Rostov-on-Don won in the popular vote, the IT capital of Russia, and the Rostov region was recognized as the most digital region.

More than 28 thousand people voted in support of the Don capital, while Nizhny Novgorod, who took second place, had 15 thousand votes.

The victory in the popular vote brought Rostov-on-Don the Runet Prize 2020 statuette, an honorary diploma signed by the first deputy head of the presidential administration Sergei Kiriyenko, as well as the right to hold one of the Digital Breakthrough events on the Don land in 2021.

Recall that the IT capital of Russia was supposed to be a city that has a developed IT infrastructure, a good training base, strong and promising projects and startups, supports the IT business and is attractive to professionals.