Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2021 Nominee

ICT.Moscow - an open platform about digital technologies in Moscow


Description

ICT.Moscow (https://ict.moscow/) is an open platform about digital technologies in Moscow.
The platform is the base for building a fuller picture of the technology market development in the city and outside it. It is a convenient information, service and communication hub for professionals working in IT.
The platform launches various information campaigns and special projects, sends technology digests, conducts polls and regularly publishes exclusive editorial materials (reviews, selections of expert opinions, news, interviews, etc.) to attract attention to advanced technologies,.
ICT.Moscow provides access to industry information and to the catalogue of technological solutions: there are more than 2500 cards describing them.
ICT.Moscow launches new projects for specific purposes regularly: from a service for finding coworkings in Moscow to an interactive showcase of the best smart practices. Moreover, knowledge bases of case studies in various IT technologies such as artificial intelligence, COVID-Tech, 5G, blockchain, VR/AR are available on the platform.Users can access the catalogue of more than 1,500 investigations and presentations about technology and digital services consumption in Russia and worldwide.
The project facilitates efficient spending of the city budget by:
- Uniting the industry on one platform
- Forming involved ICT-Community
- Market scanning and cataloguing technological solutions
- Collecting independent expert opinions

Project website

https://ict.moscow/en/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C9. Media 2021
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Coverage
  • International

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2018

End date

Not set


Replicability

The structure and the materials presented on the platform in a variety of accessible formats: solution cards, news with contacts of actors, research with expert comments - can be used as a basis for creating a similar resource in other sectors of the economy, apart from IT. The principle of interaction of partners, including CTO, CIO, analysts, representatives of IT startups and large businesses, marketers and journalists,which is the basis of the platform, increases the project's potential for scaling.


Sustainability

ICT. Moscow has a regular audience which steadily grows and representatives of other countries also add to this growth.
Not only IT professionals, but also those who are simply interested in modern technologies show their interest in the platform. To increase the outreach and audience involvement, the platform organizes offline events, expert sessions aimed to promote its projects.
The sustainability of the project is also ensured by funding from the Moscow budget.


WSIS values promotion

ICT.Moscow is an open city platform, describing the development of digital technologies in Moscow and forming a large knowledge base on various technologies on one website. The structure and the materials are presented on the platform in a variety of accessible formats: solution cards, news with contacts of actors, research with expert comments. All this contributes to the further development of technologies and to informing not only IT professionals, but also a wide range of people.


Entity name

JS-company "Electronic Moscow" (E-Moscow)

Entity country—type

Russian Federation Government

Entity website

https://www.e-moskva.ru/