Address of Deputy Prime Minister of the republic – Tatarstan Minister of Informatization and Communication Roman Shaykhutdinov on the occasion of Programmer’s Day
Dear colleagues, software developers, as well as those who help to implement it, to accompany and develop it! I congratulate you on your professional holiday - Programmer's Day!
Today, IT technologies cover all aspects of our life - economy and culture, education and health, finance and leisure. The successful development of our republic and the country as a whole, improving the quality of life of our residents can not be imagined without digitalization. And programmers play an important role in this process. You rank the first lines of the most prestigious and highly paid professions, you are not only smart and talented, but what is most important, demanded in your country.
Every year a number of IT specialists in Tatarstan is increasing – over 15,000 people are working in more than 1700 companies of the industry today! Due to you, many things that used to be fantastic - communication of the fifth generation of 5G, autonomous vehicles, telemedicine - are quite real today and are already being tested in our republic for the further distribution to other regions. I am sure that we have a lot of interesting work in the future and we will make together the life of the Tatarstan citizens more comfortable.
I wish you health, valuable ideas and professional success in implementing the plans for the benefit of our republic and all of Russia!