Digital economy gets its authority
Dmitry Medvedev has suggested to create the Ministry of digital development and communications.
As it became known “Kommersant”, the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has suggested to create the Ministry of digital development and communications. The new Agency may be formed on the basis of the Ministry of communications, which will be transferred to the authority in the field of digitalization of the economy. A candidate to head the new Ministry is the head of the Analytical center under the government of the Russian Federation Konstantin Noskov.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has suggested to create the Ministry of digital development and communications, told “Kommersant” a source close to the government. According to him, the proposal was sent by the Deputy head of the government apparatus Maxim Akimov, in charge of digital economy and who may be appointed Deputy Prime Minister. Press Secretary Dmitry Medvedev Natalia Timakova declined to comment.
“The idea is to transfer the powers in the field of digital economy Ministry of communications, creating a Ministry for digital development and communications. This will more effectively implement a program of digitization that each Ministry currently implements separately”, — said the interlocutor of Kommersant, close to the government.