Omsk business will be able to buy Russian software with a 50 discount%

In November, a new support measure became available to small and medium-sized businesses, which was described in more detail by representatives of the regional Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Industry and the My Business center in Omsk.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia announced the launch of a new mechanism to support small and medium—sized businesses - companies will be able to purchase software twice as cheaply by compensating 50% of the license cost to manufacturers. The support measure is implemented by the Russian Information Technology Development Fund under the federal project "Digital Technologies" of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation".

According to the Ministry of Finance, the selection of copyright holders and software for participation in the program is currently underway, but the first 14 winners of the selection have already been announced. We are talking about software for automating business processes or software for customer interaction (CRM) and other products. The difference in price for developers will be compensated from the federal budget, and 7 billion rubles have been allocated from the federal budget for these purposes by the end of 2024. Businesses across the country will be able to obtain more than 400,000 preferential cloud software licenses, the Russian Information Technology Development Fund added.

"We have a separate national project for small and medium-sized businesses, and every year the government provides additional support measures for this sector of the economy. There are more than 62,000 small and medium-sized businesses in the region, and about 188 million rubles have been allocated under a separate program to support businesses this year, and 215 million rubles are planned to be allocated for support tools next year. And we see that they are in demand. These are subsidies to social entrepreneurs, microloans and guarantees, but taking into account business demands and current development trends, a new support measure has emerged to ensure that this sector develops more dynamically. The benefits are obvious for businesses – it reduces the cost of purchasing software, the ability to efficiently build management processes," said the First Deputy Minister of Economy of the Omsk region.Denis Kushner.

 The new benefit is aimed at improving the efficiency of small and medium-sized businesses as a result of digitalization and the introduction of domestic cloud solutions.

"The mechanics of getting support are very simple. The only condition for an entrepreneur is to be in the register of SMEs, which is formed by the Federal Tax Service. Nothing additional will be required from the entrepreneur himself, no forms will need to be filled out, there will be no reporting, it is enough to go to the website of the operator of the support measure – the Russian Fund for the Development of Information Technologies, RFRIT.If you have any questions, you can contact our hotline at 8 (3812) 95-77-75 or on the moybusiness-55.rf website," added the manager of the Omsk Region Entrepreneurship Support Fund (My Business Center in Omsk) Alexander Osminin.

Entrepreneurs can also learn more about the new support measure and ask questions at the My Business center this Friday, November 19. A business meeting will be held here in a mixed format – offline and online. The meeting is expected to be attended by both representatives of public business associations and distributors of domestic software. For example, developers of 1C software products were among the first to join the program. The Omsk representative office is already ready to sell the software at a reduced cost.

"In early November, we received an information letter from Moscow stating that 1C is participating in this program. For users who need our specific products, everything is simple. It is enough to visit our website, there is information about the new service and follow the link. I think this support will have a pretty good effect on the economy, there is a certain segment of the business that is waiting for some actions, new conditions, I think many will become more active. And this is also good for 1C," concluded Nikolai Ivanov, head of the separate 1C division in Omsk.

As for developers and suppliers of domestic software, they can also apply to participate in the program in order to sell products on more business-friendly terms. The deadline for submitting applications was extended until December 10, said Andrey Klyuchenko, First Deputy Minister of Industry, Communications, Digital and Scientific and Technical Development of the Omsk Region. According to him, developers can apply to the Russian Information Technology Development Fund.

"The register of responsible software now includes several thousand items, ranging from accounting to monitoring the condition of buildings and structures. Omsk developers also have the opportunity to apply and get into the program," explained Andrey Klyuchenko.

The Omsk Region Entrepreneurship Support Fund (My Business Center in Omsk) is working on a national project to support small and medium-sized businesses.