He noted that "the countries that will be able to digitize industry earlier than others will become technology leaders."

“We have all the possibilities for this,” Mishustin said.

The Prime Minister said that "in the coming years, it is planned to implement four projects for the innovative development of the manufacturing industry."

In addition, the head of government said that "large-scale digital transformation will be focused on the implementation of Russian solutions in the field of information technology at enterprises."

“To this end, we will quadruple the financial support for domestic projects in the field of industrial software - these are technologies of the Internet of things, artificial intelligence, robotics, sensing, virtual and augmented reality,” he explained.

According to him, "their introduction will help increase labor productivity, reduce the cost of goods and accelerate their entry to the market."

Mishustin also spoke about plans for the digital transformation of the social sphere.

Earlier, as reported by the portal "Nevskie Novosti", the government of St. Petersburg approved a roadmap for the strategy of digital transformation of the city.