On June 16, on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Tatarstan Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication Ayrat Khayrullin, in the presence of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, signed an agreement on cooperation in information technologies between the government of the republic and "1C" Company. An agreement on cooperation between Tatarstan government and "Element" Company was also signed. Joint work with Element Company in the development of high-tech microelectronics is planned.
1C is the largest Russian company specializing in software support and development. Agreement involves exchange of experience, knowledge and technology; standardization and optimization of processes in government institutions and other projects.