Ministry of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region

History

2025

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Rostov Region Yevgeny Poluyanov, who was detained but released, was dismissed

On March 18, 2025, the interim governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar, dismissed Yevgeny Poluyanov, regional minister of digital development, information technology and communications, from his post. The latter was previously detained by law enforcement officers, but subsequently released without charge. Read more here.

Two deputy heads of the Ministry of Ministry of Digital Development of the Rostov Region were fired against the background of a criminal case

On February 27, 2025, it became known that two deputy ministers of digital development, information technology and communications of the Rostov region were relieved of their posts. Kirill Dyachkin and Sergey Bondarenko left their posts.

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Фото: Ministry of Ministry of Digital Development of Rostov Region

The regional government reported that both deputy heads of the Ministry of Digital Development were dismissed due to the expiration of the term service contract. Earlier, Dyachkin and Bondarenko, as well as the Minister of Digital Development of the Rostovskaya Region, Yevgeny Poluyanov, were searched as part of a criminal case initiated under Part 3 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - abuse of office. The investigation believes that the Ministry of Digital Development has illegally allocated budget funds in the amount of 60 million rubles under the guise of switching to domestic software under the national program "Digital Economy."^[1]

Head Yevgeny Poluyanov detained

On February 17, 2025, security officials detained the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region, Yevgeny Poluyanov. Searches were carried out in the department itself. Read more here

Searches in abuse of power case

On February 17, 2025, U FSB Russia Po Rostov region reported that Ministry of Digital Development searches were carried out in the regional, information technology and communications. Operational measures were carried out within the framework of a criminal case initiated under Part 3 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - abuse of office.

According to Interfax, referring to information received from law enforcement agencies, searches were carried out at the Minister of Digital Development of the Rostov Region Yevgeny Poluyanov, as well as at his two deputies - Kirill Dyachkin and Sergei Bondarenko. According to investigators, under the pretext of switching to domestic software within the framework of the national program "Digital Economy," the ministry carried out illegal allocation of budget funds.

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Фото: Ministry of Ministry of Digital Development of Rostov Region

It was established, in particular, that the Ministry of Digital Development of the Rostov Region concluded a state contract with Electronic Office Systems (Soft) LLC for the provision of services for the provision of licenses for the right to use software with the File Editing option of the Delo electronic document management system in the amount of 59,990,000 rubles. However, in fact, a license was delivered to work with the office editor "My Office," the cost of which was more than four times lower.

According to the 1rnd.ru resource, referring to a source in one of the law enforcement agencies of the Rostov region, Poluyanov testifies to the investigation. At the same time, according to RIA Novosti, law enforcement officers detained one of the deputy ministers (who exactly is not specified).

Employees of the FSB of Russia in the Rostov region documented and suppressed the illegal activities of the leadership of the Ministry of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region, - added a representative of the FSB of Russia in the region.[2]

2021: TAdviser interview with the head of the Ministry of Ministry of Digital Development of the Rostov Region Yevgeny Poluyanov

In September 2021, Yevgeny Poluyanov, Minister of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region, spoke in an interview with TAdviser about the digitalization of the region. Read more here.

2020

Evgeny Poluyanov's appointment head of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Rostov region

At the end of December 2020, Yevgeny Poluyanov was appointed Minister of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region. In this position, he replaced German Lopatkin. Read more here.

Activities of the Ministry of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region

On the basis of the decree of the Government of the Rostov Region of September 24, 2020 No. 15 "On the approval of the Regulation on the Ministry of Digital Development, information technologies and communications of the Rostov region "the ministry is an executive body of the Rostov region, performing functions in the field of digital development, the introduction of digital technologies in the field of public administration, the introduction of digital transformation of state and municipal services and services, the provision of public services and state property management in the field of digital, information technologies and communications on the territory of the Rostov^[3] on the^[3].

TAdviser interview: IT Minister of the Rostov Region German Lopatkin - on the digitalization strategy and approach to public services

On August 6, 2020, a live broadcast of a TAdviser interview with German Lopatkin, Minister of Information Technology and Communications of the Rostov Region, a region that ranks third in Russia in terms of the quality of electronic public services in the rating of the Ministry of Economic Development. During the conversation, the minister answered questions from TAdviser and viewers about the digital transformation of the region and its features in the crisis period, about the interaction of citizens with the authorities using IT tools, as well as about import substitution. Read more here.

Transformation into the Ministry of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region

According to the Decree of the Government of the RO of July 11, 2020 No. 633 "On the Ministry of Digital Development, Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region," the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region was renamed the Ministry of Digital Development,^[4] and Communications^[4] (from October 1, 2020).

2011: Activities of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region

In accordance with the Decree of the Government of the RO of December 9, 2011 No. 213 "On Approval of the Regulation on the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Rostov Region," the ministry was the executive authority of the Rostov Region, which carried out the functions of implementing state policy, providing public services and managing state property in the field of information technology^[5].

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