1. Movement to e-Government in Russia: problems and prospects
Colloque International L’ADMINISTRATION ELECTRONIQUE AU SERVICE DES CITOYENS Janvier 2002, Paris
Movement to e-Government in Russia: problems and prospects
Andrei Yakovlev,
State University - Higher School of Economics,

2. General logic of presentation
ICT-policy in 1990s: some results
the key problems of previous ICT-policy
e-Russia program and the Strategy for Russia 2010
Goals and main components of e-Russia program
Main parameters of the program (time period, financing, governance)

3. Russian ICT-policy in late 1990s
Only at federal level:
Very briefly:
…a lot of separate projects initiated by different authorities...
Ministry of Taxation,
State pension fund,
Ministry of finance,
Russian custom office,
Russian statistical agency,
Federal commission on securities market
et cetera…

4. Key problems of previous policy
Absence of co-ordination in the government
(example: we have already two different national systems of personal identification - for tax purposes and for social security payments)
e-Government for government itself
(only in case of Securities commission citizens got some benefits - as information disclosure on the biggest joint-stock companies)

5. 2000-2001: Start of new economic policy
Development of “Strategy for Russia 2010”
Jan.-Feb. 2000: first discussions and workshops
Mai 2000: first draft of the Strategy
Sept.-Oct. 2000: Strategy was approved by the Government and President
Development of e-Russia program
Feb. 2001: governmental decree starting the program’s elaboration
Mai 2001: first draft of the program
July 2001: approval by the Government

6. e-Russia goals & components
increase of economic efficiency
Legal basis for ICT development
ICT penetration to the economy
Human resources development
Access to Internet
e-Government for the government
e-Government for the citizens
Using ICT in mass media
development of the civil society

7. Main parameters of the program
Terms of implementation:
2002: Create supportive regulatory environment
: Conduct feasibility studies and pilot projects
: Implement program throughout all federal and regional public organizations
Budget & Financing:
total spending amount for = USD 2,6 billion
federal budget = USD 1,3 billion
regional and municipal budgets = USD 0,8 billion
extra-budget sources = USD 0,5 billion

8. Program management
Inter-agency governmental commission lead by Minister of economic development and trade
Control over program spending
Co-ordination between different ICT-programs
Expert council
Provides recommendations for Inter-agency commission
Reviews program actions
Measures program’s efficiency
Program directorate lead by Ministry of telecommunications and informatization
Annual budget planning
Logistics, tenders and procurement