According to tradition, for the eighth year in a row, the announcement of the Award results was preceded by the Forum of the same name, which became a platform for presenting innovative business solutions and discussing the prospects of the impact of innovations on the transformation of society. During the business program, representatives of leading companies from various sectors of the economy and the public sector touched upon issues of robotization, import substitution, the use of advanced technologies, and the creation of sustainable business models that involve a new type of thinking and cooperation in all spheres of public life.
At the end of the Forum, the solemn ceremony of awarding the laureates of the XIII "Time of Innovations" Award took place, the general partner of which was "PressIndex". Awards were presented for the best projects in the implementation, development, and promotion of innovations in various fields. Successful innovations in various fields — from environmentally friendly transport to advanced technical achievements that improve the quality of life — deserve the closest attention. This year, the Expert Council of the Award singled out more than sixty laureates, including: Rosatom, Avito, Gazprombank, JSC UK "Pervaya", Kapital Life Insurance Life, JSC "Finam", Innotech Group, DION, Alfastrakhovanie-OMS, LLC "1C-BSL", NL International, NPAO "Svetogorsky CBK", Bank "St. Petersburg", ALLES, JSC "MBNPK "Cytomed", JSC "Kaspersky Lab", EUS Group, Holding T1, ANO "Project Office for the Development of Tourism and Hospitality of Moscow" and digital agency "Interium", SBER, JSC "Russian Railways", PJSC "Aeroflot", MTS, SUE "Moscow Metro".
Innovations are not implemented in isolation — it is always a team effort. Receiving the Award is a direct confirmation that the efforts made contribute to the development of business and the domestic economy and are highly appreciated by the professional community.
"Thank you for the high appreciation of our work. We understand how important it is in the current circumstances to offer the market relevant and innovative IT solutions, therefore we are constantly developing popular technologies and services. Our team will continue to contribute to the digitalization of the Russian financial sector and create import-independent software products that solve key business problems," commented Dmitry Kharitonov, First Deputy General Director of Holding T1, General Director of Innotech Group, on the victory.
"Holding T1 began a new era in 2023: we realized our strategic goal — we launched the NOTA vendor on the market. And it is valuable for us to be recognized by the experts of the "Time of Innovations" award, since our ecosystem solutions are based on the most advanced technologies, and the team is focused on creating world-class products. Now the priority for NOTA is to saturate the market with complex enterprise solutions that are in high demand among domestic companies," said Kirill Bulgakov, Deputy General Director for Services and Products of Holding T1, Managing Director of NOTA vendor, about the company's innovative achievement.
The winners of the Award try to meet modern realities and customer requests, improving the possibilities of providing their services through the introduction of innovative processes. "Delivery has long become a consumer habit in Russia. More and more new industries are entering the field of logistics and starting to make deliveries. And it is expected that the market will continue to grow by 25-30% annually in the next few years. However, courier delivery can be unprofitable for a company if it operates chaotically. In fact, earlier in SMEs, the last mile was not digitalized, this is a new logistics link in a broad sense. Affordable automation of last mile business processes with the help of domestic software is our main strategic task," said Sergey Kostin, CEO of LLC "1C-BSL" (Courierika service), about the introduction of automated services into everyday life.
A distinctive feature of the winning projects is not only the innovative component, but also a huge impact on the development of the country in all aspects — from the development of investment potential and the implementation of new socially significant initiatives to improving the quality of life and health of Russians.
"Shares of medium and small capitalization companies are a whole class of instruments that can diversify the portfolio, strengthening its yield part. Until recently, there was no fund on the Russian market that would allow investing in all companies from the corresponding stock index at once. We are glad that our BPIF allowed us to solve this problem and expanded the investment opportunities of Russians," said Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Vice President of UK "Pervaya".
"Caring for the health of expectant mothers and babies is an important part of a set of measures to improve the demographic situation. It is in this sensitive area for society that we have built targeted support and quality control of medical care for pregnant women and mothers with children. Today, the service is very popular, its effectiveness has been appreciated by more than 20 thousand women," commented Andrey Ryzhakov, General Director of Alfastrakhovanie-OMS, on the creation of social innovation.
"NL International makes a great contribution to the development of Russian science: we develop and produce innovative products, the task of which is to improve the quality of life of our customers, we invest in clinical research. This is our third award, we thank the organizers for the high appreciation of our products," said Olga Bal, Executive Director of NL International.
The "Time of Innovations" Award has been held since 2011. Every year, the Expert Council of the Award, which includes recognized experts in the field of science, innovation, authoritative public figures, representatives of business and government bodies, identifies the best projects and practices for the implementation, development and promotion of innovations in all areas.