Dmitry Medvedev: the state has no development without its own technologies

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for demonopolizing the global IT sector and productionsoftware, and also announced the success of Russia in the digital environment. He spoke about this at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

As reported by RIA Novosti, the head of the Russian government noted that today most software is produced by only a few large players:

«Companies and entire countries are increasingly dependent on hardware and software. Several corporations have great opportunities here; in fact, they often dominate the market.

According to him, the lack of competition impedesdevelopment of innovations, which negatively affects information security. Medvedev also emphasized that Russia stands for joint efforts to demonopolize the IT industry.

In addition, Medvedev noted that it is the level of technology development that determines the position of the state on the world stage:

«We all know that among the world's largesttechnology companies have leaders, five of them — from the USA, two — from China. But states that do not have their own digital platforms may lose, if not sovereignty, then, in any case, a huge number of opportunities and, in principle, the right to the future in a changing world. When there are no own technologies, it turns out that there is no own development.

At the same time, the head of government stated that Russiahas achieved good results in the digital world — According to him, more than 85% of the population has access to mobile Internet. Medvedev also emphasized that in the future the Russian Federation will focus on the development of cybersecurity.

Recall, earlier, Dmitry Medvedev acknowledged that digital security can jeopardize the privacy of an individual.