The Russian IT-market not only survived after foreign software vendors pulled out of the market, but is demonstrating good adaptive capabilities. Domestic software developers boosted sales of their solutions and received record-breaking profits last year.

Our government sees positive trends in the situation, saying about the drastic growth of solution deployment rate, accelerated import substitution and technological sovereignty. Systemic players build more technological partnerships across the entire perimeter of the industry, offering customized solutions on a ‘turn-key’ basis.

However, major software users notice a number of challenges which include the increased prices for IT solutions, problems with their integration in corporate infrastructure, as well as the necessity to arrange data migration processes. On top of that, Russian software does not cover all of the customers’ needs. Some foreign vendors of general-purpose and industrial software still want to stay in the Russian market through some evasion mechanisms, which also poses a challenge.

• Which support measures initiated by the government do companies need to complete their transition to domestic software solutions?
• What does a process of interaction between software developers and software users look like?
• Are all industries ready for import substitution in terms of technologies?
• How can businesses be persuaded to rely upon domestic software and encourage migration to domestic solutions?
• How are Russian industrial enterprises proceeding with pilot projects for the deployment of Russian computer-aided design systems, as well as products that are necessary for data and process management?
• How do sanctions influence the development of Russian fintech industry?
• How is the transition to domestic software aligned with import substitution for computing devices? Are large companies satisfied with their cooperation with Russian vendors of computing equipment?
• Which focused support tools are required for industries? Has the IT industry engaged necessary human resources to solve the necessary tasks? Is there a case for export potential of IT-industry?
• How does the export scheme for the Russian software work today: which markets are waiting for Russian software and what kind of software is required? Which additional measures of export support are needed in this regard?