On September 20, Tatarstan Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications Ayrat Khayrullin took part in a meeting of the Public Council at the regional Ministry of Digitalization.
During the event, the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Public Council were elected and the composition of the Public Council has increased by 1.5 times (previously there were 12 members, now it consists of 18) and includes 2/3 of new members. The Public Council includes both young leaders and industry veterans. Regina Kuznetsova, former director of the Tatarstan Pochtasy - a branch of the "Russian Post" Federal Enterprise was elected chairman.
MTS, the digital ecosystem, deployed a mobile base station near one of the busiest venues of the holiday, where mass events for Nizhnekamsk City Day are planned for this weekend.
This summer the number of guests from BRICS countries increased by 60% compared to the same period in 2023. At the same time, the influx of guests from Brazil and South Africa is especially noticeable. This is evidenced by MegaFon analytics based on big data.
On Monday, September 23 at 2:00 p.m., media representatives are invited to the opening ceremony of the BRICS Future Skills & Tech Challenge 2024 International Championship to be held at the International Competence Centre - Kazan Technical College of Information Technologies and Communications.
Beeline mobile operator continues to actively develop its network in Tatarstan, optimizing it for the constant growth of traffic and increasing customer demands. Over the past summer months, the company's engineers updated the infrastructure in 12 cities in the region - Almetyevsk, Arsk, Bolgar, Yelabuga, Zelenodolsk, Kazan, Mendeleyevsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Nurlat, Tetyushi and Chistopol.
A startup battle of a new format, Tatar Venture Games, was held within the framework of Kazan Digital Week International Forum which tookplace from September 9 to 11, 2024.
MTS RED (Serenity Cyber Security), a cybersecurity company, has expanded the network of branches of the MTS RED SOC cyberattack monitoring and response center. In addition to the offices in Moscow, Krasnodar, Khabarovsk and Yaroslavl, branches have been opened in Kazan, Chelyabinsk and Izhevsk. The creation of new MTS RED SOC representative offices is connected with the growth in the number of customers, including in the regions of Russia.
For the first time in 2024, the Championship will be held in two disciplines: "Battle of Robots" for participants of all ages with a robot weighing up to 110 kilograms and a new discipline "Battle of Mini-Robots" for participants aged 10-17 with a robot weighing up to 1.5 kilograms.
MTS, a digital ecosystem, has opened the application process for participation in the All-Russian championship in algorithmic and robotic programming True Tech Champ. The final will be held in the format of show coding and robot race, the winners will receive large cash prizes of up to 4 million roubles per team.
In 2024, the Russian Federation will chair BRICS. Russia, represented by the Agency for the Development of Professions and Skills, is a permanent member of the BRICS Business Council Working Group on Professional Training, Applied Technologies and Innovations. The key project of the working group, supported by the leaders of BRICS countries in the framework of the XV Summit, is the international BRICS Future Skills Championship.