The Rostov region will be the first subject of the country to launch the regional stage of the all-Russian competition "Digital breakthrough" — one of the flagship projects of the presidential platform "Russia — the country of opportunities". Registration for the contest is open. The first competition will be held in Rostov-on-don on August 21-23 this year.

According to the organizers of the competition, regional stages will be held in eight regions of Russia. IT specialists from all over the country will create projects aimed at solving current problems in the regions, and leading IT experts and trackers from Federal districts will evaluate them from special digital media hubs. The best solutions will be implemented.

It is important to note that the regional stage will be held in online and offline format: first, the contestants will pass online tests, then a Central digital hub will be created in each region with a multimedia Studio, where the team work of trackers and experts of the competition will be organized with all precautions. Such a center will cover the entire competition process in the region, bringing together participants, experts, trackers and project partners.

The total prize Fund of the stage is 24 million rubles. The winners will share cash prizes, get an opportunity to get to the final of the "Digital breakthrough" and win grants and valuable prizes from the competition partners.

At the moment, more than 24 thousand people from all regions of Russia have already registered for the contest. The interactive map of the project contains up-to-date data on the number of participants, teams, and winners from each region.

Thus, in Rostov-on-don, the regional stage of the Digital breakthrough competition will be held in a special format. It will include a regional competition - " Rostov-at-Home. Digital leaders", which will be presented in the form of separate cases. The main goal of this initiative is to select the best practices and the most promising managers to conduct a full-fledged digital transformation of the system of state and municipal management in the region. According to representatives of the regional government, the integration of previously launched initiatives in the "Digital breakthrough" will allow the contestants to get high-quality results for further implementation and solving practical problems in the field of digitalization.

Link to register for the contest: leadersofdigital.ru/cabinet.