A public service was obtained from space for the first time
A Russian cosmonaut has, for the first time, obtained a
public service online while aboard the International Space Station. This was
announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff of the Russian
Federation Dmitry Grigorenko during the session "Platform of the Future:
100 Projects of Russia. Digital" at the National Centre RUSSIA.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasised that, using biometrics,
cosmonaut Alexei Zubritsky logged into the Gosuslugi portal and used the
self-ban on SIM card issuance from the "Life Situations" section. The
entire process took just 30 seconds. The livestream during the communication
session with the ISS took place on the sidelines of the IT Forum "Digital
Solutions".
"Digitalisation greatly simplifies access to services,
making the process fast and comfortable. Thanks to modern technologies,
including biometrics, public services can now be accessed anywhere – at home,
in the office and even in low Earth orbit," said Dmitry Grigorenko.
"I plan to use the ‘life situations’ service to set up
a self-ban on SIM cards. This means that while I am in space, no one will be
able to issue a mobile contract in my name. To log into Gosuslugi, I will use
biometrics, because text messages do not reach the orbit," said cosmonaut
Alexei Zubritsky.
A total of 2.8 million people have already used the
"Protection from Fraudsters" life situation, and more than 600,000
have enabled the self-ban on mobile contract issuance.
Today, using biometrics, citizens can not only protect their
Gosuslugi accounts but also check into hotels without a passport, pay for
purchases or metro rides, receive services at multifunctional centres, register
a business online, and much more. In all user scenarios, biometrics serves as
an additional — and the simplest and most convenient — way to access services.
The session took place on 15 November at the National Centre
RUSSIA as part of the thematic programme "Platform of the Future: 100
Projects of Russia". During the event, Dmitry Grigorenko spoke to students
of Russian universities about key digitalisation trends, including the
introduction of artificial intelligence, biometrics, the digitalisation of
public administration and the development of communications across the country.
After the lecture, he also answered questions from young specialists.
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