Federal authorities and government organizations
Take part in discussing demand, requirements and pilot scenarios within their competence.
How we work
The Center does not create demand artificially. It identifies and structures the tasks of the state, regions, infrastructure organizations and corporations and takes a solution through an eight-step chain. The result of each step is recorded in a document of an established form.
Eight steps
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Step 1. Demand collection
Gathering tasks from regions, government and infrastructure customers, industry associations and corporations
Result: Technology demand map
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Step 2. Requirements definition
Translating a need into a technological, functional and operational description
Result: Technical assignment
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Step 3. Solution search
Identifying Russian developers, university teams, small companies and localizable foreign solutions
Result: List of potential solutions
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Step 4. Preliminary scoring
Assessment of maturity, applicability, risks, component base, team and economics
Result: Shortlist for expert review
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Step 5. Expert evaluation
Technical, legal, operational, economic and, where needed, information security review under a single methodology
Result: Expert opinion
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Step 6. Pilot operation
Testing at a partner site or in a controlled scenario with measurable indicators
Result: Pilot report
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Step 7. Solution passport
Description of functionality, limitations, economics, deployment requirements and service model
Result: Technology solution passport
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Step 8. Preparation for scaling
Selecting the deployment channel, financial instrument, partner and replication model
Result: Deployment roadmap
Products of the Center
- Technology demand map
- Technical assignments
- Expert opinions
- Pilot programs
- Pilot reports
- Solution passports
- Showcase of proven solutions
- Deployment roadmaps
- Investment memoranda for the financial and investment circuits
- Industry sessions and demo days
The showcase is not a state register or a tool for admission to procurement. It serves as expert navigation for customers.
Methodology and independence of evaluation
The maturity assessment methodology is approved by the Expert Advisory Council and published. Solutions of companies related to the Center’s founders or partners go through the same cycle with mandatory participation of external experts and disclosure of affiliation in the opinion.
The Center’s income does not depend on the outcome of an evaluation: payment is made by the customer or a program, not by the developer of the solution being evaluated. A partner’s participation in financing the Center gives its solutions no advantage in evaluation and is not a reason for inclusion in the showcase.
The Center does not set up its own laboratories: tests take place at partner sites and in accredited laboratories under contracts.
Partner roles
Partners take part in five legally separated roles. The role of each partner is set out in an agreement.
- Deployment partner
- Pilot customer
- Co-investor through the investment circuit
- Industry partner
- Holder of rights to the results of a specific project
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Development institutions and banks
Work through grants, lending and project finance. -
Universities and research organizations
Provide experts, testing facilities and training programs. -
Regions
Provide access to regional customers and developers.
Foreign solutions and localization
Work with foreign technologies is organized as selection, adaptation and localization for confirmed demand, taking into account the legal regime, security requirements and component base. Three review regimes apply.
| Regime | Scope | Permitted forms of participation |
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| Civil open | Equipment, software and solutions without a sensitive application | Localization, joint ventures, technology transfer, assembly, adaptation, service |
| Restricted | Solutions affecting infrastructure, information or operationally sensitive scenarios | Considered after assessing the component base, access to source code, supply chains, data regime and Russian legal requirements |
| Closed | Solutions related to information security, critical infrastructure and restricted facilities | Foreign participation is not allowed, or allowed within limits set by the customer and applicable requirements |