This week and next, East-West Digital News reviews the most important developments on the Russian high-tech scene in 2015. Marked by growing international tensions, a severe economic crisis, and new restrictions imposed by the authorities, the year also saw positive developments, including continued growth in certain key sectors, and giant investment deals involving, rather unexpectedly, international players.
The series goes as follows:
- Russian funds continued to invest in international startups.
- The domestic venture market declined in quantitative terms but saw some unexpected positive developments.
- The Russian government kept supporting innovation and dreamt of challenging America’s technological domination.
- Foreign players did not lose all interest in Russia’s tech markets.
- Russian startups strove to develop internationally – or leave the country.
- Russia’s software export kept growing while authorities developed import substitution strategy.
- Domestic e-commerce slowed down due to the crisis while parcel flows from China reached new heights
- Russia set strict restrictions to international data transfers and payment transactions.
- The Russian Internet was less free than ever.
- Ten search trends shared by Russians and Americans in 2015.
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