Head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communication and Mass Communications of Russia Maksut Schadaev called on to eliminate barriers to the development of digital ecosystems for the competition for Russian developments with foreign online giants. His words reports TASS.
According to the head of the Ministry of Fields, it is necessary to create such conditions so that Russian digital ecosystems develop and could “effectively compete for the attention of the Russian user with international Internet corporations.” Shadaev sees the chances “In a competitive struggle to build a full-fledged alternative to international giants.”
At the same time, the minister believes that the standard practices of antitrust regulation are not applicable in this situation, since Russia’s digital markets are at an early stage of development, and competitors are already very strong. ” “Then they will lose not specific companies, but Russian users,” said Shadaev.
He added that Russia is one of the few countries in the world, where there are popular social networks, search services, successful marketers and aggregators. “Our players better understand the requests of Russian users and can flexibly respond to them, adjusting their services to our national market,” the minister explained. Shaudayev added that it is impossible to limit banks to participate in this process, as it will negatively affect the amount of investment in the development of digital ecosystems and their growth rates.