Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who appreciates the opportunities opening before mankind with the invention of the global Internet network, said that this resource is not entertaining, and can be both constructive and destructive. Medvedev stated that at a meeting with the United Russia party activists.
Unlike China, Russian authorities are not going to strengthen control over the Internet in the offing. This was announced by the Minister of Communication and Mass Media of Russia, Shchegolev, who also added that this is a principled position of the agency.
At once two domains (http://лицокнига.РФ and http://мордакнига.РФ), which redirect users to the Facebook.com site, have become operational in the national zone .RF. Now, when you enter the name of both resources in the address bar, you will be automatically redirected to the main page of the social network. It is known that the first portal was registered by a Timur Bakeev, while the name of the owner of the second site has not yet been disclosed.
The Department of Transport and Communications of Moscow is planning to organize a special service to warn the residents of the capital city of traffic jams and other troubled places on the roads. This service is expected to run on the Internet. The Department sees the company Yandex as its partner in the project.
The State traffic police have opened an online public liaison office. Now there is an Internet version of complaints and suggestions book on the site of the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. So, all interested persons can send their proposals regarding the improvement of traffic police work and also file their complaints in the 'book'.
In recent years Russia has been actively developing various telecommunications systems. First of all they came to the capital, then spread to smaller towns, and some time later appeared in the countryside.
Oleg Mavromatti, a refugee Russian artist, has announced the beginning of his new action "Friendly / Foe". It will last a week so that the Internet users could decide by vote whether the controversial artist deserves death or not.
Vice-President of Rostelecom for federal programs, Alexei Nashchekin announced at the Council on Regional Informatization that, as of November 10, Russia is going to have 50 first pilot infomats – special multifunctional terminals, through which Russian citizens, who have no access to the Internet, will be able to get access to all national, regional and municipal services using a single portal of public services at www.gosuslugi.ru.
Russian publishing company OOO AST-Press Kniga has filed suit in the Moscow Arbitration Court against OOO Yandex.
A huge number of users in Armenia keep sitting without the Internet because of damage to a fiber optic cable in the territory of Georgia, through which the cable is laid.
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