From June 5 to 8, Nizhny Novgorod hosted the Tech Friendly Weekend Festival, a satellite of the CIPR conference and the main event about artificial intelligence and modern technologies. For four days, the festival focused on the main city site – the Nizhny Novgorod Fair and the Vysota Youth Center. Dozens of events were held here, which brought together over 4,000 participants from all over the country.
Winners of CIPR Digital-2025 Award announced in Nizhny Novgorod

On June 3, within the framework of the X anniversary conference “Digitalization of Industrial Russia”, the results of the annual CIPR Digital Award were summed up. The best Russian companies and executives were granted awards for developments in the field of data economics, with special nominations highlighting achievements in the development of digital technologies over the past 10 years.
The CIPR Digital business technology award is aimed at popularizing Russian projects and developments in the field of data economics. This year it celebrated its fifth anniversary and, same as in previous years, was timed to coincide with the CIPR conference held in Nizhny Novgorod.
The award was supported by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media and ANO “Digital Economy”. CIPR Digital-2025’s technology partner was Positive Technologies: the company ensured the security of voting and its protection from external influences across the stages.
This year CIPR Digital’s winners are:
- NTechLab (“Green Digit” – for the best digitalization projects in the field of sustainable development);
- Netvision (“City Solutions” – for the best solutions in the field of urban digital project development);
- Greenatom (“Digital Energy” – for the best digital solution in the development of energy infrastructure);
- Infowatch Group of Companies (“InfoSecure Legends” – for the best project in the field of information security);
- Eduard Anatolyevich Lysenko, Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Moscow Information Technology Directorate (“Digital Transformation Leader” – for personal contribution to the digital transformation of business and regions);
- Norsoft (“Best Application of AI” – for the implementation of the best project in the field of artificial intelligence);
- Greenatom (“Best Fintech Project” – for the development of financial services using innovative technologies);
- Norsoft (“Smart Transport” – for the best project in the field of digitalization of the transport sector);
- Norilsk Nickel (“Best Digital Platform” – for the best digital service for business);
- Norilsk Nickel (“Technological Leadership” – for the most significant contribution to Russia’s achievement of the national goal of technological independence in key areas);
- SPUTNIX (“Space Technologies” – for the most outstanding contribution to the development of the space industry);
- Norilsk Nickel (“Industrial Scale” – for the best project in the field of industrial digitalization);
- NTechLab (“National Health” – for the best digital solutions, electronic medical services in the field of healthcare);
- Norilsk Nickel (“Digital Transformation” – for the best digital solution in the field of digital transformation of education and science).
In honor of the CIPR anniversary, special nominations were granted to those who most actively support the conference and contribute to the development of one of the main events in the field of the digital economy:
- Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Sergeyevich Nikitin(“Heartfelt Hospitality”);
- Rostec Corporation (“CIPR Forever”);
- Rostelecom Corporation (“Showcase of Innovations”);
- JSC Greenatom (“Scale of Exposition”);
- Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President of the Sber Technology Unit (“Voice of Digital”);
- Vasily Brovko, Director for Special Assignments at Rostec State Corporation (“CIPR Ambassador”);
- Nizhny Novgorod Fair (“The Genius of the Place”)
- Astra Group, Aquarius, IVA Technologies, High-Tech Integration (“Digital Party”);
- ComNews (“CIPR Media”).
The permanent media partners of the conference were also awarded honorary diplomas: ICT Online, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Kommersant, RBC, Rambler&Co, Interfax, RUBEZH magazine, TASS, Telesputnik, Expert.
The X conference “Digitalization of Industrial Russia” is being held on June 2-5, 2025 with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, the Government of Moscow and the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The conference is organized by OMG Company.
General partners: Rostec State Corporation, Rostelecom, ROSATOM, Sber, Yandex, CSoft Group, T-Bank, Gazprom Neft, Transmashholding.
Technology partner: the X Holding Group.
VIP partners: Astra Group, Kaspersky Lab, Rosseti Group, RTK Data Center, GC Solar, NtechLab, GC Softline, SOGAZ, infrastructure software developer Basis, RED SOFT, EuroChem, PhosAgro, Center for Biometric Technologies, Diasoft, MegaFon ProBusiness, MTS, KAMAZ, AVTOVAZ, Nizhny Novgorod Automobile Plant, K2Tech, Fplus, IBS, Transneft, Moscow Government, 1C, Positive Technologies, Russian Railways.
Official partners: T1 IT Holding, OCS, Axiom JDK, SONET, Postgres Professional, SUPERTEL, ASCON, Cyberprotect, Basalt SPO, Ru-Center, OpenYard, Nexign, Alfa-Bank, NOVIKOM Bank, PSB, POLYPLASTIC Group, Geoscan, SberTech, VK, Severstal, Graviton, Naumen, Sheremetyevo International Airport, SATEL, Russian developer of engineering software Top Systems, Security Code, Rubytech Group, Galaktika Corporation, ALMI Partner, National Computer Corporation (NCC), Zyfra Group, Delta Computers, Katyusha Group, Beshtau Group, Interprocom, Norilsk Nickel, LANSOFT, I-Teco, RTK IT Plus, CommuniGate Pro (SBK), IVA Technologies, MyOffice, T8, Irteya, Sibur, Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, T Plus Group, Goznak, ICL Group, Netline, T8, SIBUR, IRTEYA, Aquarius Group, Empereum Group. Panel discussion Partner: Cloud.ru. Partners: Nedra Digital, Software Product Group, SkillStaff, Flant, UserGate.
Exhibitors: Sigur, STM Labs, Control IT, Open Solutions, Ideco, Polymedia, CESCA, FORS, Content AI, Mobius Technologies, Technoprom, AXELOT, Modeling and Digital Twins, Haulmont, Monitoring+, Algorithm C, UserGate, CTP, Webmonitorex, Signaltec, First Bit, Dipaul, TRASSIR, CodeInside, Verbosity, IS LABS, Gazprom CPS, VVPGroup, TrueConf, Space Communications, Almaks CT, Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI), Inline Telecom Solutions, Teal HR, IT-Element29, ETMC Exponenta, TsRTsT with the support from the Government and the Ministry of Digital Development of the Chelyabinsk Region, Usetech Group, MSTU “STANKIN”, Teraplan, Patseer.
Business partner: Cross Technologies. Networking zone partner: ITG Corporation.