January 25, 2024

Today in the news: Russian Tech Landscape: Tensor Processor Potential, Regulatory Hurdles, Domestic Mandates, Foreign Visa Surge, Skilled Worker Shortage

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News 1:

The Chinese developer of tensor processors Sophgo offers Russian equipment manufacturers to arrange supplies of their solutions. Experts doubt the effectiveness of cooperation, since solutions based on x86 and ARM are more popular among domestic vendors, but they admit that Sophgo’s solutions may be of interest, including to AI developers.

News 2:

Foreign hosting providers have not submitted a single application for inclusion in the Roskomnadzor register to operate in Russia. From February 1, 2024, companies not included in the register will be prohibited from providing hosting services in the country. Experts attribute the reluctance of foreign providers to comply with the requirements with fear of sanctions and strict requirements of the Russian authorities.

News 3:

Russian state-owned companies must switch to Russian operating systems, office suites and antiviruses by January 1, 2025, and to domestic database management systems by January 2026. The recommendations were prepared by the Ministry of Digital Development.

News 4:

The demand of Russian business for foreign visas has doubled at the end of 2023, business tourism operators reported. More than half of the requests came from China.

News 5:

About 47% of industrial enterprises are experiencing a shortage of qualified personnel, a survey showed in January 2024. The level of personnel shortage has reached a record level in the history of surveys since 1996.

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