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Weekly Review of Russia's IT Sector: Regulatory Breakthrough in AI, but Fundamentals Deteriorate

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Russia's software market volume reaches 1.49 trillion rubles in 2025, up 23%
TAdviserhttps://www.tadviser.ru/index.php/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%8F:%D0%9F%D0%9E_(%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8)
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State Duma Passes Law on Sovereign Artificial Intelligence
Государственное телевидениеhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJ-3k59pTQ
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Government Procurement of Storage Systems Grows 15% in 2025, Reaching 16.2 Billion Rubles
IT-World.ruhttps://www.it-world.ru/tech/qyd9g5ihx6sg8sockggcwkgk00g4k0k.html
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State Duma Passes Law Supporting AI Technology Development in Russia with Requirements for Foundation Models
DNS-Клубhttps://club.dns-shop.ru/digest/
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Capital Expenditures on Data Centers in Russia to Plunge by a Third
CNewshttps://market.cnews.ru/news/top/2026-07-07_v_rossii_ozhidayut_obval_na
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Companies in Russia Massively Stop Hiring IT Specialists
URA.Ruhttps://ura.news/news/1053108439
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B2B SaaS Product Reels-Boss.io Launches on the Russian Market
Product Radarhttps://productradar.ru/blog/ot-kontent-zavoda-k-saas-reels-boss/
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Russian enterprises to receive up to 50% cost compensation for switching to domestic software
Robotics Worldhttps://roboticsworld.ru/cases/rossiyskim-predpriyatiyam-kompensiruyut-do-50-zatrat-pri-perekhode-na-otechestvennoe-po/
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On the Return of Foreign IT Companies to Russia: The Main Question Is, Do They Want To?
Проектhttps://prospect.com.ru/news/6853999/pro-vozvraschenie-inostrannyh-itkompanij-v-rossiyu-glavnyj-vopros-a-im-eto-nado.html
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MTS Web Services Launches Intensive MWS Accelerator Program for B2B Startups in AI and Cloud SaaS
Product Radarhttps://productradar.ru/blog/fondy-akseleratory-granty-dlya-startapov/
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Slowing Revenue Growth of Software Companies Leads to Export Stagnation
Новости Каналаhttps://www.novostiitkanala.ru/news/detail.php?ID=196887
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Investments in new data centers in Russia may drop by a third as early as 2026
ТКРhttps://www.tks.ru/technology/2026/07/07/0001/investitsii-v-novyie-data-tsentryi-v-rossii-mogut-sokratitsya-na-tret-uzhe-v-2026-godu/
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Major Russian Retailer Lenta Announces Request for Proposals for Consulting Services
CNewshttps://www.cnews.ru/news/top/2026-07-09_nashi_ne_ambitsiozny_i_soprotivlyayutsya
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IT Workers and AI Developers Exempt from Taxes for 5 Years
Тинькофф Инвестицииhttps://www.tbank.ru/invest/social/profile/Investor_Sergei/
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Cost Savings Dictate Choice: 55% of Russian Enterprise Companies Consider Moving to Private Cloud
Comnewshttps://www.comnews.ru/content/246196/2026-07-06/2026-w28/1008/ekonomiya-diktuet-vybor-55-enterprise-kompaniy-rf-rassmatrivayut-perekhod-chastnoe-oblako
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Number of IT Specialists in Russia Reaches One Million, Personnel Deficit Hits Record High
Проектhttps://prospect.com.ru/news/6852228/kolichestvo-itspetsialistov-v-rossii-dostiglo-milliona.html
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Preferential Mortgage Lending Program for IT Specialists Launched in Kursk Region
Администрация Курской областиhttps://adm2.rkursk.ru/news/443564-v-kurskoy-oblasti-deystvuet-programma-lgotnogo-ipotechnogo-kreditovaniya-dlya-it-spetsialistot/
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Russia Sees Decline in IT Job Openings and Salary Growth in First Half of Year
Forbeshttps://www.forbes.ru/tekhnologii/564708-v-rossii-sokratilos-kolicestvo-vakansij-i-rost-zarplat-v-it-v-pervom-polugodii
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FRII and Metascan Launch Fund for Investments in Russian Companies
ФРИИhttps://iidf.ru/media/articles/fond/frii-i-metascan/
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Selectel Invests Over 1 Billion Rubles in Joint Venture with ITMO University to Develop AI Services
CNewshttps://www.cnews.ru/news/line/2026-07-06_selectel_investiruet_bolee_1
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Analysts See Growth Potential in Yandex, CIAN, HeadHunter, and Group Stocks in the IT Sector
Адыгеатодэйhttps://adigeatoday.ru/news/68981.html
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Sber: Generative Development to Drive Transformation of Russian IT Industry
Eastrussiahttps://www.eastrussia.ru/news/sber-generativnaya-razrabotka-stanet-drayverom-transformatsii-rossiyskoy-it-industrii/
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Russian System Programmers Worry About Specialized Education: Tuition Costs Rise by 20–52%
CIShttps://www.cis.ru/blog/news/sistemnye-programmisty-rossii-bespokoyatsya-o-profilnom-obrazovanii/
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ELAR Presents New Approaches to Cyber Resilience of CII Facilities at Infoforum Sochi
spbIThttps://spbit.ru/news/Kak-obespechit-kiberustoichivost-ob-yektov-KII-ELAR-na-Infoforume-Sochi-329481
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Number of IT vacancies in Russia sharply declines, and salaries almost stop growing
3DNewshttps://3dnews.ru/1144901/v-rossii-rezko-sokratilos-chislo-vakansiy-v-it-a-zarplati-pochti-perestali-rasti
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Yandex Trains Leaders of Major IT Companies Through Corporate Online Program
Университет ИТМОhttps://www.ipkn.itmo.ru/
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Belgorod Ministry of Digital Development Purchases YADRO Products Worth Tens of Millions
ИКТ Онлайнhttps://ict-online.ru
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Mikhail Knigin, IT Holding T1: Only 9% of Russian Companies Fully Equipped with Computing Infrastructure for AI
ЦИПРhttps://cipr.ru/news/mihail-knigin-it-holding-t1-tolko-9-rossijskih-kompanij-polnostyu-obespecheny-vychislitelnoj-infrastrukturoj-dlya-ii/
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SberTech and Norsi-Trans Help Businesses Prepare IT Landscape for AI Adoption
ComNewshttps://www.comnews.ru/content/246213/2026-07-06/2026-w28/1018/sbertekh-i-norsi-trans-pomogut-biznesu-podgotovit-it-landshaft-k-vnedreniyu-ii
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IT Workers No Longer in Vogue: High-Tech Labor Market Begins to Cool
Московский Комсомолецhttps://www.mk.ru/economics/2026/07/11/aytishniki-bolshe-ne-v-mode-rynok-truda-v-sfere-vysokikh-tekhnologiy-nachal-okhlazhdatsya.html
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State Duma Adopts Law on AI Regulation in Russia, Mandating 'Respect for Traditional Russian Values'
Медузаhttps://meduza.io/news/2026/07/08/gosduma-prinyala-zakon-o-regulirovanii-ii-v-rossii-on-vvodit-suverennuyu-i-natsionalnuyu-modeli-i-razreshaet-obuchat-ih-na-proizvedeniyah-zaschischennyh-avtorskimi-pravami
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Tax Benefits for IT Companies: New Condition from 2026 — Investment in Personnel
Российская ассоциация электронных коммуникацийhttps://raec.ru/
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On the Work of Base Organizations of CIS Member States in the First Half of 2026
ECCIShttps://eccis.org/news/32699/o-rabote-bazovyh-organizacij-gosudarstv-uchastnikov-sng-v-i-polugodii-2026-goda
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Key Trends in Business Analytics in Russia in 2026
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Demand for Anti-Fraud Solutions in Russia's E-Commerce Sector Is Growing
Security Mediahttps://securitymedia.org/news/v-rossii-rastet-spros-na-antifrod-v-otrasli-internet-torgovli.html
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Sitronics Group Develops Prototypes of High-Performance Server Based on Russian Elbrus-16C Processor
Sitronics Grouphttps://www.sitronics.com/
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About 90% of Workstations in Construction Industry Equipped with Foreign Software
Коммерсантъhttps://www.comnews.ru/content/246194/2026-07-06/2026-w28/1008/okolo-90-rabochikh-mest-stroitelnoy-otrasli-osnascheny-zarubezhnym
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Russian Government Approves Creation of Operational Headquarters to Combat Cyber Fraud
Клеркhttps://www.klerk.ru/buh/articles/698354/
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Tramplin Technology Development Fund Registered
РБК Компанииhttps://companies.rbc.ru/news/fRUJpOPozJ/zaregistrirovan-fond-razvitiya-tehnologij-tramplin/
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T1 and Robotics Corporation Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
ComNewshttps://www.comnews.ru/content/246246/2026-07-07/2026-w28/1010/t1-i-korporaciya-robototekhniki-budut-sovmestno-razvivat-rossiyskiy-rynok-robotizacii
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Deputy Aksakov Prepares Amendments for Second Reading of AI Technology Development Bill
Парламентская газетаhttps://www.pnp.ru/technology/2026/07/07/
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Russia Unveils AI Accelerator LinQ HX
Prospecthttps://prospect.com.ru/news/6860302/30-trln-operatsij-v-sekundu-v-rossii-pokazali-iiuskoritel-linq-hx.html
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How Russian Business Leaders Build Independent Ecosystems
CNewshttps://www.cnews.ru/articles/2026-07-01_tsifra_bez_illyuzij_kak_lidery_rossijskogo
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Net Profit of Software Companies Plunges 34%, Investments Follow Suit
Коммерсантъhttps://www.comnews.ru/content/246228/2026-07-07/2026-w28/1007/chistaya-pribyl-softvernykh-kompaniy-rukhnula-34-investicii-vsled-za-ney
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Number of IT Job Vacancies in Russia Plummets as Salary Growth Nearly Stalls
Prospecthttps://prospect.com.ru/news/6857001/v-rossii-rezko-sokratilos-chislo-vakansij-v-it-a-zarplaty-pochti-perestali-rasti.html
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AM.TECH Secures Financing from Moscow Venture Fund
AT Nowhttps://atnow.ru/deals/am-tech-privlek-finansirovanie
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Number of Vulnerabilities in Educational Apps in Russia Surges 41% in 2025
Secuteck.Ruhttps://www.secuteck.ru/news
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How AI Is Being Used for Employee Recruitment in Russia
РБКhttps://www.rbc.ru/education/10/07/2026/6a45b0fe9a79474ef5a957fb?from=newsfeed
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50.5% of Russian Companies Suspect or Detect Confidential Data Leaks via AI Tools
IT-Worldhttps://www.it-world.ru/news-company/ezt8xaf1lnw484okk0wo8ww4sgsc4kg.html
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New ERP System 'Tessera' Enters the Consultant Software Market
Коммерсантъhttps://www.comnews.ru/content/246285/2026-07-08/2026-w28/1010/rynok-dlya-konsultantov-vyshla-novaya-erp-sistema
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MegaFon Upgrades 4G Network in Khabarovsk Krai
ICT-onlinehttps://ict-online.ru/
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Number of IT Job Vacancies Declines and Salary Growth Slows in First Half of 2026
Prospecthttps://prospect.com.ru/news/6855963/v-itsfere-sokratilos-chislo-vakansij-i-zamedlilsya-rost-zarplat.html
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New IT Solutions for the Region Presented in Bashkortostan
Башинформhttps://www.bashinform.ru/news/tech/2026-07-07/v-bashkirii-predstavili-novye-it-resheniya-dlya-regiona-4658611
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Three Readings in Two Days: State Duma Passes Law Supporting AI Technology Development
Комнексhttps://www.comnews.ru/content/246290/2026-07-09/2026-w28/1008/tri-chteniya-za-dva-dnya-gosduma-prinyala-zakon-o-podderzhke-razvitiya-tekhnologiy-iskusstvennogo-intellekta
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Russian Software Sales Exceed 5 Trillion Rubles for the Year
АЛЬМА Сервисез Компаниhttps://almaservices.ru/news/ambos-mundos/
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Russian Government Adjusts Localization Criteria for Medical Equipment
Vademechttps://vademec.ru/news/2026/06/29/kartina-dnya-daydzhest-glavnykh-novostey-ot-29-iyunya-2026-goda/