Dmitry Ontoev

Dmitry Ontoev

In 2023, Dmitry Ontoev was appointed Advisor to the Head of the Moscow Department of Information Technologies (DIT), who also serves as a Minister of the Moscow Government. In this role, Mr. Ontoev oversees the Department’s work on federal and international digital policy, as well as its collaboration with Russian regions and leading ICT companies.

Mr. Ontoev plays a key role in advancing the implementation of major Presidential Decrees of the Russian Federation related to digital transformation. His responsibilities include supporting Moscow’s achievement of critical performance indicators for regional executive leadership, guiding the rollout of the city’s regional initiatives under the national project «Data Economics and Digital Transformation of the State», and coordinating Moscow’s participation in national smart city and digital economy rankings and award programs.

Mr. Ontoev leads efforts to enhance Moscow’s participation in global rankings and awards, strengthen partnerships with countries around the world on smart city topics, and promote the city’s role in the development of digital technologies.

Mr. Ontoev is a frequent speaker at major Russian and international conferences on digitalization and smart cities, including the «Digitalization of Industrial Russia» conference (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), «Kazan Digital Week» (Kazan, Russia), the BRICS international forum «Cloud Cities» (Moscow), and the global tech exhibitions Smart Cities India Expo (New Delhi, India), «GITEX Asia» (Singapore) «GITEX Global» (Dubai, UAE), among others. He represents the Moscow DIT at intergovernmental commissions, as well as expert forums organized by the United Nations, including UN-Habitat and the International Telecommunication Union. He also serves as Russia’s expert in the UN-Habitat Working Group for the development of «International Guidelines on People-Centered Smart Cities».

Mr. Ontoev has been officially commended by the President of the Russian Federation, the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, and the Mayor of Moscow. He has also received honorary diplomas from both the Government of Moscow and the Department of Information Technology.

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  • Organization
    Department of Information Technologies of Moscow (DIT)
  • Profession
    Advisor to the Minister of the Government of Moscow and Head
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