Nikolai Nikiforov
Nikolai Nikiforov (Russian: Никола́й Анато́льевич Ники́форов) (born 22 June 1982 in Kazan) is a Russian politician, currently serves as Minister of Communications and Mass Media of Russia.
Career
At age 19 he became deputy director of the Kazan Portal company. In 2006-2010 he headed the Center of Information Technology of Tatarstan. Between 2010-2012 Nikiforov has worked as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information and Communication of Tatarstan Republic.
On May 21, 2012 he was named as the Minister of Communications and Mass Media in the Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet, and thus becoming the youngest minister in Russia, aged 29.[1]
On October 2012 Nikiforov criticized Russia's leading telecom operation, Rostelecom for failing to address "digital inequality" in the country. Nikiforov singled out Rostelecom's investment strategy, which has primarily focused on expanding its market share by acquiring other companies, as inadequate. This, Nikiforov said, means the company's energies are focused on areas that are already connected to the internet, rather than acting to expand internet access.[2]
During his tenture as minister he pursuated for a modernization of the Russian Post, saying that modernization of Russian Post will make it possible to deliver mail inside the country within a week. Nikiforov said the purpose of the Ministry of Communications is to ensure all mail should be delivered within the boundaries of one large city of community within one day[3] and that he sees several instruments of financing the postal service’s upgrade program, such as the issue of infrastructure bonds, a rise in the prices of some services, the introduction of differentiated fees for the delivery of pensions (depending on the region) and the introduction of tax breaks.[4]
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- ↑ "Russia Appoints Youngest Minister". RIA Novosti. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ↑ "Communications Chief Slams Rostelecom". RIA Novosti. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Почта России: во всем виновата таможня". tvrain.ru. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "RF Government intervenes in the work of Russian post". Itar Tass. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
