Support Center for Socially Significant Projects and Initiatives in the sphere of AI Application will be established in the Tambov Region

13/10/2021 20:00

The administration of the Tambov region and ANO "Laboratory of Digital Transformation", established by the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, signed a cooperation agreement within the information technology forum "INFOTECH" in Tyumen.

The forum was organized with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia and is the largest platform where IT professionals from the public and commercial sectors meet to exchange experience in the sphere of digitalization of projects at the federal and regional levels.

Acting Head of the Tambov region administration Maxim Yegorov addressed the guests and participants of the forum via video communication. He emphasized the importance of modern technologies in improving people's lives, establishing more effective channels of communication between the government and society, and noted that digitalization is a priority area for the administration of the Tambov region.

“The agreement is aimed at creating and ensuring the functioning of a regional center for support of socially significant projects and initiatives in the sphere of artificial intelligence in the Tambov region. Of course, this is important for us. This is the promotion of initiatives in three key areas: economy, social sphere, ecology, as well as coordination of interaction between the business community, scientific and educational organizations, other societies and government bodies. We must think about the application of programs, products that are aimed at using artificial intelligence in the transformation of our cities, the development of our region. I am very glad that such an agreement has been signed. Of course, digitalization is one of the main activities of the administration of the Tambov region. I have already set certain tasks for digital transformation, and, of course, artificial intelligence is fundamental and we must rely on it,” - said Maxim Egorov.

The Regional Center for the use of artificial intelligence is being established in order to implement the digital economy national project. Its activities will allow the Tambov Region to obtain additional opportunities for digital planning and forecasting, monitoring the execution of orders and ongoing initiatives in terms of feedback from citizens, as well as create new business proposals both in local markets and in the development of information technology exports, - reported on the Official website of the Administration of the Tambov Region.

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ANO "Laboratory of Digital Transformation" is a young organization. It started to work in June 2021. Its goal is to support projects in the sphere of artificial intelligence that are significant for society in such key areas as the economy, social sphere and ecology.