Petersburg signed a contract for the development of an IT system for taxis

On October 24, 2024, it became known that the state government institution "Transportation Organizer" of St. Petersburg signed a contract with PJSC Rostelecom to create an information system for a passenger taxi worth ₽37,4 million. The system is scheduled to launch in early 2025.

According to Фонтанка.ру, the Joint-Stock Company Rubin Research Institute (JSC Rubin Research Institute) also participated in the tender, offering to complete the work for ₽36 million, but Rostelecom became the winner according to the totality of the assessment criteria.

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The new system will contain complete information about taxi operators, drivers and cars in the city. The development will automate the verification of the relevance of data in regional registries and speed up the process of processing applications for inclusion in the database.

As the publication informs, the creation of an information system is part of the sectoral reform implemented in accordance with federal legislation and city law, which entered into force in September 2023. As part of the project, personal accounts will be created for carriers and order services.

According to the Transport Committee of St. Petersburg, by the end of September 2024, the number of legal taxis in the city increased by 30.5% compared to the same period in 2023. The register includes 1,982 carriers, 10 passenger taxi ordering services and 57,534 cars, which is 40.2% more than in the nine months of 2023.

The introduction of the new information system is aimed at increasing the efficiency of control over the activities of taxi companies and ensuring the compliance of market participants with the requirements of the law. The system will allow you to quickly identify violations and track changes in the operation of taxi services.^[1]

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