New AI Committee to Lead Digital Development in Russian Duma

Currently, these topics are scattered across several committees: marketplaces and the creative economy fall under the Committee on Economic Policy, drones belong to the Committee on Industry, and AI is primarily assigned to the Committee on Information Policy, the publication noted.

Consensus

A new committee on digital development and artificial intelligence is being created in the Russian State Duma.
Alexander Sidyakin, head of the central executive committee of United Russia, is proposed as the head of the new committee.
The new committee will cover issues related to AI, marketplaces, drones (BПЛА), and creative industries.
The creation of the committee was announced by Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of United Russia.
The list of candidates for committee chairpersons was approved by the United Russia bureau and general council.
The final appointment will be decided by a vote of all deputies at the first plenary session of the new Duma convocation.
The new Duma will have 35 committees, up from 32.
United Russia will lead 20 of the 35 committees.
Vasily Vlasov (Vladimir Putin) supported the reappointment of Vyacheslav Volodin as Speaker of the State Duma.

Points of divergence

The committee is officially named 'Committee on Digital Development and Artificial Intelligence' and is also referred to as 'Committee on Ensuring Technological Leadership' by Vedomosti. — mediazona
The committee is officially named 'Committee on Digitization and Artificial Intelligence' and is referred to as 'Committee on Technological Leadership' in earlier discussions. — thebell
The list of committee chairpersons includes only the names of the heads, without mentioning the committee on digital development and AI or the committee on criminal and administrative legislation. — novaya_eu
The party recommended candidates for committee leaders, deputy leaders, and the faction leader, but did not specify the names of the new committees. — vesti
The list of candidates was approved by the United Russia bureau and the general council, and will be presented to the faction for discussion before final voting. — kommersant
The new committee on digital development and AI will be called 'Committee on Technological Leadership', and the second new committee is on criminal and administrative legislation. — tg_tvrain
The new committee is named 'Committee on Technological Leadership' and will be led by Alexander Sidyakin. — tg_sotavisionmedia

Coverage (9 sources)

In the State Duma will appear a committee on AI. It may be headed by a deputy who was the initiator of the law on 'foreign agents' — Meduza
In the new term of the State Duma, a committee on AI will appear, also responsible for marketplaces, UAVs, and creative industries — Медиазона
A committee on AI will appear in the State Duma. It will be headed by a co-author of laws on foreign agents and criminal liability for rallies — The Bell
«ER» determined candidates for positions of chairs of State Duma committees — Новая газета Европа
YER recommended deputies for forming committees in the new composition of the State Duma — Вести
Unity Party will lead 20 of 35 committees in the State Duma — Коммерсантъ
Two new committees will appear in the State Duma. The head of the lower chamber of parliament again confirmed Vologdin — Дождь (Telegram)
In the State Duma will create a committee 'on technological leadership' under the leadership of United Russia's Sidiakin — SOTAvision
A new committee on technological leadership will appear in the State Duma. It will oversee marketplaces, AI and drones — Дождь (Telegram)

New AI Committee to Lead Digital Development in Russian Duma

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