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Since November last year, a single contact centre was operating in the republic to advise residents on coronavirus infection. For all the time, the operators of the 122 modernized hotline received 350 687 calls from Tatarstan citizens.

School 21 is a new generation programming school from Sberbank. The teaching is based on the “peer to peer” method, where the participants act as a teacher and as a student.

On July 21, in the Kazan City Hall, a solemn ceremony of commemorative cancellation of a postage stamp issued in honor of the opening and consecration of the reconstructed Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was held.

The World AI & Data Challenge Data Hackathon for solving global social problems will be held online on August 21-22. IT specialists from all over Russia can join it. It is possible to apply for the hackathon by the link - https://leader-id.ru/events/216501

The budget co-financing of the Digital Professions project is implemented by Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media under the Digital Economy national programme.

Russian citizens over 16 with at least secondary vocational education can receive IT education. The training takes place online format and is available to residents of all regions of Russia. Half of the training fee is paid by the state.

On July 19, speaking at a briefing at the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, Tatarstan Minister of Digitalization Ayrat Khayrullin informed about new state and municipal e-services of Tatarstan and about innovations in this sphere.

One of the priority tasks of Tatarstan Ministry of Digitalization is a full, high-quality and convenient provision of services to residents of the republic.

Due to the upcoming celebration of Eid al-Adha, on July 20, the branches of the Multifunctional Centres and the Russian Post will work according to the adjusted schedule.

The Wink video service of Rostelecom Company introduces a new section “Academy”, which contains an excellent collection of educational content for audience of all ages.

Here you can find fascinating video lectures from Arzamas, "Direct Speech", "Netology" and "Synchronization", as well as a selection of documentaries and popular science films, educational TV channels and even audiobooks. There is also an exclusive content, for example, video versions of the famous concerts "Classics on Dvortsovaya".

Registration for the Digital Professions federal project continues, in which residents can receive additional professional education with financial support from the state. You can select a training programme from the submitted catalog after registering at the website https://цифровыепрофессии.рф/.

Russian Information Technology Development Foundation holds grants contests for IT projects and companies implementing digital solutions.