Experiences from Moscow in digital transformation

Key Takeaways

JSC Rosinfocominvest in Africa

• Russia has developed e-Government and Smart City technologies on an advanced level.
• They currently work in South Africa, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Angola, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
• They experience a high interest in 4g and 5g technologies. It’s a core technology for developing IOT and Smart City solutions.

Covid-19 impacts

• Many innovation projects stopped especially in industries such an electricity, Oil & gas, nuclear.
• Telecommunications, digital education, digital healthcare big interest for technologies to improve business processes.

Experiences from Moscow

• The need for transparency of communication between the needs of citizen and the government.
• Eliminating red tape.
• e-Government and digital citizen technologies Moscow has 1 app to pay taxes, make a doctor’s appointment and more.

Challenges African cities must overcome

• African cities are unique
• We will see a new generation of people who understand that we can collaborate remotely

The end of rapid urbanization?

• Urbanisation is a complex movement
• There are many innovations happening at this moment

Ilya’s new vision and worst nightmare for future cities

• His vision of what cities will look like has totally changed from before the pandemic
• We are already in a future world. It’s a tough but interesting time.
• It’s tricky for an ordinary worker to change his/her qualification overnight to a more digital one.
• His worst nightmare is unemployment

About Ilya Podorvanov and JSC Rosinfocominvest

Ilya Podorvanov is Business Manager for Africa at JSC Rosinfocominvest in Moscow Russia. He is responsible for Russia-Africa cooperation for National digital programs. He is experienced in smart city solutions / smart nation solutions, e-government solutions - digital education / educational programs, international funding in G2G, B2G national digital programs.

JSC Rosinfocominvest was founded by the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation.
Investment size: 50M-150M RUB.
Competitive edge:  Market-oriented approach in synergy with capabilities of the state-owned fund.
Focus: Help companies to move quickly from the product to the scalable business.
Strategic priorities: B2B sector, “Smart money”, 50%-co-investments, growth-stage (Round A and B).
Areas of investments: Energy, Manufacturing, Finance, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, Education, Healthcare, Transportation.

Web: http://www.rosinfocominvest.ru/en/