About 80% of Russian citizens who left the country after the start of the special operation returned after May 15, a significant part of the returnees are IT specialists, said Maksut Shadayev, head of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation. at the federal educational forum New Horizons.
«At the end of last week, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development received an analysis of telecom operators by SIM cards, how many left and how many returned since the start of the special operation. The numbers are encouraging. About 80% of the SIM cards that have left since February 24 have returned to the country. Computer scientists make up a significant portion of this audience, «said Shadayev.
In March, the head of the InfoWatch group, Natalia Kasperska, announced that IT specialists left Russia en masse at the turn of February and March.
In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which citizens of the Russian Federation working in accredited IT organizations have the right to a 27-year postponement of conscription for the duration of their work in these organizations. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also announced that IT companies’ employees will be able to obtain preferential mortgage loans, RIA Novosti reports.
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