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Russian region conducts blockchain election with 40,000 participants

December 23, 2018

On Dec. 12 the Saratov region in Southern Russia conducted a reportedly successful blockchain election with 40,000 participants, according to a press release. Participants voted to elect members of the local Youth Parliament via the blockchain-driven electronic polling system Polys, developed by Kaspersky Lab in 2017. According to the press release, the decentralized network was …

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Indian and Russian players see “huge potential” in high-tech cooperation

December 13, 2018

Russian-Indian economic cooperation may be best known for major military hardware deals, but the future lies in the exchange of hi-tech innovations, speakers resolved at the India-Russia Startup Summit held at the Skolkovo Technopark on Tuesday. Both Indian and Russian tech entrepreneurs attended the day-long event, together with representatives of business and development institutes in …

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Russian intellectual property court trials blockchain to store copyright data

December 6, 2018

A Russian court dedicated to intellectual property cases has successfully tested a blockchain network for storing copyright data. The technology was reportedly used for the first time in the judicial area in Russia, major Russian news agency TASS wrote Monday, Dec. 3. According to TASS, the court recorded a change in a group of right holders, using a blockchain solution provided …

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Putin orders creation of new cluster to stimulate innovation in Moscow

December 6, 2018

An innovations cluster is to be established in Moscow, under a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in late November. The cluster will coordinate interaction between industry, science, education, communications and other spheres with the aim of developing the Russian capital’s innovative potential, according to the presidential order. It will also coordinate support for small and medium-sized …

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How the Kremlin conquered Russia’s Telegram channels

November 30, 2018

Proekt.Media, a new independent online publication which claims to cover even “complex and dangerous topics,” has inquired about “how the authorities turned Telegram into television” by colonizing and buying out the medium. According to journalists Mikhail Rubin and Roman, Kremlin officials were initially worried about the influence of Telegram channels on Russia’s political system. In late …

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Crimea considers creating blockchain infrastructure for international investors to avoid sanctions

November 20, 2018

The authorities of Crimea, a Black Sea peninsula which has been disputed between Russia and Ukraine since 2014, are considering creating a new international blockchain technology training center. Such a center would teach “specialists from countries under sanctions how to use new technologies to attract foreign investors,” Roman Tkachenko, the president of the Crimean Republican Association …

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How Vkontakte cooperates with Russian law enforcement and secret service agencies

November 16, 2018

Liliya Chanysheva, an activist who works at Alexey Navalny’s headquarters in St. Petersburg, is suing the social network Vkontakte (a property of LSE-listed Mail.Ru Group) for disclosing users’ personal information to Russian law enforcement. According to Chanysheva’s lawyer, police have tried to justify the information collection by citing two federal laws, though both these laws limit …

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Kremlin requests big corps to contribute to giant state-directed tech investment plan

November 12, 2020

Following a Kremlin initiative, 15 big Russian corporations from the metallurgical, chemical and oil industries are likely to become unenthusiastic high tech and social investors. This past July, the Kremlin administration  announced its intention to take 500 billion rubles (some $7.7 billion at the current exchange rate) out of the corporations’ “superprofits.” These corporations include Alrosa, Evraz, Magnitogorsk Iron …

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Alleged threats on Yandex’s independence scare international investors and Russian IT community

October 23, 2018

Sberbank, Russia’s leading banking institution, has reportedly approached Yandex founder Arkady Volozh regarding the potential acquisition of a controlling stake in the Russian search company. Yandex is listed on both the Moscow exchange and the NASDAQ. The state-controlled bank would consider the acquisition of an at least 30% stake, Russian business publications Vedomosti and The Bell reported yesterday, …

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Dagestani ministry offers iPhone SE for reporting online “extremist content”

October 12, 2018

The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of Dagestan, an autonomous republic in Southern Russia, has created an anonymous hotline for citizens to report “extremist content” found online. The campaign targets the “propaganda or public justification of terrorism; hate speech related to ethnic origin or religious orientation; and other types of prohibited content.” A video …

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Russians eye two islands for crypto exchanges

September 16, 2018

While authorities in Moscow are still fine-tuning their revamped crypto legislation, to be presented for public discussions in October, participants in last week’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok have been busy discussing regulatory matters related to cryptocurrency mining and the circulation of digital coins in the vast country. Several Russian regions have been mentioned multiple …

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Russian authorities press Google to stop “meddling in Russian elections”

September 5, 2018

Two official Russian bodies, the Central Election Commission and the telecom regulator Roskomnadzor, have called Google to stop making its resources available for what they judge to be illegal activities during elections. Thus, the electoral commission has sent a formal letter to Larry Page complaining about Alexey Navalny, an opposition leader, using YouTube to distribute information …

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