Zarenin Andrei Aleksandrovich

Zarenin Andrei Aleksandrovich

Biography

In 2004 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Master of Applied Mathematics and Physics.

From 2002 to 2013, he worked in various positions in the field of information technology and communications of Vympel-Communications OJSC.

In 2015-2017. worked in the Ministry of Communications (new name - Ministry of Digital Development): headed the department for the development of electronic state and municipal services of the department for the development of e-government. At that time, Nikolai Nikiforov was the Minister of Communications .

Then, until 2019, he worked on projects of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications at the Voskhod Research Institute.

Later he took the post of Deputy Director of the Department of Information Technologies of the Apparatus of the Government of the Russian Federation

2021

Deputy Minister of Digital Development

On May 11, 2021, by government order, Andrei Zarenin was appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. The Ministry of Digital Development explained to TAdviser that in this position Zarenin will oversee the state policy on the formation of demand for electronic products, the creation and implementation, including for state needs, of electronic products and software, taking into account the innovative development of the industry.

96th place in the IT industry in terms of income and in terms of the cost of personal cars

For the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, Andrei Zarenin's income amounted to 7.6 million rubles^[1].

The total average estimated cost of the car deputy minister of digital development, communications and mass media amounted to 3.2 million rubles. The list of declared vehicles includes Honda Accord^[2].

Real estate: apartments owned - 38.7 m ², 51.1 m ² and 38.3 m ²; apartment in use - 29.4^[3].

2023

Performance of the duties of the arrested Maxim Parshin

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Digital Development Andrei Zarenin will act as another deputy minister of digital development, Maxim Parshin, who was previously arrested on charges of taking a bribe. This became known on July 20, 2023.

As they write Sheets"" with reference to its source, Zarenin will be responsible for the interaction of the Ministry of Digital Development with large IT associations, including, APKIT"" and Russoft. ARPP "Domestic Software" According to the interlocutor of the newspaper in one of the IT companies, the need for a quick search for a replacement for Parshin is primarily due to the fact that the execution of the instructions given to him has slowed down, as well as the signing of the minutes of meetings of the Expert software Council on the Ministry of Digital Development, which is responsible for replenishing the Russian register. software

Participants in the IT industry interviewed by the publication believe that Zarenin is quite immersed in the activities of the council, since he oversaw there a block of work on the inclusion of hardware and software systems (PAC) in the register. At the same time, experts predict that he will temporarily take Parshin's position, since the latter has a large range of tasks, the solution of which is not enough for the deputy minister alone.

By July 2023, Zarenin coordinates in the Ministry of Digital Development the work of the department for stimulating demand for electronic products, and oversees the development of state policy in this part and stimulating scientific and technical developments.

Maxim Parshin is excluded from the expert council on software under the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation. This follows from the order published on the website of the ministry on July 2023, 2023.

On July 13, 2023, Maxim Parshin was placed under house arrest for two months on suspicion of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein reported that the deputy minister was detained in one of the restaurants while receiving a bribe of 3.5 million rubles. Illegal remuneration, according to the deputy, was intended for assistance in the allocation of grants.^[4]

Extension of authority

As TAdviser found out, on July 24, 2023, the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev signed an order that amends the distribution of duties between him and his deputies approved in November 2022.

TAdviser has reviewed this document. It significantly expands the scope of responsibility of Deputy Minister Andrei Zarenin. In addition to the direction of electronic products, for which he was responsible earlier, the directions for which Deputy Minister Maxim Parshin was responsible have now passed to him.

Parshin, we recall, on July 18 resigned from the ministry against the background of a criminal case on corruption, in which he appears (more here). He was responsible for the development of the IT industry, including measures to support developers ON and stimulate business to engage in digital transformation, human resources, the transition to Russian software, the development of infrastructure data centers and cloud services, the export of IT products, and sports programming. Maxim Parshin also oversaw the activities, and to RFRIT Skolkovo Foundation IIDF Bortnik Foundation support the development and implementation of Russian software, (CECI), Center for Expertise and Coordination of Informatization and. Research Institute "Sunrise" Research Institute "Integral"

According to the order of July 24, Andrei Zarenin now acts as the head of the federal projects "Personnel for the Digital Economy," "Digital Technologies," "Development of the Personnel Potential of the IT Industry" of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation."

Andrei Zarenin now coordinates the work of four departments in the Ministry of Digital Development

Andrey Zarenin directly coordinates the work of the Department for Stimulating Demand for Electronic Products, the Department for the Development of the IT Industry, the Department of Economics and Finance, the Department for the Development of Digital Competencies and Education.

In addition, he coordinates the activities of the Department of Digital Transformation and Coordination of Budget Expenses in a number of areas, including in terms of the development and implementation of the state program of the Russian Federation "Information Society" and its structural elements, the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" and its federal projects and in terms of the functions of the administrator of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation."

Andrei Zarenin is entrusted with the coordination and control of the activities of RFRIT, the Skolkovo Foundation, the Internet Initiatives Development Fund, the Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technological Sphere in terms of organizing and implementing support measures for the development and implementation of Russian software and open source software within the framework of the federal project "Digital Technologies" of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation." Coordination and control of the activities of the Center for Expertise and Coordination of Informatization (CECI), the Voskhod Research Institute, the Integral Research Institute and a number of other organizations are also now with Andrei Zarenin.

Among several dozen powers assigned to the deputy minister are also listed:

• coordination of activities on the development, approval and adjustment of the methodology for calculating the indicators of the national development goal of the Russian Federation "Digital Transformation" of the state program "Information Society" and the indicators of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation";
• coordination of the development of the high-tech direction "Mobile communication networks of the fifth generation" within the framework of the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and state corporations, companies with state participation;
• budgetary powers of the chief manager and recipient of budget funds of the ministry, including the preparation of documents when drawing up and maintaining a budget list and limits of budget obligations of the ministry;
• coordination of development and support of export of products and services produced by Russian ICT companies;
• exercising the functions and powers of the founder in relation to PKU "State Technologies" and much more.

According to the Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation approved by the order, Andrei Zarenin's questions are considered by Deputy Minister Grigory Borisenko, or, in his absence, Alexander Shoitov, or, in his absence, Bella Cherkesova.

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