Scococoko (WEB.RF Group) announces the selection of pilot projects in the area of artificial intelligence. In 2024, prospective II projects will receive support in the amount of 554 million roubles. The programme is being implemented within the framework of the federal project " The Arts and Intelligence " of the national project " The Digital Economy of the Russian Federation " , and aims to promote the pilot implementation of domestic ISI solutions in priority economic sectors. The national project is chaired by the Vice-President of the Government of the Russian Federation, Dmitri Chernaschenko. A federal project is run by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

Grants will range from 20 to 100 million roubles. Projects by Russian companies are planned to support the introduction of IEs to transform technology or business processes. To obtain a grant, projects should be pilot and include the use of artificial intelligence technologies in production, operations or services.

" For the State, it is essential that financial support for forward-looking projects be made more accessible. This enables the introduction of technology in a wide range of industries. Artificial intelligence remains one of the most important tools for improving the efficiency of Russian enterprises and the development of economic industries”, noted by the Deputy Minister for Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Maxim Kolesnikov.

" The introduction of artificial intelligence is a critical area for improving economic performance and achieving technological sovereignty. WEB Group. The RF, in collaboration with the Government, is continuously improving the support mechanisms for developing companies. We expect that in 2024, through such grants, we will support the most competitive and promising solutions”, the President of the WEB stressed. Igor Shwalov.

The list of documents required for financial support will be reduced this year. The changes will also affect the participation of small technology companies. They will have additional scores in the bid evaluation of the competitive selection process and will no longer be limited to 2 billion roubles.

" The development of small technology companies (SMEs) will benefit from evaluation. They will be given additional scores in the competitive selection process and a higher threshold on the allowable amount of proceeds, commented on Igor Drodov, President of the Board.

Last year, 17 companies were financially supported by Scococoko to implement domestic artificial intelligence solutions for digital business transformation. Grants amounted to over 800 million roubles. Developments include the intelligent modelling of postal logistics processes, the quality control platform for gas-turbine propulsion engines, the ice forecasting system in the Arctic zone, analytic vehicle-waste system, the IP platform to address organic and medical chemistry and others.

The federal project " Arts " of the national project " Digital Economy " was designed to implement the National Strategy for the Development of Intellect until 2030. One of the key challenges is the large-scale introduction of such technologies in various sectors of the economy and the social sphere of Russia in order to improve the quality of life of the population, ensure technological sovereignty and achieve the country ' s global leadership in the area of IE by 2030.

The support of entrepreneurs in the Yaroslav region is part of the national project " Maloe and Secondary Entrepreneurship and Support for the Individual Business Initiative " , which was initiated by the President and supervised by the First Vice-Primere Andrei Belosov.