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Kazan IT-park and New Cloud Technologies Company ("MyOffice") signed a cooperation agreement at the Kazan Digital Week International Forum. Within the framework of the cooperation «MyOffice» and IT-park plan joint work in the development of artificial intelligence technologies and popularization of Russian office products in Tatarstan. 

MTS, a digital ecosystem, informs about the transition to the domestic platform MTS Link for online communications and training of the Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev - KAI. The digital solution helps employees of the University in organizing remote lectures and seminars, online meetings of departments, holding meetings, as well as conferences and interregional forums.

On the sidelines of the Kazan Digital Week International Forum, High-tech Technology Park IT-park organized panel discussion «Investments in technological projects: private investment and public support programs». The head of the IT-park technology entrepreneurship department Aleksey Taranov moderated the discussion. In a format of live communication the participants discussed measures of business support, discussed conditions for obtaining grants for small and large businesses, analyzed trends and prospects of the venture market, the role of venture investments in the development of innovative projects. 

On September 9, at their meeting on the sidelines of the Kazan Digital Week Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the regional Minister of Digital Development of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications Ayrat Khayrullin, the President of the local Academy of Sciences Rifkat Minnikhanov and the Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media discussed a number of issues, including training specialists for the IT sphere, implementation of the programme of modernization rural post offices, connection of under-populated settlements to the Internet and others. 

After analyzing anonymized customer data, MegaFon specialists report that in the regions of the republic, pensioners began to use 15% more Internet traffic over the year and the most active users live in a village in the Aznakaevo region. The operator's big data shows, in the summer 2024, older villagers downloaded an average of 8.4 GB per month.

MTS, the digital ecosystem, was the first among Russian operators to launch a call function through its smart speaker together with Yandex. Now MTS subscribers in Tatarstan and other Russian regions will be able to call from smart-speakers to the phone numbers of any operators at their current rate and receive calls.

Tele2, the Russian mobile operator, launched a rebranding and presented a new logo. The company is not just changing the brand, but also the name. 

More than 25,000 residents of small towns, villages and countryside in 34 regions of Tatarstan have access to modern digital services in the operator’s network. This became possible due to the second phase of the federal project to eliminate Digital Divide - EDD 2.0. The MegaFon’s network appeared in 90 settlements with 100 to 500 people. 

On August 30, Tatarstan Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communications Ayrat Khayrullin took part in solemn events dedicated to the Day of Tatarstan, the Day of Oil and Gas Workers and the Day of the City held in Leninogorsk.

Rostelecom Company presented the Digital Hotel to Tatarstan hoteliers — a comprehensive solution for hotels.

More than 30 representatives of the hotel business took part in the partnership event.