The 9th All-Russian contest of personal achievements of pensioners in the study of computer literacy "Thanks to the Internet - 2023" is held by the Pension Fund of Russia and Rostelecom Telecommunication Company. Pensioners from 52 regions of Russia take part in the contest. The most active regions are: the Republic of Crimea, Moscow region, Orenburg region, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk region, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, Tatarstan, Kemerovo region, Krasnodar region, Rostov region. As many as 21 applications for the contest were received from Tatarstan.
More than 77 per cent of the participants are women. The average age of the participants is 63.
The contest works are submitted until October 23, 2023, and the results of the contest are planned to be summed up in December 2023. Information and rules of participation in the contest are posted on the website in the section «Contest».
For participation, it is necessary to fill out the form on the wesite, attaching your essay (history) in accordance with the nominations of the contest and two photos with the image of the author of the work. Winners are determined in each nomination (three prize-winners in each).