Description

The Russian Government has historically played an active role in the creation of telecommunications infrastructure. Despite privatization and liberalization in 2002, major participants in the telecommunications industry are state-owned organizations.Though government support for the Russian IT industry began only in 2002 and has intensified only since 2005, the government has ambitious plans to make the country one of the top three global outsourcing destinations by 2010.This research service assesses how the present and future political and policy environment of Russia is expected to influence the development of its ICT industry. Forecasts from 2007 -2010 are based on prevailing conditions in Russia and are subject to change.