Volodin announced the return of more than 60% of IT specialists who left the country

Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that more than 60% of the departed IT specialists returned to Russia. At the same time, the speaker did not specify what period of time he was talking about.

“Those who left have made their choice. By the way, since our departure, more than 60% (IT-specialists.— “b”) have returned and are working again at the enterprises where they used to be,” said the chairman of the State Duma during the plenary session.

He noted that some Russian citizens work outside the country in connection with the “removal of enterprises” due to sanctions. “They begin to recruit them, force them, convince them to oppose the country. If he betrays, it means he made a choice with which he will have to live, if he comes back, there is an opportunity to work here,” said Vyacheslav Volodin.

December 20, head of the Ministry of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev declaredthat there are about 100 thousand Russian IT specialists abroad (about 10% of the total). At the same time, according to him, 80% of them continue to work for Russian companies and are in friendly countries.

In January, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov saidthat Russia needs to create conditions for the return to the country of “rare and valuable” specialists, including those from the IT industry. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin (United Russia) offered extend the preferential mortgage program to IT-specialists who were relocated from the Russian Federation by foreign employers and who then fell under layoffs.

On the preparation of measures for the return of departed IT specialists – in the publication “Kommersant” “Motherland will not call”.

Erdni Kagaltynov