Belousov to supervise development of new-generation transport, Abramchenko - environmental monitoring in Russian govt - PM

MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has distributed additional powers among the deputy prime ministers in the field of critical technologies and high-tech areas.

"Andrei Removich Belousov will supervise the development of technologies for creating high-speed vehicles and intelligent control systems in the industry, as well as new-generation transport equipment," he said at a meeting with his deputies.

Victoria Abramchenko "will be in charge of new developments needed to monitor and predict the condition of the environment and prevent its pollution," Mishustin went on to say.

The prime minister noted that this topic is important for the agro-industrial sector.

"Tatyana Alexeyevna Golikova will be responsible for the implementation of high-tech areas for the accelerated development of genetic technology and support for developments in the field of chemical and biological safety, bioengineering and others," he said.

Denis Manturov will supervise the technology of creating a new generation of rocket and space equipment, 5G networks, an electronic component base, quantum sensors, as well as technological and nuclear oversight, the head of the government said.

Alexander Novak, in turn, will oversee nuclear and hydrogen power technologies and the decarbonization of industry and transport based on natural gas.

"Additionally, he will supervise the development of distributed smart energy systems and the creation of power storage systems, including portable ones," Mishustin said.

Marat Khusnullin will be entrusted with the technology of preventing and eliminating environmental pollution, as well as environmental, technological and construction oversight, the prime minister said.

Dmitry Chernyshenko is entrusted to supervise developments in the field of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and communication Internet solutions. "As for critical technologies, he will be in charge, in particular, of computer modeling of nanodevices and nanomaterials, as well as their production and processing, software for distributed and high-performance computing systems," Mishustin added.

He also instructed the deputy prime ministers to coordinate the activities of ministries and agencies on all these issues.