From May 31 to June 2, Nizhny Novgorod hosted the Industrial Russian Digital Industry conference, known as CIPR. The event brought together the year’s outcomes from industrial competence centers, offering a clear overview of progress and a road map for future import substitution efforts. The conference aimed to illuminate how Russia can strengthen its digital industrial base and accelerate the adoption of domestic technologies across sectors. A comprehensive briefing summarized the year’s achievements and laid out the priorities for the coming period.
The gathering drew a diverse audience of more than 7,000 attendees representing 2,000 companies from 77 regions of Russia, along with eight foreign delegations from the PRC, India, South Africa, Belarus, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. The business program featured 88 structured discussions with more than 700 speakers, providing a broad spectrum of insights into policy, industry trends, and practical innovations. The expo area stretched to 5,500 square meters and showcased 102 stands highlighting cutting edge Russian digital solutions, underscoring the country’s commitment to domestic software and hardware development.
During the conference, 63 agreements were signed, emphasizing collaboration across government, academia, and industry to accelerate digital modernization and import substitution. In parallel, DECIPRALAND presented 120 works by 40 artists in an online museum exhibit, broadening the cultural dimensions of the event. The main topics of discussion centered on the year’s results, future growth in import substitution, the development and dissemination of Russian software, and digital solutions that influence social economics, culture, and social trends.
On the conference’s second day, CIPR hosted a broad assembly themed around Digital Independence for Russia’s industry. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin issued a set of strategic instructions intended to accelerate IT projects developed on the ICC framework, signaling strong governmental support for digital initiatives and cross-sector collaboration. The emphasis was on expanding the second wave of IT projects and ensuring a robust, homegrown tech ecosystem to sustain long term growth.
Key market players used the event to present new solutions, announce deals, and share outcomes from their product lines. In addition to formal program tracks, CIPR featured dynamic activities such as championships, festivals, and sports competitions designed to showcase talent and foster community engagement around technology. The event highlighted the role of industry ecosystems in accelerating practical innovations and demonstrated how partnerships can translate research and development into tangible business impact.
Among the highlights, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko opened the presentation of the international Robot Battle championship. He met the competing teams at the exhibition booth and observed live demonstrations of robotic performance. In a purpose-built pavilion, demonstrations allowed attendees to observe and even try to control the robots, illustrating real world capabilities and encouraging hands-on exploration of advanced robotics and automation. The exhibition environment was designed to blend demonstration with interaction, giving participants a direct sense of what is possible with domestic tech developments.
At Robofest, the strongest project teams from Quantorium, the children’s technopark in Nizhny Novgorod, showcased their innovations. Alongside this, the Future Games tournament offered phygital basketball experiences, merging physical gameplay with digital enhancements to illustrate future sports tech and interactive entertainment. The blend of educational, competitive, and cultural programming demonstrated how digital solutions can touch diverse aspects of daily life, from manufacturing to creative expression and leisure.