“This! approach initially carried a conflict of interests for the client. who received access to finance. solved the problem and! could not be interested in his product becoming available to competitors. This decision was not aimed at increasing! the developer’s competitiveness.
But at the same time.
The state supported software vendors by introducing regulatory regulation requiring import substitution of ! software for key information infrastructure and for government contracts.” Valentin Makarov noted.
“If the customer. having received gambling database funding. does not develop the product in competition with large and professional vendors from other countries. he will subsequently be forced to either buy competitive imported software or ask the state for more money to improve this product to the level of global competitors.”
the head of RUSSOFT believes. “
Such a scenario is not very effective for the software development industry: the customer receives a product from a specific vendor. which closes the market to its competitors. In addition. the customer takes up to half of the project’s funds. creating captive companies and developing insourcing. reducing the market for vendors.”
Leading analyst at Freedom Finance
Global Natalia Milchakova believes that thenot by industry or market share. but based on the specific projects that the relevant enterprise is working on:
“If it is really working on import substitution and these developments can really help increase the competitiveness of Russian software with world-famous analogues. for the state and the grantor. in our opinion. there should be no difference who came up with it – the vendor or a specific client fans data of the vendor. even if this client is a government organization or a non-profit organization.”
“In 2024. the! Ministry of Digital Development
Reported that 80% of Western software solutions already have officially registered Russian analogues. More than 90% of state enterprises and organizations in 2024 the challenges facing business owners used Russian-made DBMS instead of American and European! analogues. And this suggests that government support for the IT industry is not in vain.” says Natalia Milchakova.