February 15
- How Can We Protect Privacy in the Internet of Things Era? In partnership with SKB Kontur Recent years have seen a breakthrough both in the quality of big data processing and in the sources collecting big data. Telecoms operators can determine where you live in real life, who your friends are, when you take your dog for a walk, and how...
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Recent years have seen a breakthrough both in the quality of big data processing and in the sources collecting big data. Telecoms operators can determine where you live in real life, who your friends are, when you take your dog for a walk, and how much money is coming into your accounts. Smart checkouts now know what you are buying, while banks know almost everything there is to know about how you earn and spend money. All these aspects of business are beginning to merge, so that, sooner or later, a single unified structure will be able to create a true digital double of each person, digitizing their life and habits. And more likely than not, this structure will not be an omnipotent arm of the state, but rather a powerful commercial operator. How can we protect our privacy? What restrictions should there be on data processing? What responsibilities should companies who process data bear?
- The Role of Financial Markets in the Investment Process Over the last four years, reduced investment has been causing problems for Russia’s economy. Despite a number of encouraging trends, we nonetheless have to admit that the situation on the market for financial resources remains extremely difficult....
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Over the last four years, reduced investment has been causing problems for Russia’s economy. Despite a number of encouraging trends, we nonetheless have to admit that the situation on the market for financial resources remains extremely difficult. In order to increase the pace of growth in the Russian economy and renew key funds, considerable sums must be directed towards investment in the real sector, and one source of the necessary resources should be the financial market. In established Russian practice, the key mechanism for attracting funding to develop the real sector of the economy is a classic one: bank lending. Investment lending is not as well-developed in Russia, constituting less than 8% of the market, according to experts. Among the factors holding investment lending back are banks’ increasingly strict requirements for potential borrowers, the lack of long-term passive investment opportunities, a lack of clarity regarding real project payback periods, and the current regulatory demands. What are the development prospects for investment lending in Russia? What changes need to be made to the legislative basis for regulation of the financial market? What are the development prospects for key sectors of the financial market?
- Russia’s Competitive Venture Investment Market In partnership with RVC Scientific and technological progress is a primary factor in creating a competitive national economy. In turn, the development of new technologies and products is driven by, among other things, an established venture investment market, which must ...
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Scientific and technological progress is a primary factor in creating a competitive national economy. In turn, the development of new technologies and products is driven by, among other things, an established venture investment market, which must facilitate economic growth in the Russian Federation: increasing technological independence; developing promising new high-tech sectors, including the promising markets set out in the National Technology Initiative programme; and expanding exports of competitive technologies. What institutional and infrastructure support measures should be offered to venture and direct investment market participants? Which initiatives help to remove existing barriers to the creation and growth of high-tech companies in traditional and new sectors of the economy, including on high-tech markets? What kinds of tax incentives should be introduced for venture capital market participants? What are the sources of funding for the venture market?
