Ministry of Digital Development

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The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media (Minцифры) is actively involved in shaping Russia's digital policy, including regulating internet traffic, managing state digital platforms like 'Gosuslugi' and 'Moya Shkola', and overseeing emergency alert systems. It has developed frameworks for compensating victims of phone fraud, initiated projects on AI regulation, and coordinates with federal agencies on cybersecurity and digital infrastructure.

Events

• TASS' Makсут Shadaev stated that the G20 meeting on innovation in…
• 15M Books Destroyed in Ukraine Drone Attacks on Russian Warehouses
• Russian publishing houses lost 15 million books worth 6 billion…
• Russia seeks to save pre-designation books from banned groups
• Russia to Expand 'Alice AI' Access on Devices
• Drivers Can Now Show Digital Docs in Max App
• 5G to Launch in Million-City Urban Centers
• Russia Approves 5G Rollout Amid Smartphone Compatibility Issues
• Russia Targets Fake White List Sites
• 5G to Launch in Russian Million-City Centers by 2027

Recent coverage

• In attacks on marketplaces in Russia, 15 million books destroyed — Радио Свобода
• Publishers lost 15 million books worth 6 billion rubles due to strikes on Ozon and Wildberries warehouses — The Moscow Times
• Shadaev called the G20 meeting on innovations in the USA successful — Вести
• In Russia, 15 million books burned due to Ukrainian strikes on marketplace warehouses. Book industry damage assessed at six billion rubles — Meduza
• Due to drone strikes on Wildberries and Ozon warehouses, 15 million books worth 600 million rubles burned — Дождь (Telegram)
• Losses of the book industry from drone attacks reached 6 billion rubles — Коммерсантъ
• Auto expert recommended drivers have a paper copy of the license along with the QR code — Вести
• In Mincyfry want to keep in libraries already published books of 'undesirable' organizations - 'Kommersant' — Бумага
• Government wants to legalize already published books of 'foreign agents' and 'undesirable' organizations (they make up more than half of library collections) — Meduza
• Ministry of Digital Economy wants to keep already published books on 'foreign agents' and 'undesirable' organizations. Otherwise 50-7... will disappear from libraries — Дождь (Telegram)
• Yandex AI assistant may gain access to banking apps and smartphone system functions — "Kommersant" — Новая газета Европа
• Comrade Major Alice. Russian AI assistant wants expanded access to sensitive data on user devices... — Говорит НеМосква
• Ministry of Digital Economy is finalizing a project on choosing an AI assistant on mobile devices — Коммерсантъ
• 16 cities of the Russian Federation will receive 5G infrastructure, reported by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• In Russia, conditions for launching 5G networks have been approved, reported by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Drivers will be able to present their driver's license and vehicle registration document to a traffic police officer through 'Max' — Фонтанка
• Drivers will be able to present licenses and vehicle registration documents via the Max messenger — Ведомости
• Drivers will be able to present licenses and registration documents in MAX — Вести
• Government allowed presenting QR codes instead of paper licenses and STS — Коммерсантъ
• Driver's license and STS can be presented in electronic form in the messenger Max — Интерфакс