Just days after its anti-covid digital solutions were awarded at a prestigious nationwide contest, the Moscow mayor’s office admitted that some 300,000 Moscow Covid-19 patients were affected by a huge data breach. The incident was revealed by online publication Readovka, according to which not only patients’ full names, but also their address details and Covid-related medical …
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Yesterday Moscow City’s digital solutions aimed at combating the Covid-19 pandemic were awarded with a ‘Runet Prize‘ in the ‘Technologies vs Coronavirus’ nomination. The Runet Prize is among Russia’s main industry awards, aiming to single out the most remarkable initiatives for the development of the Russian Internet. This year, the prize will be presented for the 17th …
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Launched almost a year ago, a Moscow city experiment to use artificial intelligence and computer vision technologies in the local healthcare system has involved more than 20 solution providers offering 38 services. The city authorities intend to involve even more providers, medical organisations and doctors, and develop new AI use cases. The city also aims …
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The “Digital Twin” project, which allows to model the development of a city taking into account all parameters, received an award from the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). The Digital Twin is based on a photogrammetric model of the city and an archive of panoramas of the streets of Moscow. The visual …
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Moscow has installed traffic cameras that are able to detect when drivers are not wearing their seatbelts or are using their phones while behind the wheel. “Cases of rule violations will be precisely established by these certified photo and video systems, with the help of neural networks and Big Data,” the city authorities announced via …
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In its efforts to manage and monitor the flow of human beings through the city, Moscow officials have experimented with mobile apps, QR codes, and telephone hotlines. Many of these systems have confused the elderly, overwhelmed operators, and frustrated virtually everyone. According to a new public contract reported in the Russian news media, the capital …
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What prompts researchers, heads of corporations, startup founders, designers, architects, and artists to choose a particular city? Which megacities have an edge in the competition for the best minds? To answer these and other questions, an expert team from Moscow’s Higher School of Economics — a top Russian university — has developed the ‘HSE Global Innovation Index’ (HSE GCII). HSE …
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Moscow partygoers will be required to register their phone numbers before they can enter bars, nightclubs and other late-night establishments, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced Thursday as the city sees a renewed rise in coronavirus cases. Starting Oct. 19, all visitors of establishments operating between midnight and 6 a.m. will be required to scan a QR code or …
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Alphaopen, a Moscow-based developer of IoT solutions for smart construction, will receive up to 260 million ruble ($3.4 million) from two major corporate funds: Orbita Capital, the venture arm of state corporation Rosatom, and Veb Ventures (formerly VEB Innovations), which is backed by state development agency VEB.RF (Vnesheconombank). The startup will receive a first tranche of 130 million rubles, the second …
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Lanit-Integration (part of the Lanit group) and Intel have developed and implemented a system for remote coordination and protection of medical workers in 39 clinics across Russia (as of August 2020). The technology — initially intended for industrial purposes — is based on ergonomic ‘smart glasses’ equipped with a video camera and a compact screen. …
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Commuters in Moscow will soon be able to take a ride on the metro with just a turn of their heads, as the Russian capital embraces next-generation facial payment technology. At least one turnstile at each metro station will be equipped with the contactless facial recognition technology as soon as next spring, Moscow authorities say. The system, which …
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Several ministries of the Russian Federation, including The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Economic Development, as well as the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) supported the draft government decree on conducting an experiment on the operation of self-driving vessels. According to the …
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