Moscow digital transformation contest receives more than 11,500 applications

The selection process produced 1,828 teams. Their projects for city services and business are undergoing technical assessment, with awards planned for late October.

Deputy Mayor Natalia Sergunina announced the application figures on October 12. The eighth edition of the mayor's Leaders of Digital Transformation competition involves IT specialists from Russia and 40 other countries. The reported application total is a record for the project.

Developers aged 16 and above were allowed to enter for the first time. Students at technical universities account for a substantial share of entrants. Moscow and the surrounding Moscow region were among the regions with the most applications.

Contestants are developing solutions to practical problems, including medical services, platforms for finding robotic solutions and mobile applications supporting financial literacy. The best projects are expected to be presented at the hackathon's final stage.

First place carries a prize of 1 million rubles, second place 600,000 rubles and third place 400,000 rubles. These awards are for future winners, whose names have not yet been announced.