In 2011 Eric Schmidt — one of the most renowned figures in the IT industry and at the time Executive Chairman of Google — spoke at the session «The World According to Google» at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. What he said turned out to be remarkably prophetic, particularly when viewed from the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic and our experience of self-isolation.

Eugene Kaspersky, cybercrime expert and General Director of Kaspersky Lab, on the most important phenomenon of Industrial Revolution 4.0, the ‘sovereign internet’ and transparency centres.

Research by Accenture, an ecosystem-based IT consulting firm, reveals additional potential for companies to reduce their carbon footprint by leveraging cloud-based data services.

The Bank of Russia’s Digital Ruble advisory report presents possible options and ways of implementing the Digital Ruble fiat currency, as well as the necessary functional requirements.