Meeting with Government members

Developing the coal industry was the main item on the meeting's agenda. However, the discussion started with matters related to artificial intelligence, the construction of a high-speed railway from Moscow to St Petersburg, training specialists for using artificial intelligence, and the launch of the new Vostok winter complex in Antarctica.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, good afternoon.

The main item on today's agenda deals with energy and developing the key energy sectors, with Sergei Tsivilev Tsivilev SergeiMinister of Energy of the Russian Federation , Roman Starovoit Starovoit RomanMinister of Transport of the Russian Federation and Maxim Reshetnikov Reshetnikov MaximMinister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation as the keynote speakers.

But I suggest that we begin by discussing our current matters. You may have heard that I have just taken part in a session on artificial intelligence as part of a Sber event. In this context, I would like to raise the issue of developing a single service for issuing licences and permits using the e-government services website. We mentioned this topic during our conversation. I know that the Government has been working hard on this agenda.

(Addressing Deputy Prime Minister - Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko Grigorenko DmitryDeputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation - Chief of the Government Staff of the Russian Federation ) Mr Grigorenko, could you say a few words on this topic, please?

To be continued.