KIS from the Ministry of Economics: servers "Elbrus" on Linux and a complete ban on foreign business software
Import Substitution in State Companies
Servers "Elbrus-4.4" on the processor "Elbrus-4C" developed by the Moscow company MCST. Photo: Donat Sorokin / TASS
Until now, import substitution in state organizations was held under a “soft” scheme. Soon this may change when state-owned companies will be required to buy domestic software. The Ministry of Economic Development has developed a draft report that will provide the president of the Russian Federation in order to receive approval for changes to the law "On Information". The law proposes to introduce the concept of "corporate information system" (CIS). In such systems it is proposed to prohibit the use of foreign software and hardware in the presence of domestic counterparts.
In state agencies offer a complete ban on the use of foreign electronic document management systems, accounting and personnel systems.
The Ministry of Economics competently approached the prohibition of foreign software, mentioning not only the direct purchase of software, but also the purchase of works, services for the creation, maintenance of information systems, as well as the rental of software. Moreover, domestic companies can challenge the rationale for the purchase of foreign software, if a company decides to buy it instead of a Russian product. Information about software purchases is placed by customers in a single information system (UIS).
Some Russian software developers who are close to government agencies can make good money on government orders. For example, the creator of the ENI is the Russian ZAO Lanit, which has mastered 3.8 billion rubles on this project.
The Ministry of Economy also prohibits the purchase of foreign computers, servers, etc. in the presence of domestic counterparts. Just yesterday, it became known about the purchase of FSUE Scientific Research Institute “Voskhod” on the domestic processor batch of Elbrus-4.4 servers : 22 servers for 49.5 million rubles, including four database servers (under the terms of the tender, more than four Elbrus processors in each), seven application servers, eight network storage servers and three technology servers. This is still the largest purchase of servers with a Russian processor in history. Servers work on a special operating system "Elbrus", based on Linux.
This is an example for other government organizations.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Gleb Nikitin yesterday agreed on a draft report, according to his letter to the Ministry of Economy. Presidential adviser German Klimenko also has no fundamental objections: “The current legislative configuration needs substantial revision,” he agreed.