ICT development in Russia. The first step ICT development in Russia. The first step to paperless trade conception.to paperless trade conception.

Andrey KorotkovSenior Vice-President, CIO

Vneshtorgbank

Development: current political issues Development: current political issues

Setting the direction of ICT development is a political task of the highest priority that should be worked out on international, national and local levels.

ICT development has the greatest importance for social and economic reforms.

The obligatory prerequisite of ICT development is to work out programs on transition to an informational society

Key factors of ICT development in RussiaKey factors of ICT development in Russia

Stable growth of Russian economy

New informational products development

Good geographical position of Russia

High demand on ICT specialists

High labor productivity

High creativity and technical skills of Russian specialists

National policy principlesNational policy principles

State guarantee of right to pubic information access

Informational security of person, society and state

Development of attractive conditions for business

Further development of laws and regulations on Internet issues

National program “Electronic Russia”National program “Electronic Russia” (2002-2010) (2002-2010)

– – Russian Federation Government initiativeRussian Federation Government initiative

Electronic RussiaElectronic Russia

Strategic goals:

Evasion of turning Russia into a raw materials supplier.

Shift of Russians economy and export systems to sectors with high added value

Greater competitiveness of national economy and higher economic growth

Concept of IT implementation in cooperation between public and private sectors

Tax accounting and declaration

Custom documentation

Informational system of National statistics

Electronic RussiaElectronic Russia

Key benchmarks Key benchmarks of the national program successof the national program success

Growth of informational services and program products market

Volume of ICT sector market share should increase several times and become not less than 2 percent year 2010

Paperless document flow share should increase up to 65% of each system of state organs workflow (in average) and up to 40% of workflow between systems of state organs

E-commerce in RussiaE-commerce in Russia

Intensive growth: e-commerce volumes in Russia increase on 30-40% per year

E-commerce in RussiaE-commerce in Russia

13,7

20,8

65,5

B2B B2C B2G

Current problemsCurrent problems::

Russia does not yet possess the degree of telecommunication network cover that allows broader e-commerce usage.

Low volumes of home computers usage and low Internet penetration level (17%).

E-money: the essence of e-commerceE-money: the essence of e-commerce

Russians have not yet recovered trust in banks. It is impossible to conduct mass electronic payments without public confidence in banking system. This is the main reason for low number of electronic payment users (credit cards, smart cards etc.)

Legal issuesLegal issues Russia should integrate into the global informational and economy system

Russian legal system needs special laws that regulate various Internet operations issues, first of all laws on e-commerce standardization and unification

The legal barrier that hinders adoption of several laws aimed to ease usage of electronic signature in commerce is not yet overcome. Electronic signature mechanisms are used in operations of 2,4% of large Russian corporations.

The key measures ought to be takenThe key measures ought to be taken

Development of the legal environment in copyright protection, e-commerce and information protection.

Increase of ICT effectiveness in business and stimulation of the demand on ICT.

Support of ICT-sector growth by means of fair competition protection and export-oriented segment development.

E-commerce growth stimulation

Thank youThank you

Andrey Korotkov