Ministries of the Republic of TatarstanMinistry of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan
The project seminar “The standard of region’s openness as an indicator of quality of interaction between state and public institutes” opened in Kazan
19 September 2013, Thursday
Issues of public administration and creation of a single standard of openness for regions are being discussed in IT park at a seminar organized under the auspices of Russian Minister Mikhail Abyzov.
Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov opened the seminar.
Roman Shaikhutdinov said: “The Republic of Tatarstan actively participates in adoption of Open Government tools. The interdepartmental working group was established for the project implementation. For several years we have been implementing projects in the sphere of informatization of relationships between state and citizens. We decided to create a single resource that will combine all services, and we called it Open Tatarstan.”
The portal Open Tatarstan will include sections “Electronic services”, “Public control”, “Public and expert discussion of plans of state and municipal purchases”, “Public discussion of activity of executive authorities”, “Public and expert discussion of drafts of normative and legal acts”, and “Open information”.
Representatives of Russian Ministry of Communication and Mass Media, Ministry of Regional Development, pilot regions who coordinate issues of public administration openness, journalists and bloggers are taking part in the seminar.
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About 2,000 students of the Institute of Information Technology and Intelligent Systems (IITS) at Kazan Federal University (KFU) received scholarships for studies in “Software Engineering” with a focus on “Modern Software Development.” Annually, more than 22.6 million roubles are allocated from the regional budget for this purpose under the “Personnel for the Digital Economy” regional project.
To date, Yandex delivery robots began operating in the Novo-Savinovsky and Sovetsky districts of Kazan. On December 2025, robot delivery was firstly introduced in the Vakhitovsky district of the city.
The implementation of robot delivery is aimed at making everyday life more comfortable for residents through the use of advanced technology. Users will be able to track the movement of the courier robot on a map directly within the app, ensuring transparency and convenience. Since robots do not require breaks or rest periods, delivery services will operate reliably around the clock.
Mobile Telecommunication Systems Company reported on its activities in Tatarstan for the year 2025 during a weekly meeting at Tatarstan Ministry of Digitalization.
Director of the MTS branch in Tatarstan Marat Kabanov outlined key areas of work in 2025 and the achieved results.
On March 27, Tatarstan Minister of Digitalization Ilya Nachvyn held a meeting with Director General of "Info-Obereg" Vladimir Dorofeev.
Such meetings between the minister and representatives of the IT community are held on Fridays in an open dialogue format. These personal meetings provide an opportunity for companies to share their experiences, discuss their projects and seek support.