Russian companies will have access to state money for AI training

2024

Russian companies will have access to government money for AI training

On June 17, 2024, it became known that the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia had determined the procedure for disclosing data from government departments on the Internet. Companies will be able to access authorities information in order to train artificial intelligence models.

According to Sheets the newspaper "," a state or municipal body can recognize information publicly available at the request of individuals and legal entities. After that, the information will be included in a special section on the agency's website called "Open Data." At the same time, the public need for publishing information is established by a state body or a local government body. Determine what data will be publicly available will be public councils that can be collected at sites under federal executive bodies, regional government agencies, local governments, coordination and advisory bodies under the government. Russia

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A state body, a local government body makes a decision on the classification or impossibility of classifying information about the activities of a state body or a local government body as publicly available information for its subsequent placement on the Internet in the form of open data, the order of the Ministry of Economic Development says.

It is emphasized that personal information will not be publicly available. Russian companies will be able to use the published data for free as part of their projects related to the development and implementation of AI technologies. The new initiative is aimed at achieving the goals of the national project "Data Economics and Digital Transformation of the State," which starts in 2025. Financing of this program will be at least 700 billion rubles.^[1]

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation suggests to open to developer AI access to sets of state data

On January 10, 2024, it became known that the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation proposes to provide scientists and developers from the commercial sector with access to sets of state data. It is assumed that this will stimulate the development of artificial intelligence in Russia.

According to the Kommersant newspaper, the repository of state data sets for AI projects can be formed on the basis of the federal state information system "Unified Information Platform of the National Data Management System." This repository will not include any personal information, as well as data constituting a commercial or other secret protected by law. In general, the composition of the kits will be determined based on the needs of companies and organizations, as well as on the availability of relevant information from the public sector.

Ministry of Digital Development Science proposes to provide scientists and developers from the commercial sector with access to government data sets

The draft Ministry of Digital Development says that access to the repository will be provided to universities, scientific organizations and accredited IT companies. At the same time, a number of requirements will be presented to the latter. In particular, the participation of foreign organizations in the capital should not exceed 49%. Requests for access to data sets must be submitted through State Public services. If successful, legal entities will be able to upload information for further use in their AI-related projects.

The Director of Legal Initiatives Fund for the Development of Internet Initiatives Alexandra Orekhovich notes that the approach of access to data sets by accredited organizations is generally consistent with the generally accepted approach abroad - in,, USA Australia States. European Union However, the creation of a single information system can be fraught with certain technological difficulties. In addition, Orekhovich believes, security issues arise.^[2]

2023: Contract with Rostelecom

On December 11, 2023, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation signed a state contract with Rostelecom for the development of the federal state information system "Unified Information Platform of the National Data Management System." We are talking about creating a specialized platform for training artificial intelligence. The contract value is 250 million rubles.

The work is carried out within the framework of the federal project "Artificial Intelligence" of the state program of the Russian Federation "Information Society." The goal of the initiative is to ensure "the formation and updating of data sets for AI in demand in commercial circulation." Such sets mean a set of data that have been pre-prepared (processed) in accordance with the requirements of Russian legislation on information, information technologies and information protection and are necessary for the development of software based on AI.

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation has signed a state contract with Rostelecom to create a specialized platform for AI training

The statement of work states that the platform should be able to interact with external information systems of data suppliers and consumers through a software interface (API) compatible with the HTTPS/S3. In 2023, the performer must form 10 data sets containing images, one way or another related to the transport sphere. Sets include:

• Types of vehicles;
• Special vehicles;
• Traffic intensity;
• Search for pedestrians in images;
• Empty and occupied parking spaces;
• Condition of road surface and elements of road infrastructure (shoulders, curbs, hatches, etc.);
• Number of wheels of passenger and freight vehicles;
• State registration plates;
• Traffic sign recognition;
• Recognition of road marking elements.

Users must log in to the system via the ESIA. In this case, applications for access to AI datasets will be signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature. When granting access to data, the system must generate time links with a limited validity period. After the expiration of this period, the link becomes invalid.^[3]

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