The Ministry of Digital Transformation removed the native operating system (OS) Aurora from its digital transformation program. Reported to this newspaperKommersant“.
This means that the authorities refused to bear the costs of the measures taken to support the environment, the amount of which amounted to 22 billion rubles. The Ministry of Digital Development has confirmed that Aurora will now be developed at the expense of developers under the control of Rostelecom. The government agency announced that work on the project will continue. At the same time, it was not specified whether the previously announced cost level for fixed assets will continue.
It is known that the Aurora operating system was created for use in the public sector. As for the domestic operating system for the consumer segment, by the end of 2022 became aware of the plans of the authorities to form a consortium to develop an open source Android-based mobile operating system. The joint venture will be launched by VK, Yandex, Sberbank and Rostelecom. The timing of this project is not yet known.
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