of civilian electronics" (880.7 billion rubles),
• "Applied research, development and implementation" (1.174 trillion rubles).

The deputy head Ministry of Industry and Trade Vasily Shpak, the deputy head Ministry of Digital Science Andrey Zarenin, Deputy Prime Ministers acted as curators of development of the national project Iouri Borisov and. Dmitry Chernyshenko

According to the document referred to by the newspaper, funding can be received, including through the introduction of first labeling, and then a recycling fee for electronics. According to the sources of the publication, the introduction of waste collection back in 2021 was conceived as a way of state support for Russian manufacturers, but this measure "as expected will lead to an increase in the final cost of products."

Waste collection will fall into the cost of production in a market that is already not in the best position. In addition, this contradicts logic: fees aimed at the disposal of electronics should go to the disposal of electronics, and not to other purposes, "Anton Guskov, a representative of the Russian Association of Trading Companies and Manufacturers of Household and Computer Equipment (RATEK), told the publication.^[4]

National project: an increase in the annual influx of personnel in radio electronics by 9 times by 2030

On April 19, 2022, it became known about a new national project for the development of the electronic industry in Russia. The project assumes that by 2030 the annual influx of personnel in this market will increase from 1 thousand to 9 thousand specialists involved in the production and design of radio electronics. Read more here.

2021

The Ministry of Industry and Trade took up the "cultivation" of chips for 1.2 billion rubles

In October 2021, it became known about the tender announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, from which the department wants to start growing crystals for electronic equipment. 1.2 billion rubles are allocated for work over four years. Read more here.

Allocation of 50 billion rubles for 3 end-to-end projects in the field of radio electronics

In early October 2021, it became known that 50 billion rubles were allocated from the Russian budget for three end-to-end projects in the field of radio electronics. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, his words are quoted by the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation.

According to Chernyshenko, the total cost of the mentioned projects is 134 billion rubles. In the near future, it is planned to launch seven more end-to-end projects in the field of radio electronics, he said on October 4, 2021.

The Government of the Russian Federation has developed a whole range of support measures. Priority modes in the procurement of domestic radioelectronic products for state needs. Reduced taxation for manufacturers and developers. Mechanisms for state co-financing of cross-cutting projects. Subsidies for the introduction of domestic radio electronics for Russian companies, - said Dmitry Chernyshenko.

50 billion rubles are allocated from the Russian budget for 3 end-to-end projects in the field of radio electronics

In his opinion, in the context of restrictions, domestic electronics have the opportunity not only to regain positions in the Russian market, but also to enter the international market. At the same time, the state intends to provide financial support.

The amount of support for companies for the introduction of radio electronics will amount to 4 billion rubles a year, the share of Russian electronics should be at least 70%, and then you can cover up to 50% of your costs.

Chernyshenko also listed the main government measures aimed at supporting domestic manufacturers and large customer companies:

• priority modes in the procurement of domestic radioelectronic products for state needs;
• reducing taxation for manufacturers and developers;
• mechanisms for state co-financing of cross-cutting projects;
• subsidies for the introduction of domestic radio electronics for Russian companies.^[5]

Mishustin approved companies purchases of Russian radio electronics with a discount of up to 50%

On September 30, 2021, the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation announced the approval of the rules for granting companies benefits for the purchase and introduction of Russian electronic products. The corresponding decree within the framework of the state program "Development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry" was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

As explained in the Cabinet of Ministers, subsidies of up to 4 billion rubles a year will be provided for projects for the introduction of Russian products, which are planned to be implemented in the next five years. At the same time, the company itself must invest at least 100 million rubles in the project for the entire period. In addition, the organization must undertake that the share of Russian electronics in the total volume of the project following its implementation will be at least 70%.

Mikhail Mishustin approved companies to purchase Russian radio electronics with a discount of up to 50%

Due to federal subsidies, companies will be able to reimburse up to 50% of costs. Money, in particular, is allowed to be used for the purchase of products and components necessary for its implementation, modernization of production, retraining of employees.

Projects approved and approved by the Commission for Digital Development, the use of information technology to improve the quality of life and the conditions for doing business can apply for subsidies. The collection of applications for state support and the conclusion of agreements will be conducted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Earlier, this ministry submitted to the State Duma a bill according to which it was planned to oblige Russian computer manufacturers to use domestic processors. Computer equipment supplied as part of public procurement will have to meet the new requirements. We are talking about the purchase by them of domestic equipment and components, including computing equipment, and the adaptation of domestic radio electronics to the final products of companies.^[6]

Minek: The State Program "Information Society" is being implemented inefficiently

In August 2021, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation published a report on the implementation of state programs. The document was sent to the Government of the Russian Federation. Read more here.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade came up with a point system for issuing state subsidies to developers of electronic components

On August 4, 2021, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade had prepared a methodology for evaluating projects to provide a subsidy for the creation by Russian companies of an electronic component base (ECB) and modules based on it.

The ministry plans to introduce a point system to evaluate companies participating in the competition for subsidies from the federal budget. Products applying for financing will be evaluated according to a number of criteria: market prospects, export potential, competitiveness, scientific and technical prospects, the organization has a scientific, technical and technological reserve, the possibility of producing products and financial and economic efficiency.

The project will need to score at least 18 points in order to pass a scientific and technical assessment. The collection of applications from applicants is planned to be completed by September 1, 2021, according to the Government website.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes to evaluate projects, taking into account the market prospects of products. We are talking about comparing goods with Russian and foreign counterparts, as well as marketing analysis, the document says. Points will also be awarded for the volume of supply of products, indicating the maximum possible price per unit of product. Another criterion for evaluating projects may be the export potential of iron. If the project does not involve the export of products, then the participant receives zero points. In the case when the project involves export, and the company can confirm the presence of potential foreign buyers, it will be awarded two points.

The competitiveness of the products will also be taken into account by the expert council. If the products created within the framework of the project are inferior to the produced Russian counterparts in terms of key technical characteristics and price, then the project is assigned zero points. If the analogues exceed the key technical characteristics at a comparable or lower price, such a project will be assigned three points, follows from the document.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade also proposes to take into account the scientific and technical perspective, which is expressed in the patentability of products. For example, if at least one patent is issued during the implementation of the project, then the project will be awarded two points.

When evaluating, among other things, the possibility of production will be taken into account. For example, if there is such an opportunity on the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, the project will receive one point. If production is located in Russia - two. In addition to technical characteristics, the financial and economic efficiency of the project will be taken into account, expressed, including in its payback^[7] to^[8].

Mishustin approved the rules for allocating subsidies to electronics developers

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a government decree approving the rules for granting subsidies to radio electronics manufacturers. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers announced this on August 1, 2021.

Developers of the electronic component base (ECB) and modules based on it can count on federal benefits. It is explained that we are talking about the development and production of electronics of the widest range of applications - from components and modules for cars and household appliances to neuroprocessors for systems with artificial intelligence, which can be used in medical equipment and computer technology.

Mikhail Mishustin approved the rules for allocating subsidies to electronics developers

You can get subsidies for projects that will be developed within five years. The size of the subsidy is up to 1.5 billion rubles a year. Due to state support, manufacturers will be able to reimburse up to 90% of the costs.

Money, in particular, is allowed to be directed to research and development of products, remuneration of employees, equipment and creation of high-tech jobs, production of prototypes of products and their pilot batches.

It is reported that the organization applying for subsidies should give an obligation that the revenue from the implementation of the developed modules will be at least the size of the subsidy received, and from the developed ECB - at least half of the subsidy. Also, in order to receive state support, it is necessary to pass a competitive selection. Its procedure and conditions will be published on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Collection of applications is planned to be completed by September 1, 2021.

The government stressed that in 2021, 3 billion rubles are provided for subsidies to ECB developers in the federal budget. The work is carried out within the framework of the state program "Development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry."^[9]

The maximum amount of subsidies per one end-to-end project per year will be no more than 4 billion rubles

On July 19, 2021, it became known about the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to finance and implement end-to-end projects in the field of the electronic industry. According to the plans of the department, one such project will be able to count on subsidies in the amount of no more than 4 billion rubles a year. At the same time, the maximum monetary support will not exceed 50% of the total cost. Read more here.

Mintsifra was engaged in uniformity of regulation of the market of radio electronics and ON

On June 11, 2021, it became known about the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation to introduce uniformity in regulating the market for electronic products and software.

According to TASS, the Russian Information Agency, citing a draft government decree published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts, the Russian authorities are making many efforts to actively introduce domestic electronic products and software into the economy in order to gradually replace imported products, namely:

The Ministry of Digital Industry proposes to ensure uniformity of regulation of the radio-electronic products market

• forming measures of state support for the relevant sectors of the economy;
• the procedure for procurement and use of radioelectronic products by state authorities, local authorities, individual legal entities and other actions is regulated.

All this, as noted in the Ministry of Digital Science, requires the development of new regulatory legal acts and amendments to existing ones. The draft resolution developed by the department provides for the obligation for developers of regulatory legal acts containing provisions affecting the market for electronic products and software to send draft documents for approval to the Ministry of Digital Industry and the Ministry of Industry. These, in particular, can be acts on the purchase of such products for state needs, on the provision of subsidies, the procedure for the use of electronic products and other acts.

In order to avoid delaying the approval of acts that provide for the grounds and (or) the procedure for providing subsidies from the federal budget, the draft government decree provides for a shortened five-day period for submitting positions on them. The project was developed in order to promote the development of the radio-electronic industry and the software market in Russia, the Ministry of Digital Industry added.^[10]

The Ministry of Digital Science will entrust the development of demand for domestic radio electronics

On June 9, 2021, it became known about the published draft government decree, according to which the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation will be responsible for the development of demand for Russian radio electronics and software.

As the publication D-Russia writes with reference to this document, after its entry into force, the Ministry of Digital Science will be endowed with the following powers:

The Ministry of Digital Industry will be responsible for the development of demand for domestic electronic products and software

• to stimulate and promote demand for domestic civilian radio electronic products, software and hardware complexes (PAC) and software, including implementing measures of state support for manufacturers and consumers of such products;
• implement measures to organize the collection, systematization, analysis and forecasting of demand for domestic civilian electronic products, PAC and software, as well as measures to take into account such demand and harmonize demand and consumption;
• promote the use of mainly domestic civilian radio electronic products, PACs and software;
• ensure stimulation and coordination of the use of mainly domestic technologies and products in the implementation of state measures to support projects for the development, implementation and use of information and telecommunication solutions;
• establish indicators and indicators for assessing the dynamics of demand for domestic civilian electronic products, PAC and software;
• conclude special investment contracts on behalf of the Russian Federation in the established sphere of activity of the ministry, as well as monitor their implementation;
• establish criteria for assignment and maintain a list of organizations that are developers, manufacturers or customers of domestic civilian radio electronic products and software that have the right to receive state funding for projects and (or) use preferential taxation regimes.^[11]

The government allocates 280 billion rubles for the development of the electronic industry

On May 12, 2021, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that the Russian Government is allocating almost 280 billion rubles for the development of the electronics market.

We also paid special attention to promising areas, primarily to the development of the electronic industry. We have multiplied the budgetary financing of the industry - in the three-year budget it is planned to allocate almost two hundred and eighty billion rubles, - he said, speaking in the State Duma with a report on the activities of the government in 2020 (quoted by TASS Information Agency of Russia).

According to Mishustin, it is planned to ensure a full-scale transition to domestic hardware and software complexes, on which key services for individuals, the state and business will be based.

The Russian government allocates 280 billion rubles for the development of the electronic industry

The Prime Minister added that the government is creating a cycle to stimulate industry consumption of microelectronics products.

To date, we have made a line of deadlines until 2024 of how we are going to stimulate consumption, both by private business and state-owned companies. The line is complex, by 2024 we are collecting the main types of electronic products that are consumed by us (sensors for accounting for electricity, SIM-cards, etc.), everything related to smart homes, equipment should be focused on the production of domestic products. This is what we are systematically doing, - summed up Mishustin on May 12, 2021.

Earlier, the Government of the Russian Federation approved a strategy for the development of the electronic industry until 2030. The purpose of the document is to increase the revenue of industry organizations to 5.22 trillion rubles, and the export volume to $12 billion. At the end of 2018, these indicators amounted to 1.87 trillion rubles and $4.2 billion, respectively. According to preliminary estimates, the volume of the Russian electronics market in 2020 decreased by 15%.^[12]

The Ministry of Industry and Trade allocates 11.4 billion rubles to electronics manufacturers for military and space equipment

In mid-April 2021, it became known about the plans of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to allocate at least 11.4 billion rubles to four Russian electronics manufacturers. Subsidies should contribute to the conversion of enterprises traditionally working in the defense and space industries.

As Kommersant writes with reference to the draft government decree prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, NPP Istok named after Shokin (part of Rostec) will receive 9.3 billion rubles for the reconstruction and technical re-equipment of 13.7 thousand square meters. m of production space. In particular, the funds are planned to be spent on scaling up the production of radar devices for unmanned aerial vehicles and spacecraft.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade allocates 11.4 billion rubles to four Russian manufacturers of electronics for military and space equipment

1.1 billion rubles are provided for another structure of Rostec - the Novosibirsk Semiconductor Device Plant. He, together with OKB (developer and manufacturer of integrated circuits, operating semiconductor devices), will receive 1.1 billion rubles for reconstruction in order to "master modern technologies for the manufacture of industrial ECBs, as well as increase the competitiveness of products."

In addition, 1.1 billion rubles can be allocated to JSC Semiconductor Device Plant (owned by JSC Element AFK Sistema and Rostec; produces cermet cases for integrated circuits). Investments involve the development of "a domestic niche of technologically complex metal-ceramic buildings against the background of an increase in sanctions pressure," according to documents from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will also invest in the modernization of the production of PJSC Micron (owned by JSC Element AFK Sistema; produces microcircuits, semiconductor devices, microcontrollers, equipment for the Internet of Things). The document does not indicate the amount of subsidies.^[13]

2020

Mishustin included radio electronics in the list of priority export products

On November 12, 2020, the Government of the Russian Federation announced the inclusion of radio electronics in the list of priority export products. The corresponding order was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

As reminded in the Cabinet of Ministers, the promotion of products of the domestic radio-electronic industry to the world market is provided for by the industry development strategy until 2030. This document was developed by President RFVladimir Putin. One of the main goals of the industry development for the next 10 years is revenue growth by 2.5 times, as well as an almost threefold increase in exports.

The Russian government has included radio electronics in the list of priority export products

This is expected to be achieved through the development of scientific and technical potential, optimization and re-equipment of production, the launch of new industrial technologies, as well as the improvement of the regulatory framework and the training of highly qualified personnel, the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation reports.

The main source of financing for projects within the framework of the strategy will be extrabudgetary funds, as well as public-private partnerships (PPPs). As possible risks of disrupting the implementation of the strategy, the appendix to the document also indicates insufficient funding and inefficient use of financial resources. Measures to reduce these risks - diversification of sources of financing, PPP, prioritization of facilities, financing with the priority of mastering critical technologies and implementing the most promising complex projects.

Earlier in 2020, Mikhail Mishustin dedicated a special meeting with the participation of specialized deputy prime ministers and federal ministers to the development of domestic electronics. He urged to concentrate on three components: investment, import substitution and the creation of comfortable conditions, including benefits and preferences, for market participants.^[14]

The policy of forced import substitution of electronics has begun in Russia

Instead of targeted support for Russian manufacturers - "forcing import substitution" of state-owned companies and entire industries. This is the key idea of ​ ​ a comprehensive end-to-end import substitution strategy, which was presented by the Russian government at the end of September 2020 (more).

The authorities want to introduce forced purchases of Russian electronics for state-owned companies

On February 7, 2020, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade had prepared a draft directive aimed at reducing purchases of foreign-made radio electronics by Russian state-owned companies, including their subsidiaries. Read more here.

2015

The draft of the new version of the state program of development of electronics is published

In early November 2015, it became known that the Ministry of Industry and Trade revised the projected pace of import substitution in the Russian IT market. The reason for this is inflation.

According to Vedomosti, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has published the second edition of the state program for the development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry^[15]. The updated version says that by 2025 it is planned to increase the share of Russian IT equipment in the country to 35%, while in January 2015, when the first version of the project was presented, it featured a 60 percent indicator. In 2014, Russian high-tech equipment (servers, PCs, processors, mobile devices, etc.) occupied 18-19% of the market, the ministry estimates.

Ministry of Industry and Trade reduces import substitution program for IT equipment

The government decided to reduce federal spending on the state program for the development of the electronic and radio-electronic industry - from 175.6 to 173.9 billion rubles. Support for radio electronics for medical devices was excluded from the program, for which it was planned to allocate 16.2 billion rubles of budget money. Thus, the development of radio electronics will take place not in five directions, as mentioned earlier, but in four:

• telecommunication equipment;
• computer technology;
• electronic engineering;
• intelligent control systems.

Support for the production of telecommunications equipment involves the injection of 42.8 billion rubles and a decrease in the share of imports in this area to 70% by 2025 (previously it was about 40%). In the market of special technological equipment, it is planned to reduce the share of imports to 72.4%, and in intelligent control systems - to 76.5% instead of the initially planned 45% and 29% of the market, respectively.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes to allocate 40.5 billion rubles for the development of domestic computer production instead of the previous 37.48 billion rubles. Previously, the department allocated 97.9% and 95% of imported equipment in 2020 and 2025, respectively, and in the updated program - 97.6% and 93.3%. Given the meager share of Russian equipment (about 1% by November 2015), this is great progress, a representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade told Vedomosti.^[16]

The expert called the new program for the development of electronics revolutionary

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has developed a new program for the development of the electronic component base and radio electronics until 2025, which should come into force in 2015. This was stated in an interview with the Vedomosti newspaper in September 2015 by Vsevolod Opanasenko, general director and owner of the T-Platform s company ^[17]

among the experts who took part in the evaluation of this program. The program is revolutionary, it takes a design approach for the first time: from idea to product. Each project provides not just the creation of an industrial sample of a certain product, but the development and launch on the market of a full-fledged mass demand product with clear market positioning, documentation for the end user, certificates, etc., "he said

For 10 years, according to Opanasenko, the draft program contains about 120 billion rubles. Some of them are planned to be allocated for computing. These are subsidies that compensate for the costs of developing and bringing products to the market, as well as paying interest on loans.

only the development of devices is financed, but also the creation of an industry regulatory legal framework, which is now either absent or outdated," added the general director of T-Platforms.

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