The Russian government is considering launching a new initiative that will compel Russian companies to contribute to the state for the use of foreign software. in this matter speeches Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced at the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR) conference.
“We are considering an initiative that introduces mandatory cuts for organizations to use foreign software until they switch to domestic solutions,” the prime minister said.
Funds thus received will be used to create a budget for grants for Russian technology companies, as well as concessional loans.
Mishustin also noted that the import substitution process continues actively in the software field in Russia. According to him, in 2022 the demand for individual Russian programs has increased by 10-12 times. The prime minister also pointed to the growth in the staff of Russian programmers.
“As for programmers, their number has increased by 13% compared to last year. In general, more than 740,000 people work in the country at the moment,” he said.
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