The Ministry of Digital Development will work on measures to support the construction of data centers in the regions
The department intends to stimulate the decentralization of computing power
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- By the end of the year, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development will develop support measures for the construction of data processing centers in the regions, including preferential lending.
- The goal of the initiative is to reduce the concentration of computing power in the Moscow region, where more than 80% of resources are concentrated.
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Why It Matters
Currently, more than 80% of the computing power of the Russian Federation is concentrated in the Moscow region.
By the end of the year, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development will work on measures to support the construction of data processing centers (DPCs) in Russian regions, including preferential lending, said the head of the department, Maksut Shadayev.
“Everything that is currently working for large infrastructure projects, all support measures - we will by the end of this year... adapt them to support the construction of data centers. Including preferential lending mechanisms will be considered,” he said at a joint meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy and the Duma Committee on Digital Development and Artificial Intelligence.
More than 80% of all resources are now located in the Moscow region, so the ministry has the task of more even distribution, Shadayev noted.
What to Watch
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Development of measures to support the construction of data centers by the end of the year.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What will be the amount of funding for the program?
- Which regions will be priority for construction?






