Technological independence should not be an obstacle to global IT system development

Q1. How can states find a balance between interest in modern technologies and technological sovereignty?

Today, at the most global level, we are seeing an increase in the need for ready-made integration platforms in order to successfully implement large-scale digital transformation projects. Indeed, when it comes to important and complex solutions implemented at the state level, such as Smart City, the Unified Medical Information System or the Tax Platform, developers cannot do without the solutions created by their colleagues from the IT and information security sector that have already been tested in practice. However, it is necessary to take into account the technological independence factor. Global IT solutions should be designed in such a way as to guarantee not only compliance with the requirements of local regulators, but also the further ability to independently maintain and develop the created infrastructure, regardless of the geopolitical situation in the world.

Q2. What solutions have you brought to Gitex, that you would like to show to your partners in the UAE?

Of course, integrating a platform solution into a large-scale digital transformation project is a difficult and complex task. We are constantly solving it with our Russian partners, and we have already built sufficient experience: in almost every large private or state-owned company you can find our Rutoken and Guardant information protection products and solutions, which provide identification and authentication to users of IT systems, protect software from illegal copying, and ensure the security of cyber-physical systems in the IoT sphere. And today, with the increasing importance of information security in the digital transformation era, we look forward to finding new partners at Gitex.