2015 in review: Russia’s software export kept growing while authorities...
East-West Digital News reviews the most important developments on the Russian high-tech scene in 2015. Today’s article is about the trends on the IT service and software markets and the implementation...
View ArticleFrench Tech launches in Moscow to bridge French and Russian innovation
French Tech, a government initiative to organize and promote French innovation globally, launched officially its Moscow branch on Monday. The opening ceremony took place in Skolkovo, the international...
View ArticlePutin supports introducing sales tax on foreign Internet companies
Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to develop legislative amendments that will provide “more equal working conditions” among Internet companies in Russia. The executive order is addressed to...
View ArticleChechen leader complains about censorship by Instagram
The head of the Chechen government, Ramzan Kadyrov, accuses Instagram of censoring his free speech. He says the social network deleted a post he directed at Russia’s political opposition. “Here is...
View ArticleTICKS not BRICS? Russia’s race to replace commodities with technology
In an article last week, the Financial Times wrote that the concept of the BRICS group of emerging economies was dead, arguing that Russia and Brazil’s dependence on commodities exports had led to them...
View ArticleRussian military reveals plan for global ‘cyberwarfare non-aggression pact’
Last week a top Russian military official revealed plans for a United Nations-backed plan to ban cyberwarfare attacks in peacetime between all leading powers. “The first step in this direction will be...
View ArticleRussian authorities to tighten control over Internet traffic “against...
The Russian government is planning to tightly control Internet traffic in the country. A parliamentary bill has been drafted by the Russian communications ministry, according to daily newspaper...
View ArticleIs Russia becoming a cryptocurrency haven?
Farmer Mikhail Shlyapnikov says creating his own virtual currency allowed him to raise almost $2 million in two months. The currency, the kolion, is named after the Moscow region village of Kolionovo,...
View ArticleE-logistics trends, EU policies, flying cars and supply chain robots featured...
On June 27-28 DELIVER, an invite-only event dedicated to international e-commerce logistics and European policy making, will hold its second edition in Berlin’s Funkhaus. This even will gather...
View ArticleRussia and Brazil aim to develop high tech partnerships
During official talks with his Brazilian counterpart, Michel Temer, in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the cooperation between the two countries in the field of...
View ArticleUnder pressure, Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cyber secrets
Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time when Russia has been accused of a growing...
View ArticleRussian lawmakers unanimously adopt first reading of legislation to ban VPNs...
Last week Russian lawmakers in the State Duma unanimously adopted the first reading of legislation that would ban technologies that make it possible to circumvent Internet censorship. In the law’s...
View ArticleDespite hacking charges, US tech industry fought to keep ties to Russia spy...
New US sanctions put in place by former President Barack Obama last December — part of a broad suite of actions taken in response to Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election — made...
View ArticleRussia’s Sberbank says found no traces of US cyber-weapons
Sberbank, Russia’s national savings bank, has not found any potential US cyber-weapons in its systems after screening, the bank told Bloomberg and East-West Digital News today. However, Stanislav...
View ArticleRussia and China announce new joint investment programs exceeding $12 billion
Over the past weeks, illustrating the growing ties between the two countries in the field of innovation, several Russian state-owned funds and banks have signed agreements with Chinese counterparts....
View ArticleMost requests to remove online content come from Russia, Google says
Russia has come out on top of a ranking of government requests to have online content removed or blocked, according to Google’s latest Transparency Report. Last year, the Russian authorities filed more...
View ArticleCensors retreat: Russian bloggers no longer officially registered
After exactly three years, Russian lawmakers have abandoned the government’s so-called “bloggers’ registry,” where popular bloggers were listed and theoretically subjected to more stringent media...
View ArticleMajor international forum to address hot political, business and technology...
The 27th edition of the Krynica Economic Forum, an important meetup for decision-makers in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held under the title “Project Europe: A Recipe for the Coming Decades” in...
View ArticleLegal experts warn: Russia’s ‘Big Brother law’ contradicts new EU regulation,...
The legislation adopted last year in Russia to strengthen state control over digital communications is not fully compatible with the new EU regulation in the field of personal data protection, believe...
View ArticleKremlin bets on digital strategy to boost voter turnout, Mail.Ru Group likely...
The Russian government is likely to hire the services of Mail.Ru Group, a leading Internet group, to boost voter turnout in next year’s presidential election, the business publication RBC reported...
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