1. Regulation Policy in the Info- Communications Technology Spheres in Russia Vladimir Efimushkin, Ph.D. Director for R&D, ZNIIS, Moscow SOIS Meeting in Riga, April 7, 2006 Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation

2. The Role of ICT

3. ICT in Russia

4. Federal Law On Communications

5. Federal Program Electronic Russia (2002-2010)

6. Goals of the FP Electronic Russia (2002-2010)

7. Concept State ICT Development Program

8. Russia at the World Summit on Information Society

9. Development of IT Services

10. Cooperation with Telecom Administrations of North Europe

11. Russia-EC Dialogue on Information Society

12. 1 st Conclusion

13. Leading R&D Institute of the Ministry in the field of telecommunications and networking Central Science Research Telecommunication Institute

14. History Research and testing station is established which formed a base of the institute Company gets the status of an institute and its present name 19401991 ZNIIS is recognized as a leading R&D institute under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Russian Federation for Communication and Informatization 1918

15. SDH, ATM, DWDM, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max… Switching systems including broadband and optical switching Copper and fiber optic cable transmission systems Traffic Engineering, QoS, SLA Mobile and personal communication networks Basic areas of R&D activities Packet networks and services Network management systems Economic researches Intelligent Networks and services

16. Software development Software for the following equipment: Software for network operator workstation Software for Intelligent Network platforms Data base management systems Switching equipment of Toll exchange Switching equipment of C-32 Data transmission systems Analog-to- digital converters etc.

17. Introduction of telecommunicationequipment Technical facilities designed by ZNIIS Technical facilities designed by both domestic and foreign companies Elaboration of technical documentation for design, construction and operation R&D for Telecom equipment pilots Development of guidelines for telecommunication services and networks

18. Status Purposes Department of ZNIIS oriented to solve the practical and application tasks -Approbation and debugging of new network solutions as well as development of national protocol versions for operators and manufacturers. -Different studies carried out by ZNIIS research staff to complete scheduled R&D projects. -Implementation of different projects to carry out long-term studies to be of interest for telecommunication industry.

19. ZNIIS Technopark Tested equipment Basic engineering means Development Measurement and testing equipment Information support Separate premises Local network Personal computers, Internet Expert consultations Information reviews of NGN market Interface testers Protocol analysers SDH/PDH optical systems Class 5 Switch IP/ATM access Power supply and connection terminals, line simulators and cross equipment

20. Sviazinvest – Softswitch Project PDA/SDH IP/ATM AS MGC MS Various types of access SG MG SIP-telephone set Programmable SIP-telephone set SIP-protocol based video- conferencing system SI-2000 Softswitch Analog telephone sets

21. SIP-Telephone Project Internet Hardware and software SIP- telephones of any interested users PDA/SDH IP/ATM AS MGC MS Softswitch ZNIIS Technopark Statistics Information support WWW server Service developers

22. Operator portal (integration and coordination center) High-speed access service distributors PSTN operator Providers of Internet access services Information service provider Information (content) providers Operators Portal Project

23. Action Line 1: Internet and Internet Applications in Research and Development A proposal by Russia for 2006: - Development of a methodology for an efficient scientific research by research teams from several countries, using technical and information resources of Internet - Analysis of the development and forecasting the evolution of Internet in transition to self- organizing (ubiquitous) communication spaces

24. 1.ITU-T project Security Baseline for Network Operators SG 17 Focus Group on the ITU-T project

25. Objectives: 1. Ensuring the usage one type criteria by different network operators 2. Ensuring the balance of users, operators and regulator interests 3. Analysis of standards with standpoint of their business-applications 4. Harmonization of the different languages of the information security 5. Supporting the functioning of the secured object

26. 2 nd Conclusion

27. Vladimir Efimushkin, Director for R&D, ZNIIS 8, 1 st proezd Perova polya, Moscow, 111141, Russia (+7 495) 304-57-10 ef@zniis.ru www.zniis.ru Thank you!