Russia's Digital Development Minister calls the whole affair a 'painful story'.
Russia's ambitions for 'digital sovereignty' had a sudden encounter with the real world this week, as the country's plans for a state-fundedwent up in smoke just as soon as its parliament realised the project was going to cost a lot and earn little. It's not dead yet, though,Minister for Digital Development Maksut Shadayev branded the saga of the Russian tech industry's plans for a homegrown alternative to Unreal Engine and Unity a"painful story".
Shadayev added that it would be"pointless" for the Duma to talk about grants for Russian developers who pledged to use a domestic engine. Seems reasonable, given the fact that the Russian national engine is purely hypothetical at this point and Shadayev himself just shot down its chance at state funding. But it does raise the question as to whether Russian developers have already been drawing up business plans based on securing 'patriotic' grants.
The Minister said that the scheme would have to rely on private finance if it wants to proceed, and someone seems to have listened to him. Sources tell Vedomosti that a private investor—thus far unnamed—has stepped in to fill the funding vacuum left by the Russian state. Of course, back in July, Russian media reported that the project would requireto ever see fruition.
It's quite a surprise to see these plans run into a rough reception in Russia's parliament: they had the backing of big names in the Russian tech sector—like the country's state-linked Facebook-alternative VKontakte—as well as the support of internet backbone Rostelecom. It seems that even heavy-hitters like those can't evade reality for too long, though. Althoughthan forecasts once suggested, Russia's economy is still in a very delicate position.
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