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A student of the International School of Kazan Artyom Cheremnykh won a bronze medal at the International Cybersecurity Olympiad (ICO) in Tunisia. Following the competition, the Russian team secured two gold, one silver and one bronze medal, making the team the absolute champion of the tournament. The Russian participants bypassed competitors from 19 countries worldwide, including the United States, China, Singapore, Sweden, Brazil, Italy and Tunisia.

A student of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence Daniil Melekhov and Nikolay Belousov from School No. 2031 won the gold medals.

To date, the ICL Group of Companies marks its 35th anniversary. On this occasion, the company organized a festive meeting with an exhibition of its own achievements and flagship products, which was attended by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Minister of Digitalization of Tatarstan Ilya Nachvin.

"The achievements of ICL are the result of the work of a cohesive team of true professionals. Special gratitude go to Viktor Dyachkov, who stood at the company's origins. The results of the company are largely due to his many years of efficient leadership," Minnikhanov said.

On July 1, the Bashir Rameev IT Park hosted an open lecture under the "Scientific Code: Summer Lectures" series. This time, residents and guests of Kazan got acquainted with the topic "What is media art and where to learn it".

The speaker was Ekaterina Belyaeva — Head of the Master's program in Media Art at the Central University School of Design and organizer of the "START" digital and technological art festival since 2014.

MegaFon Telecommunication Operator installed a new base station, and LTE network coverage has been expanded in the village of Ash-Buzi, Kukmorsky region.

Mobile communications and internet access are now available to 700 local residents, as well as to populations in neighboring villages. In total, the quality of digital services has improved for over 1,000 people.

Albert Yakovlev, who served as Deputy Minister of Digitalization of the republic for nearly seven years, overseeing IT infrastructure, communications and information security, has been appointed First Deputy Minister of Digitalization of Tatarstan.

Nearly 4,800 organizations across the republic have already entered over 10,000 of their best employees into the new system. The Electronic Honor Board of Tatarstan has become a modern digital tool for public recognition of the achievements of workers across all sectors of the economy. The project which was established by a decree of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov is deployed on domestically produced IT components and Russian servers. Currently operating in a closed mode, the platform will open its laureate information to public access starting August 1, 2026. It is possible to nominate the employees of enterprises, government bodies and entrepreneurs. 

During the first six months of 2026, the official portal of government authorities of Tatarstan recorded 2.6 million visits. The website of the Rais (Head) of the Republic of Tatarstan was the leader in e-attendance among the resources of the unified platform with 2.4 million visits.

Tatarstan delegation which included Deputy Minister of Digitalization of the republic Bulat Gabdrakhmanov and Director of the IT park Ruslan Vlasov held discussions with Qatari partners on new joint technology projects.

At the key meeting with Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Thani, the parties discussed the development of the joint venture Corporate Innovation Hub - the international IT platform selecting and implementing technological solutions from IT Park residents into key sectors of Qatar's and the Middle East's economies.

On June 30, Tatarstan Ministry of Digitalization hosted a training session on "Countering Corruption in Government Institutions" held by Deputy Head of the Investigative Department of the Sovetsky district of Kazan Bulat Karimov for employees of the ministry and Tatarstan IT Park.

Karimov explained which actions in the IT sector are classified as criminal offenses. These include: copyright infringement and violation of privacy, fraud and unlawful dissemination of personal data. Using real-life examples, he outlined how such cases are investigated and what penalties are applied to offenders.

On June 27, residents and guests of Kazan downloaded approximately 990 GB of data during the Youth Day celebration at the URAM extreme sports park. According to Beeline Company, this is nearly three times the usual weekend traffic volume. Before the holiday, the operator prepared the telecom infrastructure in the park and enhanced network coverage.

During the celebration, guests immediately shared their impressions: uploading videos from matches, messaging on instant messengers and posting on social media. The highest network load was observed from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM – during this period, participants used mobile internet most actively. At the same time, voice communication remained stable, with users making nearly 71,000 calls throughout the day.