Law Passed for Establishment of Domestic Messaging Service
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Prepare to Merge Your Chats with Your Life's Documents!
Get ready to streamline your digital life, as a groundbreaking service is about to combine messenger and government services! According to recent reports, this platform will seamlessly integrate with "Gosuslugi" and EIS, giving citizens effortless access to their essential documents, such as passports and student IDs.
These documents can serve as your digital identity verifier, ensuring that you never need to rely on physical documents again. In fact, the law clearly states that no additional identification is required in this digital scenario. Plus, you can sign documents electronically using an advanced electronic signature, as indicated in the law.
Set your calendars for the summer of 2025, when this service is expected to launch officially. Maksut Shadaev, head of the Ministry of Digital Development, spilled the beans about the grand unveiling.
Speaking of VK, they beat everyone to the punch with the launch of digital platform Max towards the end of March. This app allows for messaging, voice messages, calls, and file sharing up to 4 GB. Furthermore, businesses can create their mini-apps on Max Bot API, offering financial services, product catalogs, restaurant menus, support services, and more. It's been speculated that Max could become Russia's own WeChat if VK can manage to integrate government services effectively.
At a meeting with government officials, Maksut Shadaev showcased Max to President Vladimir Putin, highlighting its similarity to foreign messenger competitors. He emphasized that Max is an open platform, allowing external providers, like banks, to integrate their services. Furthermore, government services, digital document signing, and more could potentially become part of Max's offerings.
In response, President Putin urged all government agencies to offer their support for the Russian messenger and transfer government and financial services to the platform.
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Enrichment Data:
- Timeline and Key Events:
- Late March 2025: VK introduced Max, aligning with the State Duma's criteria for a national platform integrating digital communication and public services.
- End of May 2025: Lawmakers amended a draft bill, aiming to establish a new national platform with government services and unique features, such as electronic signatures and identification.
- June 2025 (around June 11): The State Duma adopted a law on a national platform uniting digital communication and public services, with potential integration with Gosuslugi and development based on the "Max" platform.
- Details of Integration:
- Functionality: The new platform will blend messaging, secure access to government and commercial services, electronic signatures, and personal data verification.
- Integration with Gosuslugi: The platform is targeted to integrate with Russia's digital government services platform, Gosuslugi, offering enhanced convenience for citizens.
- Features of "Max" Platform: Max includes a messenger, social network, search engine, electronic payments, ticket booking, doctor’s appointments, and food ordering.
- Government and Private Use: The platform will enable digital communication between state and municipal agencies, educational institutions, businesses, and citizens, consolidating educational services and chats.
- Future Plans:
- The project aims to bolster Russia's digital sovereignty and information security by offering a comprehensive digital ecosystem for citizens.
- The exact operational structure of the platform is still unclear, with the possibility that it could be managed by a private commercial company chosen by the government.
- In the rapidly evolving technological industry, the merging of chat services and business operations is not far-fetched, as predicted by some experts in the field of finance and general news.
- The fusion of social media and entertainment platforms with technology and finance could pave the way for innovative financial services, like micro-investments or digital art trading, as seen in other parts of the world.
- As the government continues to focus on digital transformation, integration of messenger services and government services could be expanded to include finance, further facilitating smooth and efficient business transactions.
- The intersection of politics and technology could lead to regulatory changes and new legislations addressing the incorporation of electronic identification systems within messenger services, making it easier for citizens to access their needs online.
- The rise of gadgets and their impact on our daily lives has opened up possibilities for integrated platforms, where we can manage documents, attend meetings, engage in social media, and catch up on news all in one place.
