Russia will become a global technology donor for other countries in 2024; in particular, Russian software products and technological developments will be popular in Africa, Brazil, Argentina and even high-tech India, according to Russian parliamentarians interviewed by Sputnik.
"The tailwind trend has spread the intensity of the development of companies and shows that in 2024 Russia will become a global donor for other countries due to the interest of users themselves," Anton Tkachev, a deputy of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (State Duma), told Sputnik.
His colleague Andrey Svintsov also believes that a large number of Russian software products will be in high demand "even in India, which has its own super-cool development". Russian information technologies will be popular "in Brazil, Argentina, and even more in Africa," he added.
Senator Artem Sheikin, deputy head of the Council for the Development of the Digital Economy at the Federation Council, noted in a conversation with the agency that Russian technological solutions show "a high growth rate in the quality and efficiency of created products" from year to year.
"The main advantage of Russian technologies is their high level of cybersecurity, from information transmission and exchange to management systems for large enterprises," Sheikin explained.
According to the parliamentarian, countries importing Russian technologies will enjoy the use of many things, including "smart home" systems, software for Russian-made ATMs and laptops, and so on. Senator Sheikin also expressed confidence that in 2024 Russian companies will reach new profit figures, as more and more partner countries will acquire the country's technological solutions.
Speaking about the sanctions imposed by Western countries on the Russian IT sector, the lawmakers agreed that the restrictive measures "boomerang" on the development of IT companies of "unfriendly countries". Meanwhile, Russian companies, as Deputy Svintsov noted, "will continue to create super-advanced products" in Russia, as well as under the brands and jurisdiction of other countries.